Sophisticated Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Speculative

The Ministry of Time

A Novel

By: Kaliane Bradley
Narrated by: George Weightman & Katie Leung
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“Slow burn yet spicy romance, science fiction, spy thriller…this has it all yet somehow is better than all of those put together. Read more

Beautyland

By: Marie-Helene Bertino
Narrated by: Andi Arndt
Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

“I've decided Beautyland is my favorite book of all time. It’s dripping in sincerity, vulnerability, and ironically(!) humanity. I laughed out loud and often, I made extreme outward noises of heartache, and I often had to pause reading just to shut the book and hug it. As soon as I was done, I read it again. Read more

Sea of Tranquility

A novel

By: Emily St. John Mandel
Narrated by: John Lee, Dylan Moore, Arthur Morey & Kirsten Potter
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

“A gem of a novel, spiraling out of place and time to shape our present hopes and anxieties into a story of peace and resilience. Mandel weaves effortlessly between historical and science fiction and is a master of immersive storytelling. Read more

Station Eleven

A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)

By: Emily St. John Mandel
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

“I never knew an apocalypse could be so peaceful. "Station Eleven" is the perfect tragedy and the perfect comedy, worthy of its traveling Shakespeare performers indeed. Its story is ingenious, its prose haunting, its characters dynamic and their actions remarkably bold. Read more

The Book of Strange New Things

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

By: Michel Faber
Narrated by: Dougray Scott, Full Cast, Hayley Atwell & Joe Armstrong
Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

A BBC Radio adaptation of Michel Faber’s science fiction masterpiece, starring Dougray Scott, Joe Armstrong and Hayley Atwell

Peter is a devoted husband and man of faith who is called to the mission of a lifetime – one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice. Hired as a preacher by an enigmatic corporation called USIC, he must leave... Read more

Under the Skin

By: Michel Faber
Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Hailed as "original and unsettling, an Animal Farm for the new century" (Wall Street Journal), this debut novel lingers long after the last page has been turned.A "fascinating psychological thriller" (Baltimore Sun), this entrancing novel introduces Isserley, a female driver who scouts the Scottish highlands for male hitchhikers with big... Read more

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed: Book #1

By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

“Octavia E. Butler was a prolific sci-fi futuristic author, the Parable trilogy takes readers on a realistic view of 2024. Everything that you read is playing out in REAL LIFE. She was asked how she came to write this type of work and her response was if you look at history it will show you where we're going. Read more

The Lathe of Heaven

By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: George Guidall
Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

A classic science fiction novel by one of the greatest writers of the genre, set in a future world where one man's dreams control the fate of humanity. In a future world racked by violence and environmental catastrophes, George Orr wakes up one day to discover that his dreams have the ability to alter reality. He seeks help from Dr. William... Read more

The Left Hand of Darkness

By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: George Guidall
Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

“Le Guin has no interest in spoonfeeding her reader exposition, nor allowing them to wade in slowly to the alien world of her characters. Like Genly Ai, one must simply accept their place in the narrative and dwell within it, and try to understand and love what this new, complex, foreign, fascinating planet offers its envoys. This novel is like... Read more