10 audiobooks for fans of Cryptonomicon
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Seveneves
Narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal, Will Damron
★ 4.09 ABR Score (151.6K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (125.8K) ★ 4.26 Audible (25.8K)More about this pick
The moon explodes, giving humanity two years before Earth becomes uninhabitable, sparking a desperate exodus to space. Mary Robinette Kowal and Will Damron tackle Stephenson's technical density across this massive narrative.
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The Diamond Age
Narrated by Jennifer Wiltsie
★ 4.08 ABR Score (101.3K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (93.5K) ★ 4.23 Audible (7.9K)More about this pick
Young Nell receives an interactive book designed to educate a neo-Victorian lord's daughter in Stephenson's nanotechnology future. Wiltsie handles the intricate world-building and coming-of-age elements with clear-eyed intelligence.
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Snow Crash
Narrated by Jonathan Davis
★ 4.04 ABR Score (320.8K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (299.2K) ★ 4.18 Audible (21.6K)More about this pick
Pizza delivery driver Hiro investigates a computer virus that kills hackers in both virtual reality and real life. Jonathan Davis handles Stephenson's dense cyberpunk satire with energy, making the technical exposition surprisingly digestible.
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Termination Shock
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 3.95 ABR Score (24.5K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (21.0K) ★ 4.34 Audible (3.5K)More about this pick
Stephenson tackles geoengineering through a Texas billionaire's plan to reverse climate change by shooting sulfur into the atmosphere. Ballerini handles the sprawling cast with precision across continents.
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Old Man's War
Old Man\u2019s War • Book 1
by John Scalzi
Narrated by William Dufris
★ 4.43 ABR Score (255.3K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (226.8K) ★ 4.55 Audible (28.5K)More about this pick
John Perry's 75th birthday recruitment into humanity's star-spanning military gets perfectly pitched energy from William Dufris.
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The Naked Sun
Robot • Book 2
by Isaac Asimov, Chris Moore
Narrated by William Dufris
★ 4.42 ABR Score (67.3K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (64.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
William Dufris captures Baley's claustrophobic terror as the Earth detective must solve murder on a Spacer world where humans live in complete isolation.
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The Robots of Dawn
Robot • Book 3
by Isaac Asimov
Narrated by William Dufris
★ 4.41 ABR Score (58.4K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (55.5K) ★ 4.74 Audible (2.9K)More about this pick
Detective Baley investigates roboticide on Aurora, where humanoid robots challenge the Three Laws, and Dufris balances mystery plotting with Asimov's technological philosophy.
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The Last Colony
Old Man's War • Book 3
by John Scalzi
Narrated by William Dufris
★ 4.33 ABR Score (84.4K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (73.9K) ★ 4.59 Audible (10.5K)More about this pick
Retirement on alien soil turns deadly when colonial politics drag John Perry back into galactic warfare. Dufris captures Perry's weary wisdom perfectly, balancing domestic tranquility with mounting dread.
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Judas Unchained
Commonwealth Saga • Book 2
by Peter F. Hamilton, Marta García Martínez
Narrated by John Lee
★ 4.30 ABR Score (48.4K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (40.7K) ★ 4.48 Audible (7.7K)More about this pick
Hamilton concludes his Commonwealth Saga as humanity fights for survival against the technologically superior Prime aliens bent on galactic conquest. John Lee handles the massive cast and complex plot threads across this 40-hour epic finale.
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Old Man's War Boxed Set I: Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony
Old Man's War #1-3 • Book 2
by John Scalzi
Narrated by William Dufris
★ 4.26 ABR Score (14.9K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (948) ★ 4.48 Audible (14.0K)More about this pick
Scalzi's galactic war trilogy gets the full treatment here, following humanity's colonial expansion while Earth remains deliberately ignorant of the cosmic situation.
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