10 audiobooks for fans of The Fall of Hyperion
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Morning Star
Red Rising • Book 3
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.81 ABR Score (468.5K ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (414.3K) ★ 4.82 Audible (54.2K)21h 50m listening time • Released 2016Tim Gerard Reynolds delivers a career-best performance across 22 hours of revolutionary fervor—his voice work transforms the final Red Rising installment into an unforgettable emotional and political reckoning that justifies the entire trilogy's brutal setup.
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Golden Son
Red Rising • Book 2
by Pierce Brown
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.79 ABR Score (560.8K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (505.3K) ★ 4.81 Audible (55.5K)19h 3m listening time • Released 2015Tim Gerard Reynolds transforms this brutal space opera with a voice that captures both Darrow's rage and vulnerability, making the 19-hour listen feel essential rather than exhausting.
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Tiamat's Wrath
The Expanse • Book 8
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.79 ABR Score (105.0K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (83.1K) ★ 4.88 Audible (21.8K)19h 8m listening time • Released 2019 - 4
Nemesis Games
The Expanse • Book 5
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.69 ABR Score (142.8K ratings)★ 4.45 Goodreads (116.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (25.9K)18h 6m listening time • Released 2015 - 5
Leviathan Wakes
The Expanse • Book 1
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.63 ABR Score (358.0K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (324.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (33.8K)20h 56m listening time • Released 2017Jefferson Mays makes this sprawling space opera sing—his sharp narration cuts through complex plotting and turns a hard-boiled detective mystery colliding with interplanetary intrigue into genuinely unputdownable listening.
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Persepolis Rising
The Expanse • Book 7
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
★ 4.63 ABR Score (109.1K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (88.5K) ★ 4.78 Audible (20.6K)20h 34m listening time • Released 2017 - 7
The Dark Forest
Remembrance of Earth's Past • Book 2
by Liu Cixin, Joel Martinsen
Narrated by P. J. Ochlan
★ 4.56 ABR Score (243.0K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (224.9K) ★ 4.65 Audible (18.1K)22h 36m listening time • Released 2015 - 8
A Civil Campaign
Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 12
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 4.48 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (20.4K) ★ 4.74 Audible (2.9K)18h 48m listening time • Released 2007Grover Gardner's deadpan delivery transforms Miles' elaborate romantic scheming into comedy gold, making this Hugo winner feel less like hard sci-fi and more like a perfectly timed farce where every character's chaos spirals hilariously out of control.
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Mirror Dance
Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 8
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 4.37 ABR Score (26.2K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (23.4K) ★ 4.64 Audible (2.8K)18h 6m listening time • Released 2007Grover Gardner's sharp, precise narration transforms this Hugo winner into a taut psychological thriller where Miles Vorkosigan confronts his clone and unravels in ways that feel devastatingly real.
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A Desolation Called Peace
Teixcalaan • Book 2
by Arkady Martine
Narrated by Amy Landon
★ 4.35 ABR Score (38.9K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (37.1K) ★ 4.65 Audible (1.8K)17h 32m listening time • Released 2021
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