Audiobooks Like The One

Five narrators split perspectives across John Marrs's near-future relationship thriller, each voice distinct enough to keep the DNA-matched storylines from blurring together across eleven tightly paced hours. The recommendations lean into the same speculative intimacy — stories that treat technology as a pressure cooker for human feeling, most landing at similar runtimes and many carrying high listener ratings.

10 audiobooks for fans of The One

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Halo: The Fall of Reach

    Halo • Book 1

    by Eric S. Nylund

    Narrated by Todd McLaren

    ★ 4.51 ABR Score (44.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (36.3K) ★ 4.78 Audible (8.4K)
    11h 3m listening time • Released 2019
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