Audiobooks Like The Handmaid's Tale

10 audiobooks for fans of The Handmaid's Tale

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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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   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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   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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   World War Z

   World War Z

   by Max Brooks, Alan Alda, John Turturro, Rob Reiner

   Narrated by Various

   ★ 4.43 ABR Score (596.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.02 Goodreads (570.4K) ★ 4.65 Audible (26.0K)

   12h 9m listening time • Released 2013

   The all-star cast transforms each survivor's testimony into its own haunting performance, making this less audiobook and more immersive oral history that justifies every minute of its 12-hour runtime.

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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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   Artemis

   by Andy Weir

   Narrated by Rosario Dawson

   ★ 4.09 ABR Score (431.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.68 Goodreads (332.8K) ★ 4.35 Audible (98.1K)

   8h 57m listening time • Released 2017

   Rosario Dawson's snarky, propulsive narration makes Jazz Bashara's lunar heist sing—she nails the wisecracks while keeping the intricate plot moving fast enough that you won't notice the physics exposition.

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   Shadow Show: New Short Stories and Fantasy from Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, and 24 Writers – A Ray Bradbury Tribute

   by Sam Weller, Mort Castle, Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers, Harlan Ellison, Joe Hill, Alice Hoffman, Kelly Link, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Audrey Niffenegger, Ray Bradbury, Jay Bonansinga, David Morrell, Thomas F. Monteleone, Lee Martin, Dan Chaon, John McNally, Joe Meno, Robert McCammon, Ramsey Campbell, John Maclay, Gary A. Braunbeck, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Charles Yu, Julia Keller, Bayo Ojikutu

   Narrated by George Takei, Edward Herrmann, Kate Mulgrew, F. Murray Abraham, Neil Gaiman, Robert Petkoff, Dion Graham, Simon Van Booy, Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 3.80 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.31 Audible (182)

   14h 11m listening time • Released 2012

   A master class in short-form storytelling with an all-star narrator lineup—Takei, Mulgrew, and Gaiman himself elevate 26 writers' Bradbury-inspired tales into something you'll want to hear in one sitting.

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   Golden Son

   Red Rising • Book 2

   by Pierce Brown

   Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

   ★ 4.79 ABR Score (560.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.5 Goodreads (505.3K) ★ 4.81 Audible (55.5K)

   19h 3m listening time • Released 2015

   Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this brutal space opera with a voice that captures both Darrow's rage and vulnerability, making the 19-hour listen feel essential rather than exhausting.

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   Catching Fire

   The Hunger Games • Book 2

   by Suzanne Collins

   Narrated by Tatiana Maslany

   ★ 4.79 ABR Score (4.2M ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (4.2M) ★ 4.89 Audible (16.6K)

   11h 3m listening time • Released 2019

   Tatiana Maslany captures Katniss's unraveling with such raw intensity that you feel the rebellion igniting in real time—her performance transforms the sequel into something darker and more dangerous than the first.

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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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