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Sci-fi audiobooks have quickly become one of the favorite formats of people who cannot make a place to sit and read. The trip by bus or subway to work, or at that time before bedtime, are the ideal moments to play and be seduced by a good story. We leave you with our ranking of bestselling audiobooks.
Audiobooks can add a whole new dimension to a story and bring the story and character to life, as the right narrator is reading the book. In fact, the characters in the book are given their own voice and unique manners by talented narrators.
Undoubtedly, I favor the audiobook version over the print version of the book. The reading experience when listening to a narrated book is much richer than reading it yourself.
Listening to audiobooks allows you to perform other tasks while listening, such as homework, driving, and walking. If you haven’t heard of an audiobook, we suggest you try this format to confirm your thoughts. You have a very good chance that you will never “read” a book again!
Nearly every new book (and many, many old books) will be released soon (usually via Amazon Audible.com) in the form of an audiobook, as soon as the book is published on a Kindle eBook.
Due to the popularity of audiobooks, many know the best fantasy audiobooks. It is difficult to recommend an audiobook that is better than a book because you need to consider both the quality of the narrator and the quality of the book. Both narrators and books are equally important.
Bad narrators can easily ruin a great book, but good narrators can breathe new life into an ordinary book. Therefore, the narrator of the audiobook is very important.
But the best fantasy audiobooks come true with a magical combination of fantastic fantasy stories and perfect narrators.
20 Best Sci-Fi Audiobooks
1) The Diabolic
The reddish queen mixes with the hungry games this fascinating dystopia. An epic novel about what happens when a young woman generically designed to be the deadliest weapon in the galaxy must pose as an aristocrat hostage to the imperial court.
About the audiobook:
A lethal weapon with a human appearance. It has been created to protect Sidonia, the daughter of a galactic senator. Although they have been raised together, Nemesis knows that they cannot be friends or equals: their sole purpose is to defend their owner to life or death.
When the emperor finds out that Sidonia’s father is plotting a rebellion, he calls her to court to hold her hostage. There is only one way to protect it: Nemesis must go in its place and impersonate it.
Surrounded by dangers, intrigues, and betrayals, Nemesis must hide who she really is # just when she begins to discover him.
In the universe of Nemesis, everything is possible: risk, adventure, danger even love.
Why you should listen?
- What is the purpose of creating a deadliest weapon
- What is way to protect nemesis to the emperor
2) More Than Human – Theodore Sturgeon
The evolution of man towards a superior race, an argument that authors such as Arthur C. Clarke would later develop in his work The End of Childhood.
About the audiobook:
More than human is the story of a group of characters who do not find their role in society. Lone is a lonely being, but everything changes when he finds other characters as lonely as him. Together with Janie, the twins Beanie and Bonnie and the baby, and thanks to their incredible psychic abilities, will form a unique being, capable of living apart from a world to which it does not belong.
A moving and intensely written work. A memorable fantasy about the next step in human evolution. DAVID PRINGLE.
Following the line of the most classic science fiction, this novel deals with themes with a strong philosophical component, such as the loneliness of man or what it means to be human.
Why you should listen?
- What does the story tell about?
- What the twins Beanie and Bonnie lean in story
3) Martian Chronicles – Ray Bradbury
Bradbury’s Mars is a place of hope, dreams, and metaphor – of crystal pillars and fossil seas. Settlers carry with them their most intimate desires and the dream of reproducing on the Red Planet.
About the Audiobook:
A classic of the twentieth century: the work that consolidated Bradbury as one of the best writers of the American narrative.
This collection of stories includes the chronicle of the colonization of Mars by humanity fleeing from a world on the verge of destruction. The settlers carry with them their most intimate desires and the dream of reproducing on the Red Planet a civilization of hot dogs, comfortable sofas, and lemonade on the porch at sunset. But his luggage also includes ancestral fears, which translate into hatred of the different, and diseases that will decimate Martians.
According to his conception of what science fiction should be, Bradbury moves into the future to illuminate the present and explore human nature. Written in the forties, these dazzling and intense stories constitute a song against racism, war, and censorship, distilling nostalgia and idealism.
Why you should listen?
- Which is the place of hope, dreams, and metaphor?
- What things do settlers carry with them?
4) The Man In The Castle – Philip K. Dick
This is the most resonant and carefully imagined book of Dick’s career. In it, Dick offers a haunting vision of history as a nightmare from which it may just be possible to wake.
About the Audiobook:
“The characters of The Man in the Castle are not only products of the imagination but also manifestations of a system of force in which the I Ching works as a link similar to a magnetic pole. The best novel to date of the science writer more consistently brilliant fiction.
