Best Tom Weiner Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Tom Weiner — 5 titles spanning Horror, Sci-Fi, averaging 3.91 ABR stars.

Tom Weiner is the voice of classic science fiction's big ideas — the kind of narrator who makes you feel like you're being read to by someone who has actually thought hard about these books. His work on A Canticle for Leibowitz is a standout: his measured, unhurried delivery suits Miller's post-apocalyptic meditation perfectly, giving the novel's centuries-spanning weight room to breathe. He brings a similar gravitas to Heinlein — Time Enough for Love and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls both benefit from his dry, knowing tone, which matches Lazarus Long's world-weary swagger without tipping into parody. Weiner's voice is a warm baritone with an academic edge — not showy, but deeply intelligent. He's not the narrator for pulse-pounding action, but for science fiction that wants to be sat with, he's an ideal guide.

Where to Start with Tom Weiner

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    Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales

    by H.P. Lovecraft, Les Edwards, Stephen Jones

    Narrated by Richard Powers, Bronson Pinchot, Stephen R. Thorne, Keith Szarabajka, Adam Verner, Tom Weiner, Patrick Cullen

    ★ 4.30 ABR Score (23.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (16.6K) ★ 4.32 Audible (7.1K)
    21h 1m listening time • Released 2014
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    Time Enough for Love

    The World as Myth • Book 1

    by Robert A. Heinlein

    Narrated by Tom Weiner

    ★ 4.04 ABR Score (38.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (37.2K) ★ 4.42 Audible (1.4K)
    23h 30m listening time • Released 2014
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    A Canticle for Leibowitz

    St. Leibowitz • Book 1

    by Walter M. Miller Jr.

    Narrated by Tom Weiner

    ★ 3.92 ABR Score (126.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (120.4K) ★ 4.13 Audible (5.9K)
    10h 55m listening time • Released 2011

    A sweeping post-apocalyptic epic spanning centuries, following monks who preserve fragments of human knowledge — bleak, darkly funny, and deeply humane.

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    The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

    The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

    by Robert A. Heinlein

    Narrated by Tom Weiner

    ★ 3.67 ABR Score (26.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.71 Goodreads (24.2K) ★ 4.04 Audible (2.0K)
    13h 30m listening time • Released 2008
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    The New Space Opera 2

    by Gardner Dozois, Jonathan Strahan

    Narrated by Tom Weiner, Bahni Turpin, Caroline Shaffer, Richard Powers, Hillary Huber, Marguerite Gavin, Xe Sands, Erica Sullivan

    ★ 3.63 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.79 Goodreads (977) ★ 3.59 Audible (44)
    23h 23m listening time • Released 2013
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