10 audiobooks for fans of Monsters of Men
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Steelheart
The Reckoners • Book 1
Narrated by MacLeod Andrews
★ 4.36 ABR Score (235.2K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (197.0K) ★ 4.5 Audible (38.2K)12h 42m listening time • Released 2013 - 2
Blightborn
The Heartland Trilogy • Book 2
by Chuck Wendig
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 3.79 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.31 Audible (96)12h 46m listening time • Released 2014Nick Podehl's performance elevates Wendig's dystopian rebellion into something visceral and urgent—his voice captures both the grinding desperation of the hunted and the moral weight of impossible choices. Book two deepens the stakes and the world in ways that justify the series commitment.
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Argonauts of the Void: To Sail Beyond the Darkness
Argonauts of the Void • Book 1
by Robert W. Ross
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 3.68 ABR Score (55 ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (11) ★ 4.7 Audible (44)14h 17m listening time • Released 2024Nick Podehl brings gravitas and texture to a sprawling space opera that balances intimate crew dynamics with cosmically high stakes—his voice work transforms what could feel scattered into something genuinely immersive.
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Seven Wonders (Angry Robot)
by Adam Christopher, Will Staehle
Narrated by Nick Podehl
★ 3.45 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.29 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 3.48 Audible (54)14h 33m listening time • Released 2012Nick Podehl's performance transforms this superhero noir into something grittier than the premise suggests—his voice work makes the moral ambiguity between hero and villain feel genuinely unsettling.
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The Atopia Chronicles
Atopia Chronicles #1-6 • Book 1
Narrated by Luke Daniels, Nick Podehl, Angela Dawe, Tanya Eby, Amy McFadden, Mikael Naramore
★ 3.33 ABR Score (7.0K ratings)★ 3.56 Goodreads (6.1K) ★ 3.65 Audible (873)14h 8m listening time • Released 2014A sprawling near-future thriller with an ensemble cast of narrators who each nail their characters' distinct voices, making the human stakes feel visceral even as the tech gets wild and terrifying.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 1
Narrated by Jeff Hays
★ 4.80 ABR Score (335.5K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (284.3K) ★ 4.86 Audible (51.2K)13h 31m listening time • Released 2021Jeff Hays turns this LitRPG into pure comedy gold—his character work transforms what could be a grim survival story into something genuinely hilarious that you'll want to binge in days.
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Starsight
Skyward • Book 2
Narrated by Suzy Jackson
★ 4.61 ABR Score (133.0K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (109.9K) ★ 4.77 Audible (23.1K)14h 30m listening time • Released 2019 - 8
Black Ops
Expeditionary Force • Book 4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (58.2K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (16.5K) ★ 4.8 Audible (41.7K)16h 44m listening time • Released 2017R.C. Bray brings such genuine warmth and humor to Alanson's ragtag crew that you're hooked by their banter alone—the sci-fi plot just makes the ride wilder.
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Network Effect
The Murderbot Diaries • Book 5
by Martha Wells
Narrated by Kevin R. Free
★ 4.61 ABR Score (138.9K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (129.2K) ★ 4.74 Audible (9.8K)12h 47m listening time • Released 2020Kevin R. Free's deadpan delivery transforms Murderbot from a sardonic loner into someone genuinely worth rooting for—the audiobook does what the best narration does, making you hear the heart beneath the snark.
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Renegades
Expeditionary Force • Book 7
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (37.7K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (12.0K) ★ 4.82 Audible (25.7K)17h 7m listening time • Released 2019R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery elevates Alanson's sarcastic sci-fi humor into something genuinely hilarious—he's the perfect voice for a ragtag crew that keeps accidentally saving the world.
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