Audiobooks Like Starsight

10 audiobooks for fans of Starsight

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   Steelheart

   The Reckoners • Book 1

   by Brandon Sanderson

   Narrated by MacLeod Andrews

   ★ 4.36 ABR Score (235.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.14 Goodreads (197.0K) ★ 4.5 Audible (38.2K)

   12h 42m listening time • Released 2013

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   The Original

   by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 3.95 ABR Score (12.9K ratings)

   ★ 3.78 Goodreads (9.9K) ★ 4.4 Audible (3.0K)

   3h 25m listening time • Released 2020

   Julia Whelan's performance anchors this sci-fi thriller with such precision that the identity-bending narrative hits harder than it has any right to in three hours. Sanderson and Kowal crafted something genuinely unsettling about consciousness and autonomy—and the audio format lets it burrow under your skin.

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   Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012

   by Tor Books, Sylvia Day, Brandon Sanderson, Charles Stross, Ken MacLeod, Lee Mandelo, Rachel Swirsky, Meghan McCarron, John Scalzi

   Narrated by Luke Daniels, R.C. Bray, Amy McFadden, MacLeod Andrews, Kathleen Gati, Cassandra Campbell, Jill Redfield, Gideon Emery

   ★ 3.49 ABR Score (305 ratings)

   ★ 3.32 Goodreads (104) ★ 3.76 Audible (201)

   10h 9m listening time • Released 2013

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   Dungeon Crawler Carl

   Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 1

   by Matt Dinniman

   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 2021

   Jeff 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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   Zero Hour

   Expeditionary Force • Book 5

   by Craig Alanson

   Narrated by R.C. Bray

   ★ 4.63 ABR Score (56.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (14.8K) ★ 4.81 Audible (41.4K)

   17h 20m listening time • Released 2018

   R.C. Bray's deadpan delivery transforms Alanson's chaos into comedy gold—he nails every shift from absurd banter to genuine stakes, making this sprawling space opera feel intimate despite the galactic scale.

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   Black Ops

   Expeditionary Force • Book 4

   by Craig Alanson

   Narrated by R.C. Bray

   ★ 4.61 ABR Score (58.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.34 Goodreads (16.5K) ★ 4.8 Audible (41.7K)

   16h 44m listening time • Released 2017

   R.C. Bray brings such genuine warmth and humor to Alanson's ragtag crew that you're hooked by their banter alone—the sci-fi plot just makes the ride wilder.

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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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   Renegades

   Expeditionary Force • Book 7

   by Craig Alanson

   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 2019

   R.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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   Ender's Shadow

   Ender's Shadow • Book 1

   by Orson Scott Card

   Narrated by Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, full cast

   ★ 4.59 ABR Score (194.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.32 Goodreads (180.6K) ★ 4.76 Audible (13.8K)

   15h 42m listening time • Released 2005

   A companion novel that retells Ender's Game from Bean's perspective — and in many ways surpasses the original in emotional depth and strategic brilliance.

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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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