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Devoradores de estrelas
by Andy Weir, Natalie Gerhardt
Narrated by Rafael Maia
★ 4.21 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 5 Audible (12)17h 26m listening time • Released 2023 - 2
This Inevitable Ruin
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 7
Narrated by Jeff Hays, Travis Baldree
★ 4.87 ABR Score (96.2K ratings)★ 4.68 Goodreads (74.1K) ★ 4.93 Audible (22.1K)28h 40m listening time • Released 2025Jeff Hays and Travis Baldree elevate this escalating war arc into pure theatrical spectacle—28 hours of faction battles, shifting alliances, and genuine stakes that hit harder because the narration sells every betrayal and impossible choice.
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The Primal Hunter 13
The Primal Hunter • Book 13
by Zogarth
Narrated by Travis Baldree
★ 4.65 ABR Score (9.8K ratings)★ 4.6 Goodreads (5.4K) ★ 4.91 Audible (4.4K)20h 10m listening time • Released 2026Travis Baldree's narration elevates this sprawling space opera into something genuinely immersive—his performance keeps the galaxy-scale stakes feeling personal even as Jake juggles moon adventures, celestial politics, and an incoming apocalypse.
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Light Bringer
Red Rising • Book 6
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.86 ABR Score (121.4K ratings)★ 4.77 Goodreads (110.6K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.8K)30h 8m listening time • Released 2023Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms 30 hours of space opera into something intimate and devastating—his voice makes you feel Darrow's impossible weight between savior and father as much as the epic battles around him.
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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 2019Tatiana 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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Critical Mass
Expeditionary Force • Book 10
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 2020R.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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Fallout
Expeditionary Force • Book 13
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.69 ABR Score (26.0K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (7.2K) ★ 4.89 Audible (18.8K)22h 29m listening time • Released 2021R.C. Bray's comedic timing and character work elevate this space opera into something genuinely funny—he makes you laugh out loud at the banter between Joe and Skippy while keeping the stakes high.
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Tiamat's Wrath
The Expanse • Book 8
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.79 ABR Score (105.0K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (83.1K) ★ 4.88 Audible (21.8K)19h 8m listening time • Released 2019 - 9
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 1
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 2021Jeff 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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Caliban's War
The Expanse • Book 2
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.72 ABR Score (210.6K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (185.8K) ★ 4.86 Audible (24.8K)Jefferson Mays makes every faction and alien threat feel viscerally real—this is space opera that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go until the final reveal.
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Mockingjay
The Hunger Games • Book 3
by Suzanne Collins
Narrated by Tatiana Maslany
★ 4.66 ABR Score (3.8M ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (3.8M) ★ 4.86 Audible (16.8K)11h 19m listening time • Released 2019Tatiana Maslany's raw, fractured performance captures Katniss at her most broken and angry—she makes the final rebellion feel like a tragedy, not a victory lap.
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Match Game
Expeditionary Force • Book 14
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.64 ABR Score (19.8K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (6.6K) ★ 4.86 Audible (13.2K)20h 20m listening time • Released 2022R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery of an AI's god-complex monologues is comedy gold, and he nails the tonal shifts when humanity actually becomes useful. Fourteen books in and this series still lands its humor and stakes perfectly.
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Dies the Fire (2 of 3) : Emberverse, Book 1, Part 2
Emberverse • Book 1
by S.M. Stirling
Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Nora Achrati, Patrick Bussink, Laura C. Harris, Eva Wilhelm, Andrew Quilpa, Shayna Small, Terence Aselford, Jacob Yeh, Scott Bruffey, James Lewis
★ 3.82 ABR Score (18.0K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (17.9K) ★ 4.86 Audible (7)5h 30m listening time • Released 2020 - 14
Brushfire
Expeditionary Force • Book 11
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.64 ABR Score (28.8K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (8.1K) ★ 4.85 Audible (20.7K)19h 18m listening time • Released 2020R.C. Bray delivers peak form here, nailing the worn humor of soldiers adjusting to peace while everything still wants to kill them. A perfect blend of character depth and sci-fi action that justifies the eleven-book commitment.
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Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Halo • Book 4
by Eric S. Nylund
Narrated by Jonathan Davis
★ 4.46 ABR Score (18.8K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (15.4K) ★ 4.85 Audible (3.4K)11h 13m listening time • Released 2019 - 16
Defiance of the Fall 2
Defiance of the Fall • Book 2
Narrated by Pavi Proczko
★ 4.64 ABR Score (21.7K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (12.1K) ★ 4.84 Audible (9.6K)24h 30m listening time • Released 2021 - 17
The Telling
The Hainish Cycle • Book 8
Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan
★ 3.92 ABR Score (9.4K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (9.3K) ★ 4.84 Audible (32)8h 31m listening time • Released 2024 - 18
Breakaway
Expeditionary Force • Book 12
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.61 ABR Score (20.2K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (7.8K) ★ 4.83 Audible (12.4K)19h 22m listening time • Released 2021R.C. Bray's delivery of Joe Bishop and Skippy's banter is so sharp and perfectly timed that twelve books in, the humor still lands harder than the space battles. If you've made it this far in the series, Breakaway doubles down on what works: character chemistry that feels lived-in and dialogue that crackles with personality.
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Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Julie
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 3.92 ABR Score (1.9M ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.9M) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)8h 9m listening time • Released 2025Edoardo Ballerini's narration captures the Gothic dread and philosophical torment at the heart of this 200-year-old masterpiece, making Shelley's creation feel urgently modern and deeply human.
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A Meeting At Corvallis (1 of 3) : Emberverse, Book 3, Part 1
Emberverse • Book 3
by S. M. Sterling
Narrated by full cast, Scott McCormick, Nora Achrati, Patrick Bussink., Dani Stoller, Alejandro Ruiz, Amanda Forstrom, Richard Rohan, Marni Penning, Christopher Walker, Laura C. Harris, Megan Poppy
★ 3.84 ABR Score (8.2K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (8.2K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6)5h 48m listening time • Released 2020 - 21
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 2016Tim 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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Armageddon
Expeditionary Force • Book 8
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 2019R.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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Failure Mode
Expeditionary Force • Book 15
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.62 ABR Score (25.7K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (6.4K) ★ 4.82 Audible (19.3K)19h 22m listening time • Released 2022R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery of Skippy's existential crisis hits different when you're trapped in a losing battle with no exit strategy. The desperation lands harder in audio.
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Renegades
Expeditionary Force • Book 7
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 2019R.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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Halo: Contact Harvest
Halo • Book 5
by Joseph Staten
Narrated by Holter Graham, Jen Taylor
★ 4.35 ABR Score (14.8K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (11.8K) ★ 4.82 Audible (3.0K)11h 54m listening time • Released 2019
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