Audiobooks Like Ancillary Mercy

10 audiobooks for fans of Ancillary Mercy

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   For We Are Many

   Bobiverse • Book 2

   by Dennis E. Taylor

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.67 ABR Score (149.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (75.2K) ★ 4.77 Audible (74.0K)

   8h 59m listening time • Released 2017

   Ray Porter's performance transforms the Bobiverse's multiple Bobs from a gimmick into genuinely distinct voices—each one feels like a real person making impossible decisions while the stakes keep escalating in ways that actually land.

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   Network Effect

   The Murderbot Diaries • Book 5

   by Martha Wells

   Narrated by Kevin R. Free

   ★ 4.61 ABR Score (138.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (129.2K) ★ 4.74 Audible (9.8K)

   12h 47m listening time • Released 2020

   Kevin R. Free's deadpan delivery transforms Murderbot from a sardonic loner into someone genuinely worth rooting for—the audiobook does what the best narration does, making you hear the heart beneath the snark.

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   Raze

   The Completionist Chronicles • Book 4

   by Dakota Krout

   Narrated by Luke Daniels

   ★ 4.55 ABR Score (17.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (8.7K) ★ 4.79 Audible (8.6K)

   10h 28m listening time • Released 2019

   Luke Daniels brings perfect energy to this escalating LitRPG where Joe's growing power attracts deadly attention, and the stakes jump from personal survival to humanity's entire future.

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   Not Till We Are Lost

   Bobiverse • Book 5

   by Dennis E. Taylor

   Narrated by Ray Porter

   ★ 4.50 ABR Score (32.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (19.1K) ★ 4.73 Audible (13.2K)

   11h 41m listening time • Released 2024

   Ray Porter's narration elevates this fifth Bobiverse book into something genuinely transcendent—his ability to juggle dozens of distinct Bob personalities while maintaining emotional stakes turns what could be gimmicky into genuinely moving sci-fi.

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   Kindred

   by Octavia E. Butler

   Narrated by Kim Staunton

   ★ 4.49 ABR Score (294.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (278.5K) ★ 4.62 Audible (15.6K)

   10h 55m listening time • Released 2007

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   System Interference

   System Universe • Book 5

   by SunriseCV

   Narrated by Adam Verner

   ★ 4.46 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.48 Goodreads (5.3K) ★ 4.79 Audible (2.0K)

   12h 48m listening time • Released 2024

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   A Closed and Common Orbit

   Wayfarers • Book 2

   by Becky Chambers

   Narrated by Rachel Dulude

   ★ 4.44 ABR Score (92.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (89.9K) ★ 4.68 Audible (2.4K)

   11h 29m listening time • Released 2019

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   Komarr

   Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 11

   by Lois McMaster Bujold

   Narrated by Grover Gardner

   ★ 4.42 ABR Score (21.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (18.7K) ★ 4.73 Audible (2.9K)

   12h 44m listening time • Released 2007

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   On the Steel Breeze

   Poseidon's Children • Book 2

   by Alastair Reynolds

   Narrated by Adjoa Andoh

   ★ 3.93 ABR Score (7.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.04 Goodreads (7.0K) ★ 4.32 Audible (589)

   23h 10m listening time • Released 2014

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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 2019

    Tatiana 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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