Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

A Novel

By: Shannon Chakraborty
Narrated by: Lameece Issaq & Amin El Gamal
Length: 16 hours 59 minutes

“LOVED this pirate adventure story! Protagonist is an older woman going on one last adventure, and she is BADASS AF. Super fun, and the audiobook was extremely well done! One of my favorite reads of 2023! Read more

The Quantum Thief

Jean le Flambeur: Book #1

By: Hannu Rajaniemi
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

The Quantum Thief is a Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Science Fiction & Fantasy title. One of Library Journal's Best SF/Fantasy Books of 2011

Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist, and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy- from breaking into the... Read more

A Half-Built Garden

By: Ruthanna Emrys
Narrated by: Kate Handford
Length: 15 hours 49 minutes

A literary descendent of Ursula K. Le Guin, Ruthanna Emrys crafts a novel of extraterrestrial diplomacy and urgent climate repair bursting with quiet, tenuous hope and an underlying warmth. A Half-Built Garden depicts a world worth building towards, a humanity worth saving from itself, and an alien community worth entering with open arms. It's... Read more

Ancillary Justice

Imperial Radch: Book #1

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

“Read by Adjoa Andoh, the audiobook rendition of Ann Leckie's fantastic scifi novel brings the world and characters to life. Read more

A Conspiracy of Truths

By: Alexandra Rowland
Narrated by: James Langton
Length: 14 hours 58 minutes

A wrongfully imprisoned storyteller spins stories from his jail cell that just might have the power to save him—and take down a corrupt government.

Arrested on accusations of witchcraft and treason, Chant finds himself trapped in a cold, filthy jail cell in a foreign land. With only his advocate, the unhelpful and uninterested Consanza, he... Read more

Dead Silence

By: S.A. Barnes
Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
Length: 13 hours 8 minutes

"The audiobook read by Lauren Ezzo makes for compulsive, edge-of-seat listening." - Buzzfeed

"Ezzo's dark tone and emotional connection terrify and comfort listeners in equal measure. Not for the faint of heart."-AudioFile Magazine

Titanic meets The Shining in S.A. Barnes’ Dead Silence, a SF horror novel in which a woman and her crew board a... Read more

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth: Book #1

By: N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 15 hours 27 minutes

“The Fifth Season is an amazing, dark, and gripping work that will hook you from the first sentence. I cannot express to you how much this book stunned me. Robin's narration is well paced and engaging. While I wish this was a book for everyone to listen to, it isn't; destruction, trauma, and rage follow the women and girls who tell their stories.... Read more

Light From Uncommon Stars

By: Ryka Aoki
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

“Narrated by Cindy Kay who lends her melodic voice to bolster the story and gives characters respectful, authentic accents. I love this story! 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

Green Rider

Green Rider: Book #1

By: Kristen Britain
Narrated by: Ellen Archer
Length: 16 hours 2 minutes

Karigan G’ladheon, running away from school, is traveling through a deep forest when a galloping horse pounds up to her, its rider impaled by two black-shafted arrows. With his dying breath, he tells her he is a Green Rider, one of the magical messengers of the King. Before he dies, he makes Karigan swear to deliver the message he’s... Read more

Mistborn

The Final Empire

The Mistborn Saga: Book #1

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Length: 24 hours 39 minutes

“The Final Empire is the most well-thought-out and interesting world of any book I’ve read. Brandon Sanderson is lauded for his fantastic world-building, and Mistborn is no exception. The magic system in The Final Empire is my favorite part of the book; it’s complex and incredibly unique, and integral to the worldbuilding. The characters are well... 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 has been a favorite author of mine since the first time I picked this book up in 2019. I’ve since read everything she’s written and while I’m hanging by a thread awaiting her next book, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet is still my favorite. You can’t beat the characters, the humor, the representation… If you’re a fan of space... Read more

Chilling Effect

A Novel

Chilling Effect: Book #1

By: Valerie Valdes
Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
Length: 14 hours 14 minutes

A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure.Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even... Read more

Gideon the Ninth

Locked Tomb: Book #1

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

“Fantasy, horror, murder mystery with lesbian necromancers in space! 10/10 butch & femme representation without the whole story revolving around romance. So creepy & queer & good! Read more

All Systems Red

Murderbot Diaries: Book #1

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

“Alien meets The Expanse with a great robot narrator. I love Murderbot! Read more