Audiobooks Like Steelheart

10 audiobooks for fans of Steelheart

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   Starsight

   Skyward • Book 2

   by Brandon Sanderson

   Narrated by Suzy Jackson

   ★ 4.61 ABR Score (133.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.34 Goodreads (109.9K) ★ 4.77 Audible (23.1K)

   14h 30m listening time • Released 2019

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   Tailored Realities

   Skyward universe

   by Brandon Sanderson

   Narrated by André Santana, Avi Roque, Dion Graham, Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick, Imani Jade Powers, January LaVoy, MacLeod Andrews, Michael Kramer, Ray Porter, Shahjehan Khan, Stephanie Németh-Parker

   ★ 4.09 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.05 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.68 Audible (454)

   17h 31m listening time • Released 2025

   Sanderson's short fiction collection hits harder when an all-star ensemble cast brings each wildly different story to life, turning standalone tales into a masterclass in genre-hopping storytelling.

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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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   Cytonic

   Skyward • Book 3

   by Brandon Sanderson

   Narrated by Suzy Jackson

   ★ 4.35 ABR Score (79.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.05 Goodreads (67.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (12.0K)

   13h 15m listening time • Released 2021

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   Monsters of Men

   Chaos Walking • Book 3

   by Patrick Ness

   Narrated by Nick Podehl, Angela Dawe, MacLeod Andrews

   ★ 4.28 ABR Score (92.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.22 Goodreads (90.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (1.4K)

   14h 22m listening time • Released 2010

   Three narrators anchor this war epic so completely you forget you're listening to a performance. The final book of Chaos Walking hits hardest when you hear every character's interiority laid bare.

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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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   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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   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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   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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    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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