Audiobooks Like Nero

10 audiobooks for fans of Nero

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   For We Are Many

   Bobiverse • Book 2

   by Dennis E. Taylor

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.67 ABR Score (149.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (75.2K) ★ 4.77 Audible (74.0K)

   8h 59m listening time • Released 2017

   Ray Porter's performance transforms the Bobiverse's multiple Bobs from a gimmick into genuinely distinct voices—each one feels like a real person making impossible decisions while the stakes keep escalating in ways that actually land.

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   Not Till We Are Lost

   Bobiverse • Book 5

   by Dennis E. Taylor

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.50 ABR Score (32.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (19.1K) ★ 4.73 Audible (13.2K)

   11h 41m listening time • Released 2024

   Ray Porter's narration elevates this fifth Bobiverse book into something genuinely transcendent—his ability to juggle dozens of distinct Bob personalities while maintaining emotional stakes turns what could be gimmicky into genuinely moving sci-fi.

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   Kindred

   by Octavia E. Butler

   Narrated by Kim Staunton

   ★ 4.49 ABR Score (294.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (278.5K) ★ 4.62 Audible (15.6K)

   10h 55m listening time • Released 2007

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   A Closed and Common Orbit

   Wayfarers • Book 2

   by Becky Chambers

   Narrated by Rachel Dulude

   ★ 4.44 ABR Score (92.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (89.9K) ★ 4.68 Audible (2.4K)

   11h 29m listening time • Released 2019

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   Komarr

   Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 11

   by Lois McMaster Bujold

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.42 ABR Score (21.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (18.7K) ★ 4.73 Audible (2.9K)

   12h 44m listening time • Released 2007

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   Catching Fire

   The Hunger Games • Book 2

   by Suzanne Collins

   Narrated by Tatiana Maslany

   ★ 4.79 ABR Score (4.2M ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (4.2M) ★ 4.89 Audible (16.6K)

   11h 3m listening time • Released 2019

   Tatiana Maslany captures Katniss's unraveling with such raw intensity that you feel the rebellion igniting in real time—her performance transforms the sequel into something darker and more dangerous than the first.

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   The Martian

   The Martian • Book 1

   by Andy Weir

   Narrated by Wil Wheaton

   ★ 4.76 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.8 Audible (42.3K)

   10h 59m listening time • Released 2020

   Wil Wheaton's deadpan delivery transforms this survival story into something hilarious and gripping—his timing on Watney's wisecracks lands perfectly while keeping the genuine stakes sharp.

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   Ender's Game

   The Ender Saga • Book 1

   by Orson Scott Card

   Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.63 Audible (44.6K)

   11h 57m listening time • Released 2002

   The gold standard of military sci-fi — a child prodigy trained for interstellar war in a story that's as emotionally devastating as it is thrillingly plotted.

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   We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

   Bobiverse • Book 1

   by Dennis E. Taylor

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.58 ABR Score (236.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.26 Goodreads (128.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (107.9K)

   9h 56m listening time • Released 2016

   Ray Porter's performance transforms this sci-fi premise into pure audiobook gold—his deadpan delivery of Bob's irreverent humor lands perfectly, making the existential stakes feel both hilarious and genuinely moving.

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    Raze

    The Completionist Chronicles • Book 4

    by Dakota Krout

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    ★ 4.55 ABR Score (17.3K ratings)

    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (8.7K) ★ 4.79 Audible (8.6K)

    10h 28m listening time • Released 2019

    Luke Daniels brings perfect energy to this escalating LitRPG where Joe's growing power attracts deadly attention, and the stakes jump from personal survival to humanity's entire future.

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