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Featured Article: 20 Best Sci-Fi Audiobooks for Exploring New Worlds
There is no genre that lends itself better to audio narrative than Science Fiction does. There is a magic that transports listeners to new worlds of wonder and mystery that is heightened by expert voice actors and narrators. A great writer can create an imaginative new world or dystopian civilisation, but it is up to the narrator to bring this world to life around you. We’ve gathered together 20 of the top science fiction audiobooks ranked not only for their stories but for the emotive and compelling narrative performances. Let these award winning tales and voices carry you away to worlds unknown.
Best Sellers
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Platform Decay
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance16
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Story16
A most-anticipated title from USA Today, Goodreads, BookPage, BookRiot, Seattle Times, and The Nerd Daily! Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment of Martha Wells' bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series. Having someone else support your bad decision...
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Another excellent book
- By Lindsay B. on 2026-05-06
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Platform Decay
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 8
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 2026-05-05
- Language: English
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Exit Strategy
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall268
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Performance213
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Story212
The fourth and final part of the Murderbot Diaries series that began with All Systems Red. Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its...
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totally enjoyable
- By Joanne Phillips Greco on 2024-08-15
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Exit Strategy
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 4
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 2018-10-02
- Language: English
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System Collapse
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 7
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall97
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Performance70
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Story70
The million-copy, New York Times bestselling Murderbot series is back in another full-length novel adventure! Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue...
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Pulse-pounding!
- By Lindsay B. on 2023-11-14
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System Collapse
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 7
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 7
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2023-11-14
- Language: English
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Network Effect
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall323
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Performance256
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Story256
Martha Wells' New York Times and USA Today best-selling Murderbot series exploded onto the scene in 2017, and the world has not been the same, since. Murderbot returns in its highly anticipated, first full-length stand-alone novel, Network Effect. You know that feeling when you’re at work and...
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Great story. Talented narrator.
- By Benjamin F on 2021-02-23
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Network Effect
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 5
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 2020-05-05
- Language: English
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Fugitive Telemetry
- Murderbot Diaries, Book 6
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall219
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Performance178
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Story178
The New York Times best-selling security droid with a heart (though it wouldn't admit it!) is back in Fugitive Telemetry! Having captured the hearts of audiences across the globe (Annalee Newitz says it's "one of the most humane portraits of a nonhuman I've ever read"), Murderbot has also...
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Another awesome installment!
- By CC on 2021-05-25
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Fugitive Telemetry
- Murderbot Diaries, Book 6
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 6
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 2021-04-27
- Language: English
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Artificial Condition
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall379
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Performance300
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Story298
The follow-up to the hugely popular science fiction action-adventure All Systems Red Artificial Condition continues The Murderbot Diaries, a science fiction series that tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. It appeals to fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch...
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Too short again. I’m not buying another in the series.
- By Dan Barcza on 2020-03-17
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Artificial Condition
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 2
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2018-05-08
- Language: English
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Exit Strategy (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 4
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: David Cui Cui, Jenna Sharpe, Marni Penning, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance6
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Story6
Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is...
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Great Murderbot story, weak production
- By Marcie Thompson on 2026-04-29
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Exit Strategy (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 4
- Narrated by: David Cui Cui, Jenna Sharpe, Marni Penning, Khaya Fraites, Aure Nash, Alejandro Ruiz, Alysia Beltran, Bradley Foster Smith, Colleen Delany, Elena Anderson, Eric Messner
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 4
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 2023-11-16
- Language: English
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Rogue Protocol
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 3
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall306
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Performance243
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Story243
The third thrilling book in the increasingly popular Murderbot Diaries, which began with All Systems Red. Sci-fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more...
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I love everything about this series
- By L. Beck on 2021-03-12
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Rogue Protocol
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 3
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 3
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 2018-08-07
- Language: English
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Network Effect (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 5
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: full cast, Debi Tinsley, Emily Beresford, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance4
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Story4
The first full-length dramatized audiobook in Martha Wells' New York Times and USA Today bestselling Murderbot Diaries series. You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second...
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Poor adaptation
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-04-04
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Network Effect (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 5
- Narrated by: full cast, Debi Tinsley, Emily Beresford, Eva Wilhelm, David Cui Cui, Crystal Lee, Elena Anderson, Natalie Van Sistine, Alejandro Ruiz, Amanda Forstrom, Christopher Williams, Colleen Delany
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 5
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 2024-01-15
- Language: English
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Rogue Protocol (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 3
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: David Cui Cui, Khaya Fraites, Marni Penning, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance7
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Story7
Rogue Protocol is the third entry in Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries. Starring a human-like android who keeps getting sucked back into adventure after adventure, though it just wants to be left...
