Audiobooks Like Klara and the Sun

10 audiobooks for fans of Klara and the Sun

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   Never Let Me Go

   by Kazuo Ishiguro

   Narrated by Rosalyn Landor

   ★ 3.84 ABR Score (881.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.85 Goodreads (870.3K) ★ 4 Audible (10.9K)

   9h 40m listening time • Released 2005

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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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   The Martian

   The Martian • Book 1

   by Andy Weir

   Narrated by Wil Wheaton

   ★ 4.76 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.8 Audible (42.3K)

   10h 59m listening time • Released 2020

   Wil Wheaton's deadpan delivery transforms this survival story into something hilarious and gripping—his timing on Watney's wisecracks lands perfectly while keeping the genuine stakes sharp.

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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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   Ender's Game

   The Ender Saga • Book 1

   by Orson Scott Card

   Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.63 Audible (44.6K)

   11h 57m listening time • Released 2002

   The gold standard of military sci-fi — a child prodigy trained for interstellar war in a story that's as emotionally devastating as it is thrillingly plotted.

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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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   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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   The Foundation Trilogy: Foundation / Foundation and Empire / Second Foundation / The Stars, Like Dust / The Naked Sun / I, Robot

   Foundation (Publication Order) #1-3 • Book 1

   by Isaac Asimov

   Narrated by Jon Lindstrom

   ★ 4.22 ABR Score (110.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (109.2K) ★ 4.38 Audible (900)

   8h 13m listening time • Released 2020

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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 2019

   Tatiana 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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    We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

    Bobiverse • Book 1

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.58 ABR Score (236.2K ratings)

    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (128.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (107.9K)

    9h 56m listening time • Released 2016

    Ray Porter's performance transforms this sci-fi premise into pure audiobook gold—his deadpan delivery of Bob's irreverent humor lands perfectly, making the existential stakes feel both hilarious and genuinely moving.

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