Best Adrian Tchaikovsky Audiobooks

The best audiobooks by Adrian Tchaikovsky — 5 titles spanning Sci-Fi, Fantasy, averaging 4.10 ABR stars.

Adrian Tchaikovsky's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is Children of Time, narrated by Mel Hudson (4.4 ABR stars). Browse the full list below.

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    Children of Time

    Children of Time • Book 1

    by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Narrated by Mel Hudson

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (221.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (180.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (41.1K)
    16h 31m listening time • Released 2017

    Mel Hudson's narration transforms this Hugo-winning epic into something genuinely immersive, shifting seamlessly between human desperation and an entirely alien intelligence that feels genuinely *other*. A sprawling, idea-drunk sci-fi masterpiece that justifies every minute of its 16-hour runtime.

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    Children of Ruin

    Children of Time • Book 2

    by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Narrated by Mel Hudson

    ★ 4.25 ABR Score (73.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (63.9K) ★ 4.53 Audible (9.1K)
    15h 26m listening time • Released 2019
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    Children of Memory

    Children of Time • Book 3

    by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Narrated by Mel Hudson

    ★ 4.09 ABR Score (35.3K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (32.6K) ★ 4.43 Audible (2.7K)
    13h 27m listening time • Released 2023
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    Made Things

    Made Things • Book 1

    by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Narrated by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    ★ 3.87 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (162)
    4h 5m listening time • Released 2019
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    Children of Strife

    Children of Time • Book 4

    by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Narrated by Mel Hudson

    ★ 3.87 ABR Score (253 ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (131) ★ 4.7 Audible (122)
    20h 10m listening time • Released 2026

    Mel Hudson's narration transforms Tchaikovsky's sprawling space opera into something genuinely immersive—her voice work on the mantis shrimp captain alone justifies the 20-hour commitment to this wildly inventive far-future mystery.

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