First of all because of the likelihood with which Dick has developed an ingenious basic structure (some United States defeated in World War II, and that has been divided into three parts: the Atlantic and Pacific coasts respectively occupied by Germans and Japanese, and an area plug between two spheres of influence). Then for the absolute originality of the basic presumption – the Germans won the second war – although the Book of Changes reports, however, that this bitter defeat has not occurred in the real world”.
Why you should listen?
- Who won the second world war?
- What is the vision of history dick offers
5) The Million-Year-Old Ship – Poul Anderson
This story follows them over two thousand years, up to our time and beyond-to the promise of utopia, and to the challenge of the stars. A milestone in modern science fiction and a New York Times Notable Book when first published in 1989.
About the Audiobooks:
The one-million-year-old ship traverses the entire history of humanity and its protagonists – travelers for the time – have lived in every corner of the planet. They have a secret: they are immortal, and although persecuted through the centuries for satanism and witchcraft, they have gradually learned to recognize each other.
Why you should listen?
- Did you know what is the secret of million-year-old ship?
- Who lived in every corner of the planet
6) Starship Troopers – Robert A. Heinlein
A lot of considering that Starship Troopers – Robert A. Heinlein is Heinlein’s best novel. Forget the fight scenes and the high tech weapons; this is Heinlein in his constituent, talking people and politics.
About the Audiobook:
The Earth, XXIII century: Johnnie Rico has just turned eighteen. Finally, he can enlist in the Army to serve two years, after which he will become a citizen with the right to vote. At the request of a friend, Rico enlists in the mobile infantry.
After a hard period of instruction at the Arthur Currie camp, under the command of Sergeant Zim, Rico became a qualified soldier. Meanwhile, an alien species that looks like a giant insect attacks the Earth with unusual violence, turning the city of Buenos Aires into a mass of rubble. It’s time for Johnnie Rico and his teammates to prove their worth in real combat in space.
Why you should listen?
- How Rico became a qualified soldier
- How Johnnie Rico and his teammates prove their worth in real combat in space.
7) Blade Runner: Originally published as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Philip K. Dick
Rick Deckard, an officially sanctioned bounty hunter, is commissioned to find rogue androids and “withdraw” them.
About the Audiobooks:
After the nuclear war, the Earth has been subjected to a large cloud of radioactive dust. People have migrated to other planets in the system and taken to androids that assist them. Some of these have escaped servitude and have returned illegally to Earth. And Rick Deckard, bonus hunter, is one of those in charge of ending them. But is it fair to kill humanoids just because they are? What is the limit between artificial and natural life?
Why you should listen?
- Who is Rick Deckard, the bonus hunter?
- How does the book explain the limit between artificial and natural life?
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8) Ubik – Philip K. Dick
The talent of Philip K. Dick lies in having masterfully investigated a series of issues that are now transcendental: free will and paranoia. (Francisco Casavella, The World)
Dick entertains us with reality and madness, time and death, sin, and salvation. He is our homeland, Borges. (Ursula K. Leguin, New Republic)
About the Audiobook:
In addition to having inspired a multitude of cinematic “tributes” not recognized by their authors, films such as Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total Challenge, and Paycheck are based on his literary creation. Since his death, the author has been the subject of a growing cult.
Glen Runciter is dead. Or have everyone else done it? This caustic metaphysical comedy of death and salvation (served in a comfortable spray) is a tour de force of paranoid threat and unfettered fun, in which the deceased give commercial advice, buy their next incarnation and run the risk of dying again.
Philip K. Dick did not reach the cusp of his fame until after his death. Before her, she had already offered us such famous works as The Man in the Castle, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? And Ubik considered the best of them all.
Why you should listen?
- Do you know what issue is raised in the novel?
- Is it a good source of entertainment.
9) Ring World – Larry Niven
Louis Wu, human Say – old and bored with having lived too fully for too many years, seeking an adventure, and all too capable of handling it.
Nessus, puppeteer Say – a trembling coward from a species with an inbuilt survival pattern of nonviolence. This particular puppeteer, however, is insane.
About the audiobook:
Mundo Anillo is one of the most successful novels in the history of cf. Paraphrasing one of the teachers, Italo Calvino, we must not forget the importance of reading the classics. On its own merits, this is one of those works that have acquired the March without a doubt. Time has put it where it should: it is one of the capital and most important science fiction novels of all time.
The discovery of a hollow world that orbits a distant star triggers a tremendous struggle between humanity and two other races in full imperialist expansion. Even Earth is threatened. Only the self-confidence and the fabulous fate of one of the protagonists, allow leading the fight. To an unexpected outcome.
Why you should listen?
