Audiobooks Like The City & the City

10 audiobooks for fans of The City & the City

1. 1

   

   Embassytown

   by China Miéville

   Narrated by Susan Duerden

   ★ 3.80 ABR Score (36.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.9 Goodreads (34.9K) ★ 4.11 Audible (1.2K)

   12h 23m listening time • Released 2011

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   Judas Unchained

   Commonwealth Saga • Book 2

   by Peter F. Hamilton, Marta García Martínez

   Narrated by John Lee

   ★ 4.30 ABR Score (48.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (40.7K) ★ 4.48 Audible (7.7K)

   40h 58m listening time • Released 2008

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3. 3

   

   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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   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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   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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   The Naked God

   Night's Dawn • Book 3

   by Peter F. Hamilton

   Narrated by John Lee

   ★ 4.30 ABR Score (23.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.22 Goodreads (20.9K) ★ 4.63 Audible (2.1K)

   48h 37m listening time • Released 2016

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   The Neutronium Alchemist

   Night's Dawn • Book 2

   by Peter F. Hamilton

   Narrated by John Lee

   ★ 4.28 ABR Score (23.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.26 Goodreads (21.0K) ★ 4.58 Audible (2.3K)

   40h 22m listening time • Released 2016

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    House of Suns

    House of Suns • Book 1

    by Alastair Reynolds

    Narrated by John Lee

    ★ 4.24 ABR Score (37.9K ratings)

    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (33.1K) ★ 4.47 Audible (4.8K)

    18h 17m listening time • Released 2009

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