Science Fiction We Can't Stop Thinking About

Gideon the Ninth

Locked Tomb: Book #1

By: Tamsyn Muir
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Length: 16 hours 49 minutes

“Gideon the Ninth is an epic science fantasy that if delivered into the hands of enough people will set the world on fire as it hasn’t been since The Hunger Games. Brilliance doesn’t come close to explaining Tamsyn Muir’s narrative where no single word is wasted or her engineering of a world with characters that end up belonging to you... Read more

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Wayfarers: Book #1

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
Length: 14 hours 23 minutes

“Becky Chambers is my new favorite science fiction author. The Wayfarers series is so emotionally satisfying. I know "cozy mysteries" is a genre, and I'm not sure if "cozy sci-fi" is really a thing or not, but it is kind of how I think about this series. It's fun, smart, character driven goodness. Read more

Station Eternity

The Midsolar Murders: Book #1

By: Mur Lafferty
Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Length: 15 hours 32 minutes

“Bonkers, in a really great way. A satisfying murder mystery set in an intriguing first-contact setting. I'm looking forward to where the series goes next. Read more

All Systems Red

Murderbot Diaries: Book #1

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

“Murderbot's journey in All Systems Red is a rollercoaster of emotions that will stay with you long after you finish reading. Its realistic portrayal of human-like feelings in a robot is both fascinating and heartwarming. A must-read for fans of sci-fi and sitcoms. Read more

A Memory Called Empire

Teixcalaan: Book #1

By: Arkady Martine
Narrated by: Amy Landon
Length: 15 hours 36 minutes

“I love a good political intrigue, and this space opera has that plus a who-dunnit, linguistics AND cool tech. Mahit has dreamed of visiting the Teixcalaanli Empire and has studied her whole life to be an ambassador from her station. But the last ambassador turns up missing and his memories, downloaded into her, end up being much less helpful... Read more

This Is How You Lose The Time War

By: Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell & Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

“For Science Fiction lovers we have the Nebula awards, released at the end of May each year. Winning Best Novella in 2020, THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is one of those books that uses the science-y elements of time travel and other worlds to tell a very familiar story about human nature and the... Read more

Ancillary Justice

Imperial Radch: Book #1

By: Ann Leckie
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

“I honestly can’t remember the last time a sci-fi book really engaged me intellectually AND gave me great, blowing-giant-ships-up-in-space action. I especially love the AI who is the main character, who reminds me of how sometimes in sci-fi it’s the non-humans teach us best how to be human. If you ever loved Asimov, Herbert or Battlestar... Read more

Winter's Orbit

The Resolution Universe

By: Everina Maxwell
Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill
Length: 15 hours 41 minutes

“Winter's Orbit is a captivating romance set in a sweeping, alien landscape, with a splash of political intrigue surrounding a mysterious murder investigation. I love both Kiem and Jainan. Their character development through struggles of divided loyalties, corrupt bureaucracies, and impossible choices is phenomenal. I loved this book! Read more

The Ministry for the Future

A Novel

By: Kim Stanley Robinson
Narrated by: Jennifer Fitzgerald, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Ramon de Ocampo, Gary Bennett, Raphael Corkhill, Barrie Kreinik, Natasha Soudek, Nikki Massoud, Joniece Abbott Pratt, Inés del Castillo & Vikas Adam
Length: 20 hours 42 minutes

“This hearty work of hard science fiction has been the antidote to my climate change despair. As a novel, it is good. As a thought experiment in imagining a near future in which humanity averts complete disaster and begins the transformation into an ecologically humane civilization—it is a masterpiece. Is it possible that we’ll overcome the... Read more

Bluebird

By: Ciel Pierlot
Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon
Length: 14 hours 4 minutes

**SHORTLISTED for the COMPTON CROOK AWARD, 2023**

Lesbian gunslinger fights spies in space!

Three factions vie for control of the galaxy. Rig, a gunslinging, thieving, rebel with a cause, doesn’t give a damn about them and she hasn’t looked back since abandoning her faction three years ago. 
 
That is, until her former faction sends her a message:... Read more

Some Desperate Glory

By: Emily Tesh
Narrated by: Sena Bryer
Length: 15 hours 56 minutes

“Where to begin on this astounding work. Great writing read by a narrator who can convincingly be a young woman, her brother, her commander, a whiney geek or an alien. The characters are well developed and believable. There are space battles, time contortions, nearly omnipotent AI, aliens, humans seeking revenge against their conquerers, and in... Read more

Translation State

By: Ann Leckie
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

“Ann Leckie's writing is smart, complex, funny and satisfying. Her worldbuilding skills are amazing. Adjoa Andoh does a beautiful job bringing her stories to life. Very highly recommended! Read more

Battle of the Linguist Mages

By: Scotto Moore
Narrated by: Justis Bolding
Length: 17 hours 14 minutes

Maybe you can help me stop sparklegeddon!

In modern-day Los Angeles, a shadowy faction led by the governor of California develops the arcane art of combat linguistics, planting the seeds of a future totalitarian empire.

Isobel is the queen of the medieval rave–themed VR game Sparkle Dungeon. Her prowess in the game makes her an ideal candidate to... Read more

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

A Monk and Robot Book

Monk & Robot: Book #1

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Em Grosland
Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

“A truly wonderous, life-affirming and wholesome read when you're feeling lost and could use some faith in humanity and our future. A tea monk, a robot, and an endless supply of philosophical discussion. Sublime! Read more

The Archive Undying

The Downworld Sequence: Book #1

By: Emma Mieko Candon
Narrated by: Yung-I Chang
Length: 16 hours 28 minutes

“The Archive Undying has everything you want in a science fiction novel—giant robots, conscious AI cities, a tech-ed out post-apocalyptic desert—but goes so much further than that. It was the stunning prose that first grabbed me, but I stayed for the deeply-flawed but lovable protagonist, the astoundingly unique world-building, and a plot that... Read more

The Three-Body Problem

The Three-Body Problem Series: Book #1

By: Cixin Liu
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Length: 13 hours 25 minutes

“I finally picked this book up at the behest of our former Commander-in-Chief, who claimed he read it as a way to escape. While certainly this is an immersive book, it is also one that challenges you, forces you to think and learn every moment you are reading it. As a work in translation it is phenomenal, with the translator’s notes prodding you... Read more

Polaris Rising

A Novel

The Consortium Rebellion: Book #1

By: Jessie Mihalik
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure—the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy.

In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the three High Houses, wield the true power.... Read more