Audiobooks Like The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia

10 audiobooks for fans of The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia

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   The Wind's Twelve Quarters

   The Wind's Twelve Quarters #1-2

   by Ursula K. Le Guin

   Narrated by Amy Landon, Grover Gardner, Will Watt

   ★ 3.88 ABR Score (8.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.06 Goodreads (8.0K) ★ 4.21 Audible (160)

   11h 10m listening time • Released 2021

   Le Guin's short story collection is a masterclass in speculative storytelling, and the three narrators bring distinct voices to each tale without losing the underlying philosophical depth that makes her work timeless.

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   The Lathe of Heaven

   by Ursula K. Le Guin

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.12 ABR Score (93.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.13 Goodreads (90.1K) ★ 4.36 Audible (3.1K)

   6h 48m listening time • Released 2016

   George Guidall's measured, unsettling narration transforms Le Guin's philosophical nightmare into pure dread—his voice makes you feel George's helplessness as reality fractures around him, one dream at a time.

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   The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century

   by Martin H. Greenberg, Greg Bear, Terry Bisson, David Brin, John W. Campbell Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Judith Merril, Frederik Pohl, Eric Frank Russell, Terry Farrell, Denise Crosby, Alexander Siddig, Melissa Manchester

   Narrated by David Ackroyd, Wil Wheaton

   ★ 3.44 ABR Score (636 ratings)

   ★ 3.61 Goodreads (165) ★ 3.73 Audible (471)

   6h 28m listening time • Released 1999

   Wil Wheaton and David Ackroyd elevate these classic stories into a master class in audio performance, with each narrator bringing distinct voices that make the genre's most inventive ideas actually land emotionally.

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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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   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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   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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   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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