10 audiobooks for fans of Dragonquest
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Freedom's Choice
Catteni • Book 2
Narrated by Susie Breck, Dick Hill
★ 4.12 ABR Score (9.5K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (8.7K) ★ 4.63 Audible (839)More about this pick
Humans enslaved on an alien planet must decide whether to fight for their prison world when they learn their captors are just mercenaries. The dual narration by Breck and Hill adds energy to this space colonization tale of survival and resistance.
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Freedom's Challenge
Catteni • Book 3
Narrated by Susie Breck, Dick Hill
★ 4.14 ABR Score (8.2K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (7.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (751)More about this pick
Human colonists on planet Botany refuse to surrender their hard-won home to alien overseers in McCaffrey's resistance tale.
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Freedom's Ransom )
Catteni • Book 4
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 4.08 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (5.6K) ★ 4.61 Audible (639)More about this pick
Dick Hill's gruff, commanding narration makes this space opera feel earned rather than earnest—he grounds McCaffrey's alien intrigue and political scheming in genuine urgency that'll keep you hooked for nine hours straight.
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Freedom's Landing
Catteni • Book 1
Narrated by Susie Breck
★ 4.08 ABR Score (13.5K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (12.5K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.1K)More about this pick
Kristin Bjornsen survives alien invasion and enslavement, then gets dropped on a harsh colony planet with other human survivors. Susie Breck's performance captures both Kristin's determination and the diverse group dynamics of reluctant colonists.
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The Light of Other Days
by Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter
Narrated by Dick Hill
Why this book?
Dick Hill's commanding narration brings the same sense of epic scope to Clarke and Baxter's exploration of humanity's future that he brings to McCaffrey's dragon-filled world, while both audiobooks balance grand technological or fantastical concepts with intimate character moments across their substantial 12-hour runtimes.
★ 3.88 ABR Score (8.7K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (8.3K) ★ 4.27 Audible (419)More about this pick
Quantum technology creates universal surveillance where every wall becomes transparent and privacy dies overnight—then the same tech starts peering into the past itself. Clarke and Baxter explore how humanity might adapt when every secret becomes visible.
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2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
by Albert Brooks
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 3.39 ABR Score (6.1K ratings)★ 3.49 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 3.67 Audible (301)More about this pick
Brooks imagines an America where curing cancer created a demographic disaster, with aging baby boomers draining resources while younger generations revolt, and the scenario feels uncomfortably plausible.
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Survivors
The Coming Collapse • Book 2
by James Wesley, Rawles
Narrated by Dick Hill
★ 3.67 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 3.61 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.17 Audible (1.9K)More about this pick
Stock markets crash overnight, hyperinflation cripples commerce, and power grids fail as "the Crunch" begins. Dick Hill's authoritative voice guides listeners through Rawles' vision of societal collapse where survival preparation becomes essential.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 1
Narrated by Jeff Hays
★ 4.80 ABR Score (335.5K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (284.3K) ★ 4.86 Audible (51.2K)More about this pick
When Earth becomes a literal death game show, one man and his ex-girlfriend's cat fight for survival in underground dungeons designed to entertain alien viewers. Jeff Hays channels Carl's desperate humor perfectly, making the absurd premise land with surprising emotional weight.
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Starsight
Skyward • Book 2
Narrated by Suzy Jackson
★ 4.61 ABR Score (133.0K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (109.9K) ★ 4.77 Audible (23.1K)More about this pick
Spensa goes undercover among the alien Superiority to steal their hyperdrive technology, infiltrating the very empire that keeps her planet trapped. Suzy Jackson handles both Spensa's voice and the various alien characters with skill.
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Not Till We Are Lost
Bobiverse • Book 5
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.50 ABR Score (32.3K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (19.1K) ★ 4.73 Audible (13.2K)More about this pick
The Bobiverse fractures after the Starfleet War, with Ray Porter navigating the emotional weight as the once-united Bobs face their most existential threat yet.
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