Audiobooks Like Project Hail Mary

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If you loved Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Ray Porter's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of Project Hail Mary

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    Devoradores de estrelas

    by Andy Weir, Natalie Gerhardt

    Narrated by Rafael Maia

    4.21 BLT Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 5 Audible (12)
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    The Martian

    The Martian • Book 1

    by Andy Weir

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton

    4.76 BLT Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.8 Audible (42.3K)
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    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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    Rhino: The Rise of a Warrior (Hell Divers)

    Hell Divers

    by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.20 BLT Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (561) ★ 4.75 Audible (1.0K)
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    Ray Porter transforms a ground-level survival story into something visceral and gripping—his voice carries the weight of a brutalized world while making you believe in one man's impossible rise against an oppressive empire.

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    Artemis

    by Andy Weir

    Narrated by Rosario Dawson

    4.09 BLT Score (431.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.68 Goodreads (332.8K) ★ 4.35 Audible (98.3K)
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    Rosario Dawson's snarky, propulsive narration makes Jazz Bashara's lunar heist sing—she nails the wisecracks while keeping the intricate plot moving fast enough that you won't notice the physics exposition.

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    Heaven's River

    Bobiverse • Book 4

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.58 BLT Score (79.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (37.5K) ★ 4.77 Audible (42.4K)
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    Ray Porter's multivoice mastery makes this sprawling AI-civilization epic feel intimate—he seamlessly shifts between dozens of distinct Bobs and their descendants, turning philosophical sci-fi into pure narrative immersion.

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    The Quantum Chain

    Joseph Bridgeman • Book 4

    by Nick Jones

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.36 BLT Score (5.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.1K)
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    Ray Porter anchors this fourth installment with a vocal precision that makes the time-jumping mythology feel genuinely consequential—you believe the stakes because his performance demands it.

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    The Egg

    by Andy Weir

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.14 BLT Score (42.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (39.0K) ★ 4.36 Audible (3.9K)
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    R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery turns Weir's philosophical gut-punch into something even more devastating—a quiet conversation with God that rewires how you think about existence in under an hour.

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    God's Junk Drawer

    by Peter Clines

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.10 BLT Score (2.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.59 Audible (1.1K)
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    Ray Porter's delivery transforms this reality-bending adventure into something genuinely immersive, making the impossible feel inevitable as you're pulled into a valley where time and physics shatter.

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    Tailored Realities

    Skyward universe

    by Brandon Sanderson

    Narrated by André Santana, Avi Roque, Dion Graham, Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick, Imani Jade Powers, January LaVoy, MacLeod Andrews, Michael Kramer, Ray Porter, Shahjehan Khan, Stephanie Németh-Parker

    4.09 BLT Score (4.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.68 Audible (454)
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    Sanderson's short fiction collection hits harder when an all-star ensemble cast brings each wildly different story to life, turning standalone tales into a masterclass in genre-hopping storytelling.

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    Jokers Wild (Reissue)

    Wild Cards • Book 3

    by George R.R. Martin

    Narrated by Pam Grier, Felicia Day, Stephen McHattie, Ron Donachie, Ray Porter, Prentice Onayemi, Molly Quinn

    3.95 BLT Score (4.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (3.7K) ★ 4.47 Audible (679)
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    A all-star ensemble cast turns this Wild Cards installment into a full-cast experience that makes the sprawling Vegas chaos feel immediate and alive in ways the prose alone can't match.

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