- Whose confidence and the fabulous fate allow leading the fight
- This is the Best Science fiction audiobook.
10) Shadow Saga: The Shadow of the Hegemon 2 – Orson Scott Card
It is best known for his science fiction novel and it’s many sequels that expand the Ender Universe into the far future and the near past. The characterizations are first class, and the fast-paced action features one hair-raising episode after another.
About the Audiobook:
Summary: Ender and his team of precocious children have saved humanity from inspectors. Now that the extraterrestrial threat has disappeared, Hegemon’s power suffers, and the Earth becomes a battlefield between humans again. The old intelligent children, a good coveted by any side, suffer several kidnappings and attacks. Bean, the only survivor of those children, will try to be the next Hegemon that brings peace back to Earth.
Why you should listen?
- How Earth becomes a battlefield between humans again
- Who will be the next Hegemon that brings peace back to Earth
11) Brisingr (Eragon 3)
In this breathtaking third volume of the Heritage saga, Eragon and Saphira must give their best to carry out their double mission: helping Roran to deliver his fiancée and avenging the death of Garrow, the uncle of Eragon.
About the Audiobook:
A people in struggle, heroic exploits, a mythical sword. The saga continues… Eragon has a double promise to keep: helping Roran to deliver his fiancée, Katrina, prisoner of the Ra’zacs, and avenging the death of his uncle Garrow. But the fight continues against Galbatorix. The dwarves, the elves, the people of Surda and the Urgals themselves rally to the Vardens, under the authority of Nasuada. Which is not without friction and rivalry. As for Eragon and Saphira, they have not completed their training.
The education and advice of Oris and Glaedr, the golden dragon, is more necessary than ever because, between battles against the soldiers of the tyrant, internal struggles and secret suffering, the young Dragonnier and his powerful companion to the blue scales must continually give the best of themselves. Gold, since Murtagh took over Zar’roc from him, Eragon no longer has a sword… After Eragon and The Elder, here is book III of the Heritage cycle.
This recording is accompanied by a booklet containing the repertoire of the old language, the language of the dwarves, the language of the nomads and the language of the Urgals. You can find it in free access here.
Why you should listen?
- Who have not completed their training
- What is the mission of Eragon
12) The Lord of the Rings
Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, available as a complete and unabridged audiobook.
About the audiobook:
Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.
In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
Why you should listen?
- What did Sauron, the Dark Lord gather all?
- Who has left the home for the perilous journey?
13) Foundation Triumph: Second Foundation 3
The Second Fund follows the Seldon Plan after the defeat of the First Empire and explains its greatest threat. It is a frenzy of dangerous mutants that create a spirit that can bend men’s will, guide ideas, reshape desires and destroy the universe.
About the audiobook:
Hari Seldon predicted the fall of the Empire, and, to restore civilization in the shortest possible time, created two Foundations. The first was founded in Terminus in light of public knowledge. The second “at the other end of the galaxy” was formed under a veil of complete silence.
This is to protect the laws of mental history. When the First Foundation was conquered by a single force, a mutant called Mule, the Second Foundation was forced to reveal its existence and, worse, some of its power. The Mule and the remnants of the first Foundation do anything to discover it.
Why you should listen?
- Where the second end of the galaxy was formed
- What the Second Fund follows after the defeat of the First Empire
- Who predicts the fall of the Empire
14) Amber Chronicles: The Sign of the Unicorn 3
The last book ended with Corwin achieving virtually everything he wanted. Unfortunately, he inherited a great mess of affairs, as well as the security of several different parts that Amber would be destroyed.
About the audiobook:
It was terrifying to see her since, in some ways, she was almost beautiful. It had the body of a snake, as big in the center as a barrel, with a massive head like a hammer. The eyes were very pale green. It was as transparent as glass, and with very fine lines that seemed to indicate scales. You could look at her directly and see her organs opaque or hazy, whatever the case.
You could almost lose focus by seeing how that thing worked. And he had a dense mane, like glass bristles, around his head, covering his neck. His movement to see me was like the flow of water. It looked like living water, a river without a bed, and without banks. What almost froze me was what I saw inside his stomach: a partially digested man.
Why you should listen?
- Why it is terrifying to see the character of the story
- Which thing froze the author
15) Xenogenesis Trilogy: Dawn 1
All this is very disconcerting, forceful and extremely uncomfortable in some places. This novel looked a lot like the first third of a bigger story, so I will definitely finish this series.
About the audiobook:
When Lilith Iyapo woke up, she was no longer on Earth. Because Earth was dead, and Lilith, she feared, was alive. But the terrors that tormented her past were nothing compared to the future that her alien saviors had chosen for her. The Oankali, genetic merchants who manipulated DNA like a man had molded the metal in their time, demanded its price for the rescue of mankind. And its price was the only inheritance that the human species had to offer: the Oankali wanted humanity in return!
