Audiobooks Like The Robots of Dawn

William Dufris narrates The Robots of Dawn with a clarity suited to Asimov's idea-forward prose — his voice keeps the philosophical debates about robot consciousness from becoming dry, and at 16 hours the procedural mystery structure gives the speculation a narrative engine. All ten recommendations are other Asimov novels, three won awards, and the full list is essentially the Foundation and Robot catalog: a world where the narrator's precision matches the author's own mode of thinking through ideas in conversation.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Robots of Dawn

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    Foundation's Edge

    Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 4

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.45 ABR Score (104.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (99.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (4.7K)
    16h 14m listening time • Released 2011

    Scott Brick's measured, intelligent delivery turns Asimov's grand-scale sci-fi chess match into something genuinely gripping—he makes the philosophical debates feel as urgent as the mystery itself.

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    Prelude to Foundation

    Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 6

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.41 ABR Score (101.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (97.1K) ★ 4.71 Audible (4.3K)
    14h 55m listening time • Released 2011

    Scott Brick's measured, intelligent narration is perfect for Asimov's cerebral plotting—he makes the intricate political maneuvering and mathematical concepts feel genuinely thrilling rather than lecture-y.

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    Forward the Foundation

    Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 7

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Larry McKeever

    4.08 ABR Score (65.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (62.2K) ★ 4.29 Audible (3.1K)
    16h 10m listening time • Released 2011
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    Nemesis

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    3.95 ABR Score (20.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (19.4K) ★ 4.42 Audible (1.2K)
    14h 20m listening time • Released 2019

    Scott Brick's measured, intelligent delivery elevates what could be a dry hard-sci-fi premise into something genuinely gripping—he finds the human stakes buried inside Asimov's sprawling solar system. If you want speculative fiction that trusts your brain but doesn't bore you, this is the rare narrator who makes that balance work.

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    The Foundation Trilogy: Foundation / Foundation and Empire / Second Foundation / The Stars, Like Dust / The Naked Sun / I, Robot

    Foundation (Publication Order) #1-3 • Book 1

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Jon Lindstrom

    4.22 ABR Score (110.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (109.2K) ★ 4.38 Audible (900)
    8h 13m listening time • Released 2020
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    Robots e Imperio : Serie de los robots 5

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Guillermo Romero

    3.61 ABR Score (25 ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (10) ★ 4.8 Audible (15)
    15h 55m listening time • Released 2023
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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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    Foundation and Empire

    Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 2

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.43 ABR Score (237.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (228.2K) ★ 4.63 Audible (9.6K)
    9h 33m listening time • Released 2010

    Scott Brick makes the political intrigue and galactic chess moves sing—his pacing transforms what could be dense sci-fi philosophy into pure narrative momentum across nine hours you won't want to pause.

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    Pebble in the Sky

    Galactic Empire • Book 3

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Jon Lindstrom

    4.08 ABR Score (28.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (27.7K) ★ 4.62 Audible (590)
    8h 35m listening time • Released 2020
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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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