Audiobooks Like Tiamat's Wrath

Jefferson Mays narrates Tiamat's Wrath with a patient authority that suits the Expanse series' scale — nineteen hours of authoritarian empire and scientific desperation where Mays's voice keeps the political texture as legible as the action, never letting the scope dissolve into abstraction. One other recommendation features Mays, and the rest are highly rated space opera and military sci-fi titles that share this book's interest in what power costs the people who hold it and the people who resist it.

10 audiobooks for fans of Tiamat's Wrath

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    The Mercy of Gods

    Captive's War • Book 1

    by James S. A. Corey

    Narrated by Jefferson Mays

    4.31 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Audible (4.2K)
    14h 54m listening time • Released 2024
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    Too Like the Lightning

    Terra Ignota • Book 1

    by Ada Palmer

    Narrated by Jefferson Mays

    3.78 ABR Score (16.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (15.9K) ★ 4.17 Audible (865)
    20h 19m listening time • Released 2016
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    Morning Star

    Red Rising • Book 3

    by Pierce Brown

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

    4.81 ABR Score (468.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (414.3K) ★ 4.82 Audible (54.2K)
    21h 50m listening time • Released 2016

    Tim Gerard Reynolds delivers a career-best performance across 22 hours of revolutionary fervor—his voice work transforms the final Red Rising installment into an unforgettable emotional and political reckoning that justifies the entire trilogy's brutal setup.

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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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    Critical Mass

    Expeditionary Force • Book 10

    by Craig Alanson

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.71 ABR Score (34.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Goodreads (9.1K) ★ 4.89 Audible (25.2K)
    19h 25m listening time • Released 2020

    R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery makes the chaos sing—he nails every comedic beat while keeping the existential stakes brutally real. If you've loved the series, this one escalates everything.

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    Zero Hour

    Expeditionary Force • Book 5

    by Craig Alanson

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.63 ABR Score (56.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (14.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (41.4K)
    17h 20m listening time • Released 2018

    R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery transforms Alanson's chaos into comedy gold—he nails every shift from absurd banter to genuine stakes, making this sprawling space opera feel intimate despite the galactic scale.

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    Armageddon

    Expeditionary Force • Book 8

    by Craig Alanson

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.62 ABR Score (34.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (10.5K) ★ 4.82 Audible (23.5K)
    17h 51m listening time • Released 2019

    R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery makes Alanson's wisecracks land perfectly—eight books in and this series still nails the balance between laugh-out-loud humor and genuine stakes.

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    Black Ops

    Expeditionary Force • Book 4

    by Craig Alanson

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.61 ABR Score (58.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (16.5K) ★ 4.8 Audible (41.7K)
    16h 44m listening time • Released 2017

    R.C. Bray brings such genuine warmth and humor to Alanson's ragtag crew that you're hooked by their banter alone—the sci-fi plot just makes the ride wilder.

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    Renegades

    Expeditionary Force • Book 7

    by Craig Alanson

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.61 ABR Score (37.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (12.0K) ★ 4.82 Audible (25.7K)
    17h 7m listening time • Released 2019

    R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery elevates Alanson's sarcastic sci-fi humor into something genuinely hilarious—he's the perfect voice for a ragtag crew that keeps accidentally saving the world.

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    Valkyrie

    Expeditionary Force • Book 9

    by Craig Alanson

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.60 ABR Score (32.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (10.0K) ★ 4.79 Audible (22.6K)
    19h 45m listening time • Released 2020

    R.C. Bray's delivery transforms this ninth book into pure momentum—his timing on the humor is so sharp it cuts, making you forget you're listening to a 20-hour audiobook about saving Earth from annihilation.

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