Audiobooks Like The Forever War

10 audiobooks for fans of The Forever War

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   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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2. 2

   

   Forever Peace

   Forever Peace • Book 1

   by Joe Haldeman

   Narrated by George K. Wilson

   ★ 3.64 ABR Score (24.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.75 Goodreads (22.9K) ★ 3.98 Audible (1.1K)

   12h 40m listening time • Released 2008

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3. 3

   

   We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

   Bobiverse • Book 1

   by Dennis E. Taylor

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.58 ABR Score (236.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.26 Goodreads (128.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (107.9K)

   9h 56m listening time • Released 2016

   Ray Porter's performance transforms this sci-fi premise into pure audiobook gold—his deadpan delivery of Bob's irreverent humor lands perfectly, making the existential stakes feel both hilarious and genuinely moving.

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   Second Foundation

   Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 3

   by Isaac Asimov

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.46 ABR Score (212.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.28 Goodreads (204.3K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.9K)

   9h 21m listening time • Released 2010

   Scott Brick's measured, intelligent narration transforms this mind-bending finale into something genuinely suspenseful—he finds the psychological tension beneath Asimov's intricate plotting and makes you feel the paranoia of not knowing who's really in control.

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   Old Man's War

   Old Man\u2019s War • Book 1

   by John Scalzi

   Narrated by William Dufris

   ★ 4.43 ABR Score (255.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.23 Goodreads (226.8K) ★ 4.55 Audible (28.5K)

   9h 55m listening time • Released 2007

   Scalzi's military sci-fi debut is the most fun you'll have with the genre — Earth's elderly enlist for interstellar war and get young bodies with old wisdom.

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   Starship Troopers

   by Robert A. Heinlein

   Narrated by R.C. Bray

   ★ 4.30 ABR Score (251.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.01 Goodreads (247.7K) ★ 4.64 Audible (3.2K)

   8h 15m listening time • Released 2024

   Heinlein's controversial military sci-fi is essential reading — a full-throated defense of civic virtue and military service that sparked debates still raging today.

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   Foundation

   Foundation • Book 3

   by Isaac Asimov

   Narrated by Scott Brick

   ★ 4.29 ABR Score (620.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.17 Goodreads (600.9K) ★ 4.4 Audible (19.4K)

   8h 38m listening time • Released 2010

   Asimov's complete original trilogy collected — the full arc of Hari Seldon's plan to shorten the dark ages of civilization by thousands of years.

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   Rendezvous with Rama

   Rama • Book 1

   by Arthur C. Clarke

   Narrated by Peter Ganim, Robert J. Sawyer - introduction

   ★ 4.21 ABR Score (196.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.12 Goodreads (185.6K) ★ 4.39 Audible (10.9K)

   9h 4m listening time • Released 2008

   Clarke's purest expression of cosmic wonder — humanity explores a mysterious alien vessel and the story refuses to explain everything, which makes it unforgettable.

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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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    Childhood's End

    by Arthur C. Clarke

    Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer, Robert J. Sawyer - introduction

    ★ 4.12 ABR Score (184.8K ratings)

    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (174.7K) ★ 4.27 Audible (10.1K)

    7h 43m listening time • Released 2008

    Clarke's most haunting novel — an alien utopia arrives on Earth, and the price of paradise turns out to be everything that makes us human.

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