Best Tom Weiner Audiobooks
Tom Weiner is the voice of classic science fiction's big ideas — the kind of narrator who makes you feel like you're being read to by someone who has actually thought hard about these books. His work on A Canticle for Leibowitz is a standout: his measured, unhurried delivery suits Miller's post-apocalyptic meditation perfectly, giving the novel's centuries-spanning weight room to breathe. He brings a similar gravitas to Heinlein — Time Enough for Love and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls both benefit from his dry, knowing tone, which matches Lazarus Long's world-weary swagger without tipping into parody. Weiner's voice is a warm baritone with an academic edge — not showy, but deeply intelligent. He's not the narrator for pulse-pounding action, but for science fiction that wants to be sat with, he's an ideal guide.
Where to Start with Tom Weiner
- New to Tom Weiner? Start here → A Canticle for Leibowitz
- What fans keep coming back to → Time Enough for Love
- Highest rated by listeners → Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales
Best Tom Weiner Audiobooks
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Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales
by H.P. Lovecraft, Les Edwards, Stephen Jones
Narrated by Richard Powers, Bronson Pinchot, Stephen R. Thorne, Keith Szarabajka, Adam Verner, Tom Weiner, Patrick Cullen
★ 4.30 ABR Score (23.6K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (16.6K) ★ 4.32 Audible (7.1K)21h 1m listening time • Released 2014 - 2
Time Enough for Love
The World as Myth • Book 1
Narrated by Tom Weiner
★ 4.04 ABR Score (38.6K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (37.2K) ★ 4.42 Audible (1.4K)23h 30m listening time • Released 2014 - 3
A Canticle for Leibowitz
St. Leibowitz • Book 1
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Narrated by Tom Weiner
★ 3.92 ABR Score (126.4K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (120.4K) ★ 4.13 Audible (5.9K)10h 55m listening time • Released 2011A sweeping post-apocalyptic epic spanning centuries, following monks who preserve fragments of human knowledge — bleak, darkly funny, and deeply humane.
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The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
Narrated by Tom Weiner
★ 3.67 ABR Score (26.2K ratings)★ 3.71 Goodreads (24.2K) ★ 4.04 Audible (2.0K)13h 30m listening time • Released 2008 - 5
The New Space Opera 2
by Gardner Dozois, Jonathan Strahan
Narrated by Tom Weiner, Bahni Turpin, Caroline Shaffer, Richard Powers, Hillary Huber, Marguerite Gavin, Xe Sands, Erica Sullivan
★ 3.63 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 3.79 Goodreads (977) ★ 3.59 Audible (44)23h 23m listening time • Released 2013