Why you should listen?
- When Lilith Iyapo woke up what happen
- What Oankali wanted in return
16) Trilogy the expansion: Count Zero 2 – William Gibson
Seven years after the events of Neuromancer, Count Zero, and information systems pirate, gets a rare piece of software, connects with the matrix, and almost loses his mind. The Cyberspace Matrix has been transformed into a sensitive network, but humanity has not realized it.
About the Audiobook:
A corporate mercenary wakes up in a reconstructed body, a beautiful woman by his side. Then, Hosaka Corporation reactivates it, for a more dangerous mission than the one it is recovering from getting a defective R&D chief and the biochip it has perfected, intact. But this proves to be of supreme interest to other parties, some of which are not remotely human.
Why you should listen?
- What is the supreme interest of the characters of the story?
- In what Cyberspace Matrix get transformed
17) Solaris – Stanislaw Lem
In Solaris, Kris Kelvin arrives on an orbiting research station to study the remarkable ocean that covers the planet’s surface. When Kelvin’s long-dead wife suddenly reappears, he is forced to confront the pain of his past – while living a future that never was.
About the Audiobook:
Impedimenta is pleased to present, for the first time in the direct translation of the Polish, Solaris, the mythical novel that consecrated Stanisław Lem as a cult author. A text today considered a classic without modern palliative literature. Kris Kelvin has just arrived at Solaris.
Its mission is to clarify the behavior problems of the three crew members of the only observation station located on the planet. Solaris is a peculiar place: there is no firm land, only an extensive ocean endowed with life and presumably intelligence. Meanwhile, he meets the appearance of people who shouldn’t be there.
Such is the case of his wife – who had committed suicide years before – and who seems to remember nothing of what happened. Stanisław Lem presents us with a claustrophobic novel.
Why you should listen?
- What is the mission of Kris Kelvin when he reaches to the Solaris
- What happened to Kris Kelvin’s wife?
18) Puppet Masters – Robert A. Heinlein
At key points all through North USA, an attack force is taking over communications, government, industry, and people’s. Cavanaugh is the only man who can stop the invaders.
About the Audiobook:
At key points in US geography, invasive forces are taking over communications, government, industry, and the human body. The country is unable to stop it, the invaders multiply faster than they can be destroyed, controlling the mind of any unsuspecting people who cross their path.
That’s when Sam Cavanaugh, an effective intelligence officer from the most unknown section of the United States secret service, takes action. Cavanaugh is the only man capable of stopping the invasion. Still, to do so, he will have to let himself be invaded!
Why you should listen?
- Who stop the invaders.
- Whom the invasive forces are applied?
19) I Die Inside – Robert Silverberg
Dying Inside has stood the test of time and has been recognized as one of the finest novels the field has ever produced. Dying Inside is overdue for reintroduction to today’s SF audience.
About the Audiobook:
David Selig is a telepath. But his powers have not represented happiness to him. On the contrary, they have been his curse, which has separated him from the rest of the men. And that has prevented him from establishing an effective relationship with others. But his power begins to fade.
Now Selig dies inside. An impressive novel. The author has achieved with her a portentous psychological portrait that escapes the limitations of the labels. I die inside is a reference classic and one of the most inspired stories of its author. It addresses a topic as classic as telepathy in a subtle way, delving into the dark side of the human being; Overflows loneliness, inner devastation, and sensitivity. In it, we find the most subtle and profound writer, the inspired talent that has made history.
Why you should listen?
- Why David Selig is not happy?
- What happened with David Selig in the story?
20) The Last Wish Audiobook
This book is the first volume telling the story of the Witcher, Gerlat of his first name. It is part of a duology that consists of several short stories that follow each other telling scenes with each time a monster and for the first volume (this one) interspersed with another story. Then we have a trilogy that corresponds to the series that will be released…
About the Audiobook:
Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.
He roams the country seeking assignments but gradually comes to realize that while some of his quarries are unremittingly vile, vicious grotesques, others are the victims of sin, evil or simple naivety.
Why you should listen?
- What the target of Geralt
- They will be able to complete the assignment
Conclusion:
If you like to know like to read sci book but have not enough time for reading then you must take the help of an audio version of the book. It is no doubt that the audio version saves your time and meanwhile when you hear the audiobooks you can a lot of other things. Also, Audiobook is a good option for people who are blind and cannot read but have inserted in sci book. There are many online stores that have the best audiobooks on sci-Fi Fantasy. You can buy it from there at very reasonable rates.
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