Audiobooks Like Dust

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Edoardo Ballerini brings the same precise gravity to Dust that he's carried through the Silo trilogy — his voice has a contained intensity that suits this post-apocalyptic world where every word feels rationed, and at 11 hours the finale feels earned rather than prolonged. He never oversells the despair. Eight recommendations share Ballerini's narration, making this a particularly cohesive batch of listens unified by a narrator who specializes in measured, intelligent sci-fi and literary fiction.

10 audiobooks for fans of Dust

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    Winter World

    The Long Winter • Book 1

    by A.G. Riddle

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Amanda Leigh Cobb

    ★ 4.17 ABR Score (41.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (36.0K) ★ 4.41 Audible (5.9K)
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    Earth freezes into a new ice age while humanity discovers a mysterious object near Mars—but are they looking at extinction or salvation? Ballerini and Cobb capture the desperation perfectly.

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    Sand

    The Sand Chronicles • Book 1

    by Hugh Howey

    Narrated by Jeremy Arthur

    ★ 3.94 ABR Score (33.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (33.3K) ★ 4.32 Audible (571)
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    Four siblings scattered across a post-apocalyptic desert world buried under endless dunes search for each other and answers about their father's disappearance in this haunting family saga.

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    Beacon 23

    Beacon 23 #1-5 • Book 1

    by Hugh Howey

    Narrated by Peter Ganim

    ★ 3.78 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (22.9K) ★ 4.09 Audible (452)
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    A lone lighthouse keeper in space guides ships through hyperspace jumps until everything goes catastrophically wrong. Peter Ganim captures the isolation and growing paranoia of deep space duty perfectly.

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    Star Carrier

    Lost Colonies Trilogy • Book 3

    by B.V. Larson

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 4.10 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.49 Audible (2.6K)
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    Earth's first war fleet rises to dominate space, but their creator Captain Sparhawk begins questioning the fleet's true mission. Edoardo Ballerini's performance captures the military tension and political intrigue perfectly.

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    Dreadnought

    Lost Colonies Trilogy • Book 2

    by B.V. Larson

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 4.06 ABR Score (5.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.43 Audible (3.4K)
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    Edoardo Ballerini voices Captain Sparhawk's impossible choice between Earth's secrecy and humanity's survival in this space exploration thriller.

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    The Complete Short Stories

    by Philip K. Dick, Jonathan Lethem, Chris Malbon, Georgia Hill, Anna Millais, Jeremy Wilson, Raisa Álava, Chris Thornley

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Alyssa Bresnahan

    ★ 4.06 ABR Score (9.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (9.7K)
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    All 118 of Philip K. Dick's reality-bending short stories collected in one massive set. Multiple narrators tackle Dick's paranoid visions and philosophical puzzles across this definitive collection.

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    [Ganymede] [published: October, 2011]

    The Clockwork Century • Book 3

    by Cherie Priest

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 3.80 ABR Score (4.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (4.3K) ★ 4.3 Audible (227)
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    Air pirate Andan Cly attempts legitimate business with a Seattle Underground supply run, but New Orleans and sap money complicate his transition to legal work.

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    Starfire

    by B.V. Larson, Thomas LeMay

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 3.60 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (898) ★ 3.99 Audible (2.6K)
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    Two rival expeditions race to investigate what really caused the mysterious 1908 Tunguska explosion in Siberia. Ballerini's performance builds tension as the competing teams discover that some space mysteries are better left unsolved.

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    The Book of Elsewhere

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    by Keanu Reeves, China Miéville

    Narrated by Allan Corduner, Asia Kate Dillon, China Miéville, Edoardo Ballerini, Joshua Manning, Lily Rabe, Michiel Huisman, Keanu Reeves

    ★ 3.55 ABR Score (10.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.31 Goodreads (9.6K) ★ 4.16 Audible (431)
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    An immortal warrior seeks death after 80,000 years of existence. The star-studded cast, including Reeves himself, tackles this philosophical action story about endless violence and the desire for rest.

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    The Martian

    The Martian • Book 1

    by Andy Weir

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton

    ★ 4.76 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.8 Audible (42.3K)
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    Stranded astronaut Mark Watney's fight for survival on Mars combines technical ingenuity with dark humor, perfectly matched by Wil Wheaton's engaging delivery.

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