Audiobooks Like Second Foundation

10 audiobooks for fans of Second Foundation

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   I, Robot

   Robots

   by Isaac Asimov

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.31 ABR Score (390.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.21 Goodreads (381.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (8.4K)

   8h 20m listening time • Released 2004

   The nine stories that defined our cultural understanding of artificial intelligence — Asimov's Three Laws are still the framework everyone argues from today.

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   Nemesis

   by Isaac Asimov

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 3.95 ABR Score (20.6K ratings)

   ★ 3.81 Goodreads (19.4K) ★ 4.42 Audible (1.2K)

   14h 20m listening time • Released 2019

   Scott Brick's measured, intelligent delivery elevates what could be a dry hard-sci-fi premise into something genuinely gripping—he finds the human stakes buried inside Asimov's sprawling solar system. If you want speculative fiction that trusts your brain but doesn't bore you, this is the rare narrator who makes that balance work.

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   The Naked Sun

   Robot • Book 2

   by Isaac Asimov, Chris Moore

   Narrated by William Dufris

   ★ 4.42 ABR Score (67.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.2 Goodreads (64.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.0K)

   7h 41m listening time • Released 2014

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   Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

   Blade Runner

   by Philip K. Dick

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.18 ABR Score (528.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.09 Goodreads (517.9K) ★ 4.33 Audible (11.0K)

   9h 12m listening time • Released 2007

   The novel behind Blade Runner asks deeper questions than the film — what separates humans from machines, and does the answer even matter?

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   Pebble in the Sky

   Galactic Empire • Book 3

   by Isaac Asimov

   Narrated by Jon Lindstrom

   ★ 4.08 ABR Score (28.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.9 Goodreads (27.7K) ★ 4.62 Audible (590)

   8h 35m listening time • Released 2020

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   The Quantum Thief

   Jean le Flambeur • Book 1

   by Hannu Rajaniemi

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 3.68 ABR Score (24.9K ratings)

   ★ 3.82 Goodreads (24.1K) ★ 3.99 Audible (839)

   10h 53m listening time • Released 2011

   Scott Brick's crystalline delivery cuts through Rajaniemi's labyrinthine sci-fi heist like a blade—making a genuinely disorienting novel feel inevitable rather than impenetrable.

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   Ender's Shadow

   Ender's Shadow • Book 1

   by Orson Scott Card

   Narrated by Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, full cast

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (194.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (180.6K) ★ 4.76 Audible (13.8K)

   15h 42m listening time • Released 2005

   A companion novel that retells Ender's Game from Bean's perspective — and in many ways surpasses the original in emotional depth and strategic brilliance.

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   The Fractal Prince

   Jean le Flambeur • Book 2

   by Hannu Rajaniemi

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 3.95 ABR Score (9.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.05 Goodreads (9.3K) ★ 4.35 Audible (282)

   10h 19m listening time • Released 2013

   Scott Brick nails the impossible task of grounding Rajaniemi's mind-bending hard sci-fi—his performance keeps you anchored as reality itself becomes negotiable and the stakes multiply across dimensions.

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   Nether Station

   Nether Station • Book 1

   by Kevin J. Anderson

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 3.64 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.67 Goodreads (966) ★ 4.11 Audible (342)

   10h 25m listening time • Released 2024

   Scott Brick's measured intensity is perfect for Anderson's cosmic horror premise—he makes the slow creep of dread feel inevitable, turning ten hours of exploration into genuine unease.

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    The Affinities

    by Robert Charles Wilson, Teresa Nielsen Hayden

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 3.53 ABR Score (2.7K ratings)

    ★ 3.41 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.01 Audible (189)

    9h 23m listening time • Released 2015

    Scott Brick's narration transforms this near-future exploration of belonging into something genuinely unsettling—he makes you feel the seductive comfort and creeping dread of finding your perfect tribe.

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