Audiobooks Like Ready Player Two

10 audiobooks for fans of Ready Player Two

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   Armada

   by Ernest Cline

   Narrated by Wil Wheaton

   ★ 4.02 ABR Score (177.7K ratings)

   ★ 3.56 Goodreads (129.0K) ★ 4.39 Audible (48.7K)

   11h 50m listening time • Released 2015

   Wil Wheaton's performance transforms this gamer-turned-hero story into pure escapism—his earnest delivery sells every absurd premise and makes the arcade nostalgia hit harder than the plot deserves.

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   Boneshaker

   The Clockwork Century • Book 1

   by Cherie Priest

   Narrated by Wil Wheaton, Kate Reading

   ★ 3.48 ABR Score (36.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.53 Goodreads (34.3K) ★ 3.87 Audible (2.0K)

   13h 42m listening time • Released 2010

   Wil Wheaton and Kate Reading split the narration so seamlessly you forget you're listening to two voices—they're just the beating heart of steampunk Seattle's zombie apocalypse.

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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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   Vicarious

   by Rhett C. Bruno

   Narrated by Wil Wheaton, Katherine McNamara

   ★ 3.85 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)

   ★ 3.86 Goodreads (814) ★ 4.33 Audible (1.8K)

   13h 5m listening time • Released 2021

   Wil Wheaton and Katherine McNamara anchor a mind-bending sci-fi thriller about reality TV taken to its darkest extreme—their dual narration makes you question which world you're actually invested in.

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   METAtropolis: Cascadia

   METAtropolis • Book 2

   by Jay Lake, Mary Robinette Kowal, Elizabeth Bear, Ken Scholes, Karl Schroeder, René Auberjonois, Kate Mulgrew, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Tobias S. Buckell

   Narrated by Rene Auberjonois, Kate Mulgrew, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Jay Lake

   ★ 3.63 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.68 Goodreads (834) ★ 4.09 Audible (1.4K)

   12h 55m listening time • Released 2010

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   Rip-Off!

   by Gardner Dozois, John Scalzi, Jack Campbell, Mike Resnick, Tad Williams, Elizabeth Bear, Mary Robinette Kowal, Robert Charles Wilson, Allen M. Steele, Daryl Gregory, Lavie Tidhar, Nancy Kress, Paul Di Filippo, James Patrick Kelly, David Marantz, Dina Pearlman, Allyson Johnson, Marc Vietor, Ilyana Kadushin, Nicola Barber

   Narrated by Wil Wheaton, Scott Brick, Christian Rummel, Jonathan Davis, Stefan Rudnicki, L. J. Ganser, Khristine Hvam

   ★ 3.29 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.39 Goodreads (914) ★ 3.7 Audible (1.6K)

   11h 58m listening time • Released 2012

   A stellar cast of narrators elevates this clever anthology where top sci-fi writers hijack famous opening lines and spin them into wildly inventive original stories that feel both playful and genuinely surprising.

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   Dungeon Crawler Carl

   Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 1

   by Matt Dinniman

   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 2021

   Jeff 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

   by Brandon Sanderson

   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

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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 2020

   Kevin 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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    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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