Audiobooks Like Tender Is the Flesh

10 audiobooks for fans of Tender Is the Flesh

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   All These Worlds

   Bobiverse • Book 3

   by Dennis E. Taylor

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (134.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.4 Goodreads (65.4K) ★ 4.78 Audible (68.9K)

   7h 56m listening time • Released 2017

   Ray Porter's performance captures each Bob clone's distinct personality so perfectly that you'll forget you're listening to one narrator—it's like having a full cast in your head. The emotional stakes hit harder than the first two books, making this the trilogy's most rewarding installment.

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   The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

   Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy • Book 1

   by Douglas Adams

   Narrated by Stephen Fry

   ★ 4.56 ABR Score (2.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.22 Goodreads (2.0M) ★ 4.62 Audible (56.6K)

   5h 51m listening time • Released 2005

   The funniest 42 minutes of any philosophy degree — Adams distilled the cosmic absurdity of existence into a comedy that never stops delivering.

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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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   System Collapse

   The Murderbot Diaries • Book 7

   by Martha Wells

   Narrated by Kevin R. Free

   ★ 4.40 ABR Score (81.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.25 Goodreads (76.8K) ★ 4.66 Audible (4.2K)

   6h 36m listening time • Released 2023

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   What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

   What If? • Book 2

   by Randall Munroe

   Narrated by Wil Wheaton

   ★ 4.39 ABR Score (18.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (17.7K) ★ 4.73 Audible (1.2K)

   6h 35m listening time • Released 2022

   Wil Wheaton's deadpan delivery transforms Munroe's absurd physics questions into comedy gold—he nails the running joke of treating ridiculous scenarios with complete scientific seriousness.

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   2001: A Space Odyssey

   Space Odyssey Series • Book 1

   by Arthur C. Clarke

   Narrated by Dick Hill

   ★ 4.38 ABR Score (350.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.18 Goodreads (338.0K) ★ 4.55 Audible (12.5K)

   6h 42m listening time • Released 2008

   Clarke's landmark meditation on human evolution and artificial intelligence, written alongside Kubrick's film, remains awe-inspiring in its scope and quiet menace.

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   What If?

   What If? • Book 1

   by Randall Munroe

   Narrated by Wil Wheaton

   ★ 4.28 ABR Score (211.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.14 Goodreads (197.2K) ★ 4.45 Audible (14.1K)

   6h 36m listening time • Released 2014

   Wil Wheaton's deadpan delivery transforms Munroe's absurd hypotheticals into pure comedy gold—he makes the physics funnier than the jokes themselves.

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   Blade of the Reaper

   The Last Reaper • Book 3

   by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.27 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.77 Audible (939)

   7h 51m listening time • Released 2020

   Ray Porter's narration transforms this space-fantasy into something visceral and propulsive, matching the relentless momentum of Hal's hunt for answers across hostile territory.

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   Red Rising (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)

   Red Rising • Book 1

   by Pierce Brown

   Narrated by full cast, Stewart Crank, John Kielty, Richard Rohan, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Jenna Sharpe, Kay Eluvian, Jon Vertullo, Ian Russell, Alejandro Ruiz, Andrew Colford, Bradley Foster Smith

   ★ 4.24 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.39 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (947)

   7h 31m listening time • Released 2023

   The full-cast dramatization transforms this into cinematic sci-fi that hits harder than the book alone—immersive sound design and a talented ensemble make Darrow's brutal ascent feel immediate and visceral.

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    Stryker's War

    Order of the Centurion • Book 3

    by Josh Hayes, Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.20 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)

    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (635) ★ 4.69 Audible (1.6K)

    6h 55m listening time • Released 2019

    Ray Porter's narration turns this military sci-fi into a visceral experience—his voice cuts through the chaos of asymmetric warfare, making every ambush and moral compromise feel immediate and earned.

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