Audiobooks Like The ringworld engineer

10 audiobooks for fans of The ringworld engineer

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   Ringworld

   Known Space • Book 12

   by Larry Niven

   Narrated by Tom Parker

   ★ 3.91 ABR Score (138.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.94 Goodreads (129.4K) ★ 4.12 Audible (8.8K)

   11h 15m listening time • Released 2012

   Niven's Big Dumb Object classic — a world the size of a million Earths, circling its sun, built by someone, and abandoned. Audacious, ingenious world-building.

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   The California Voodoo Game

   Dream Park • Book 3

   by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 3.83 ABR Score (1.7K ratings)

   ★ 3.77 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.5 Audible (242)

   14h 39m listening time • Released 2018

   Grover Gardner brings laser focus to a high-stakes virtual reality thriller where murder and gaming collide—his rapid-fire delivery keeps the elaborate world-hopping plot from ever losing momentum.

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   Dream Park

   Dream Park • Book 1

   by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 3.77 ABR Score (5.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.81 Goodreads (4.1K) ★ 4.22 Audible (953)

   13h 34m listening time • Released 2017

   Grover Gardner's crisp, energetic narration transforms this '80s sci-fi mystery into an immersive high-wire act where you're never sure if the danger is simulated or devastatingly real.

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   The Moon Maze Game

   Dream Park • Book 4

   by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 3.75 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.58 Goodreads (842) ★ 4.43 Audible (284)

   12h 59m listening time • Released 2018

   Grover Gardner's measured delivery transforms a high-stakes lunar thriller into pure immersion, grounding the sci-fi spectacle with real tension and character depth that elevates this beyond typical adventure fare.

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   The Barsoom Project

   Dream Park • Book 2

   by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 3.73 ABR Score (2.3K ratings)

   ★ 3.65 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.32 Audible (297)

   14h 33m listening time • Released 2017

   Grover Gardner's crisp pacing transforms this techno-thriller into a genuinely tense ride where you can't quite tell what's simulation and what's deadly real.

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   The Best of Richard Matheson

   by Richard Matheson, Victor LaValle

   Narrated by Donald Corren, Peter Berkrot, Richard Powers, Hillary Huber, Traber Burns, Scott Brick, Devon Sorvari, Kevin Kenerly

   ★ 3.98 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.16 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.47 Audible (341)

   15h 7m listening time • Released 2017

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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 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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