Audiobooks Like The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

10 audiobooks for fans of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

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   Dungeon Crawler Carl

   Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 1

   by Matt Dinniman

   Narrated by Jeff Hays

   ★ 4.80 ABR Score (335.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.48 Goodreads (284.3K) ★ 4.86 Audible (51.2K)

   13h 31m listening time • Released 2021

   Jeff Hays turns this LitRPG into pure comedy gold—his character work transforms what could be a grim survival story into something genuinely hilarious that you'll want to binge in days.

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   Starsight

   Skyward • Book 2

   by Brandon Sanderson

   Narrated by Suzy Jackson

   ★ 4.61 ABR Score (133.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.34 Goodreads (109.9K) ★ 4.77 Audible (23.1K)

   14h 30m listening time • Released 2019

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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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   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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   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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   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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   Memory

   Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 10

   by Lois McMaster Bujold

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.47 ABR Score (22.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.43 Goodreads (19.9K) ★ 4.73 Audible (2.8K)

   14h 31m listening time • Released 2007

   Grover Gardner's measured, intelligent narration perfectly captures Miles at his most cerebral—investigating a conspiracy that's as much psychological thriller as space opera, with the emotional weight of watching a mentor unravel.

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   Parable of the Talents

   Earthseed • Book 2

   by Octavia E. Butler

   Narrated by Patricia R. Floyd, Peter Jay Fernandez, Sisi Aisha Johnson

   ★ 4.47 ABR Score (93.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (86.9K) ★ 4.68 Audible (6.2K)

   15h 26m listening time • Released 2008

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   Children of Time

   Children of Time • Book 1

   by Adrian Tchaikovsky

   Narrated by Mel Hudson

   ★ 4.40 ABR Score (221.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (180.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (41.1K)

   16h 31m listening time • Released 2017

   Mel Hudson's narration transforms this Hugo-winning epic into something genuinely immersive, shifting seamlessly between human desperation and an entirely alien intelligence that feels genuinely *other*. A sprawling, idea-drunk sci-fi masterpiece that justifies every minute of its 16-hour runtime.

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    Red Rising

    Red Rising • Book 1

    by Pierce Brown

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

    ★ 4.64 ABR Score (899.8K ratings)

    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (820.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (79.2K)

    16h 12m listening time • Released 2014

    Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms a sprawling revenge epic into something intimate and visceral—his voice carries you through brutality and betrayal with the kind of emotional precision that makes 16 hours vanish.

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