10 audiobooks for fans of Redshirts
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The Consuming Fire
The Interdependency • Book 2
by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton
★ 4.41 ABR Score (50.0K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (37.6K) ★ 4.65 Audible (12.3K)More about this pick
The interdimensional Flow that connects human civilization is collapsing, and Wil Wheaton captures Scalzi's wit amid this empire's death throes.
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Fuzzy Nation
Fuzzy Sapiens • Book 7
by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi - introduction
Why this book?
Fuzzy Nation delivers the same clever, self-aware humor and meta-textual wit that makes Redshirts so entertaining, while Wil Wheaton's narration brings the same engaging energy to another wildly imaginative Scalzi adventure. Both audiobooks blend comedy with genuine heart, making them equally rewarding listens that reward close attention to the author's playful storytelling.
★ 4.35 ABR Score (46.5K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (32.3K) ★ 4.6 Audible (14.1K)More about this pick
Prospector Jack Holloway discovers adorable creatures that might be sentient, threatening corporate mining rights on their planet. Wil Wheaton brings infectious enthusiasm to Scalzi's witty reimagining of H. Beam Piper's classic.
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The Last Emperox
The Interdependency • Book 3
by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton
★ 4.32 ABR Score (42.1K ratings)★ 4.14 Goodreads (33.4K) ★ 4.59 Audible (8.8K)More about this pick
The Flow's collapse accelerates, cutting off entire star systems as Emperox Grayland fights to save civilization from those profiting off the apocalypse. Wil Wheaton captures both cosmic scale and political urgency.
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The Kaiju Preservation Society
by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton
★ 4.19 ABR Score (86.0K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (72.6K) ★ 4.47 Audible (13.3K)More about this pick
Jamie Gray stumbles from pandemic food delivery into interdimensional monster conservation work. Wheaton brings playful energy to Scalzi's pandemic-era comfort food about giant creatures and found family.
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Agent to the Stars
by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton
Why this book?
Agent to the Stars delivers the same irreverent humor and meta-textual wit that make Redshirts such a delight, while Wil Wheaton's narration brings equal charm to this tale of an unlikely Hollywood agent navigating absurd circumstances. Both works showcase Scalzi's gift for blending comedy with genuine heart, making the slightly longer runtime feel like time spent with a writer who never takes himself too seriously.
★ 4.14 ABR Score (40.4K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (24.1K) ★ 4.45 Audible (16.3K)More about this pick
First contact gets the Hollywood treatment when aliens hire a talent agent to manage their image problem—they smell like rotting fish.
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Head On (Narrated
Lock In Series • Book 2
by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton
★ 4.37 ABR Score (9.9K ratings)★ 4.52 Audible (9.9K) - 7
The Collapsing Empire
The Interdependency • Book 1
by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton
Why this book?
Scalzi's signature blend of humor, irreverent characters, and mind-bending science fiction concepts shines equally bright in *The Collapsing Empire*, while Wil Wheaton's narration captures the same witty, conversational tone that made *Redshirts* so engaging to experience as audio. Both novels prioritize sharp dialogue and philosophical questions wrapped in entertaining storytelling, making them equally satisfying listens.
★ 4.26 ABR Score (81.4K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (60.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (21.0K)More about this pick
When the interdimensional passages connecting humanity's scattered worlds begin failing, political intrigue races against cosmic catastrophe.
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Lock In
Lock In • Book 1
by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton
★ 4.13 ABR Score (89.7K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (72.3K) ★ 4.41 Audible (17.5K)More about this pick
A pandemic leaves millions conscious but paralyzed, creating a new class of citizens who navigate through robotic bodies. FBI agent Chris Shane investigates murder in this near-future disability rights thriller.
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The Android's Dream
The Android's Dream • Book 1
by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton
Why this book?
Scalzi's sharp wit and meta-narrative humor that made *Redshirts* so entertaining carries through *The Android's Dream*, while Wheaton's delivery brings the same engaging energy to an equally inventive sci-fi romp that plays with genre conventions. Both audiobooks offer that rare combination of clever storytelling and pure listening pleasure that makes long commutes or workouts genuinely fun.
★ 4.12 ABR Score (37.2K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (24.2K) ★ 4.41 Audible (12.9K)More about this pick
Scalzi opens with an interstellar diplomatic incident triggered by weaponized flatulence—Wheaton's deadpan delivery makes the absurdist humor land perfectly.
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye
by John Scalzi
Narrated by Wil Wheaton
★ 3.81 ABR Score (20.4K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (18.5K) ★ 4.21 Audible (1.9K)More about this pick
Scalzi tackles the absurd premise of Earth's moon being replaced by cheese with scientific rigor and deadpan humor that Wil Wheaton delivers with perfect straight-faced commitment.
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