10 audiobooks for fans of Exhalation
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Dust
Silo • Book 3
by Hugh Howey
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Why this book?
Both audiobooks benefit from Edoardo Ballerini's nuanced narration to explore philosophical mysteries within dystopian settings, delivering contemplative pacing that rewards close listening. The shared narrative sensibility—combining speculative worldbuilding with intimate character perspective—creates a similarly immersive 11-hour listening experience that lingers long after completion.
★ 4.42 ABR Score (144.4K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (141.0K) ★ 4.69 Audible (3.4K)More about this pick
Jules must prevent the destruction of Silo 18 while grappling with the truth about the outside world in Howey's trilogy conclusion that questions whether some lies are worth preserving.
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The Solar War
The Long Winter • Book 2
by A.G. Riddle
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Amanda Leigh Cobb
★ 4.21 ABR Score (24.0K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (21.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
Ballerini and Cobb's dual narration makes the competing perspectives feel like separate battles unfolding in real time, turning what could be exposition-heavy sci-fi into something genuinely suspenseful and hard to put down.
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The Lost Colony
The Long Winter • Book 3
by A.G. Riddle
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Amanda Leigh Cobb
★ 4.19 ABR Score (23.6K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (21.1K) ★ 4.48 Audible (2.6K)More about this pick
Ballerini and Cobb's dual narration transforms this sci-fi finale into something genuinely cinematic, where their distinct voices clarify competing timelines and perspectives in ways print simply can't match.
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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)More about this pick
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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Elsewhere
by Dean Koontz
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Imani Parks, Josh Bloomberg, Brian Holden, Kevin T. Collins, Soneela Nankani, Alexander Cendese, Amanda Leigh Cobb
★ 4.03 ABR Score (27.5K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (23.4K) ★ 4.26 Audible (4.2K)More about this pick
A stellar ensemble cast elevates Koontz's multiverse thriller, with each narrator bringing distinct voices to characters jumping between realities, making the disorienting jumps feel genuinely immersive.
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A Desolation Called Peace
Teixcalaan Series • Book 2
by Arkady Martine
Narrated by Amy Landon
★ 4.35 ABR Score (38.9K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (37.1K) ★ 4.64 Audible (1.8K) - 7
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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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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The Wind's Twelve Quarters
The Wind's Twelve Quarters #1-2
Narrated by Amy Landon, Grover Gardner, Will Watt
★ 3.88 ABR Score (8.2K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (8.0K) ★ 4.21 Audible (160)More about this pick
Le Guin's short story collection is a masterclass in speculative storytelling, and the three narrators bring distinct voices to each tale without losing the underlying philosophical depth that makes her work timeless.
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