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Dramatized vs Narrated Comparison
- By Anonymous on 2025-11-04
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Rogue Protocol (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 3
- Narrated by: David Cui Cui, Khaya Fraites, Marni Penning, Julienne Irons, Natalie Van Sistine, Alejandro Ruiz, Alysia Beltran, Bradley Foster Smith, Elena Anderson, Eric Messner, Jenna Sharpe
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 3
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 2023-11-16
- Language: English
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All Systems Red
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall700
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Performance571
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Story569
All Systems Red is the tense first science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells' series The Murderbot Diaries. For fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or Iain M. Banks' Culture novels. All Systems Red tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. The...
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NOTE This book is only 3 hours long!
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-12-03
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All Systems Red
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 2017-10-30
- Language: English
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System Collapse (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 7
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: full cast, Ken Jackson, Khaya Fraites, and others
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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Story5
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells's New York Times bestselling Murderbot Diaries series. Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a...
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murderbot? more like boring bot.
- By Kindle Customer on 2025-03-16
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System Collapse (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 7
- Narrated by: full cast, Ken Jackson, Khaya Fraites, Laura C. Harris, David Cui Cui, Debi Tinsley, Elena Anderson, Bradley Foster Smith, Christopher Walker, Eric Messner, Eva Wilhelm, Karen Novack
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 7
- Length: 5 hrs
- Release date: 2024-03-11
- Language: English
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Artificial Condition (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 2
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Foster Smith, Carolyn Kashner, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance12
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Story12
Artificial Condition is the follow-up to Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times bestselling All Systems Red. It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague...
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Tied for first place
- By Jac on 2024-08-15
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Artificial Condition (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 2
- Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Foster Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Eric Messner, Ken Jackson, Marni Penning, Michael John Casey, Rayner Gabriel, Elena Anderson, David Cui Cui, Jeri Marshall
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 2
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 2023-10-13
- Language: English
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All Systems Red (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 1
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Foster Smith, Holly Adams, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance19
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Story19
A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence. "As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure." In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future...
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to short
- By Ostap Doubas on 2023-10-07
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All Systems Red (Dramatized Adaptation)
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 1
- Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Foster Smith, Holly Adams, Michael John Casey, Zeke Alton, Rayner Gabriel, Natalie Van Sistine, David Cui Cui, Khaya Fraites, Aure Nash, Megan Dorminy
- Series: Murderbot Diaries, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 2023-09-12
- Language: English
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From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars)
- Written by: Seth Dickinson, Hank Green, R. F. Kuang, and others
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Dion Graham, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall80
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Performance72
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Story72
Celebrate the legacy of The Empire Strikes Back with this exciting reimagining of the timeless film featuring new perspectives from forty acclaimed authors. On May 21, 1980, Star Wars became a true saga with the release of The Empire Strikes Back. In honor of the fortieth anniversary...
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Great if you like star wars.
- By Mark Stokes on 2021-03-20
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From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars)
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Dion Graham, Jon Hamm, January LaVoy, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Sam Witwer, Emily Woo Zeller
- Series: Star Wars, Book 39
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 2020-11-10
- Language: English
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Stories of the Raksura, Book 1
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Christopher Kipiniak
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance8
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Story8
"In The Falling World", Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud Court, has traveled with Chime and Balm to another Raksuran court....
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Amazing, as always
- By Leah on 2023-04-16
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Stories of the Raksura, Book 1
- Narrated by: Christopher Kipiniak
- Series: Books of the Raksura
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 2014-09-02
- Language: English
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Queen Demon
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Eric Mok
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes the remarkable sequel to the USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling novel, Witch King. A fantasy of epic scope, Queen Demon is a story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose. Dahin, a beloved member...
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great story and characters
- By Tasha on 2026-02-21
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Queen Demon
- Narrated by: Eric Mok
- Series: The Rising World, Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 2025-10-07
- Language: English
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Witch King
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Eric Mok
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance18
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Story18
"Narrator Eric Mok makes this wonderfully inventive and diverse fantasy eminently accessible... Mok's Kai is appealing and relatable--he sounds simultaneously young and resigned, weary of death and pain and betrayal and yet still hopeful for something better. Listeners will hope we get more of...
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Monotonous
- By Scott Fox on 2024-01-21
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Witch King
- Narrated by: Eric Mok
- Series: The Rising World, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 2023-05-30
- Language: English
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Stories of the Raksura, Volume 2
- The Dead City & the Dark Earth Below
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Christopher Kipiniak
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
Moon, Jade, and other favorites from the Indigo Cloud Court return with two new novellas from Martha Wells....
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Stories of the Raksura, Volume 2
- The Dead City & the Dark Earth Below
- Narrated by: Christopher Kipiniak
- Series: Books of the Raksura
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 2015-06-04
- Language: English
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The Cloud Roads
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Christopher Kipiniak
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance21
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Story21
Moon has spent his life hiding what he is - a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged creature of flight....
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Awful. I wonder if this book is the same one....
- By mihaelb on 2021-08-12
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The Cloud Roads
- Narrated by: Christopher Kipiniak
- Series: Books of the Raksura, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 2011-11-04
- Language: English
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