Audiobooks Like Second Foundation

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Scott Brick gives Asimov's psychohistory thriller a voice that conveys the intellectual stakes without making the telepathy plot feel pulpy — the cold war of minds between The Mule and the Second Foundation's hidden operatives comes through with a tension that the flat expository style of mid-century science fiction can easily defuse, but Brick holds it. Eight more Asimov titles narrated by Brick appear in the recommendations, with the award-winning titles drawn from the Foundation universe's neighboring works, making this a list built for the reader moving through the classic sci-fi canon.

10 audiobooks for fans of Second Foundation

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    I, Robot

    Robots

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.31 ABR Score (390.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (381.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (8.4K)
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    Nine interconnected stories explore what happens when robots with rigid moral programming encounter human complexity and contradiction. These aren't action tales but philosophical puzzles wrapped in deceptively simple prose.

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    Nemesis

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 3.95 ABR Score (20.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (19.4K) ★ 4.41 Audible (1.3K)
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    Scott Brick's measured, intelligent delivery elevates what could be a dry hard-sci-fi premise into something genuinely gripping—he finds the human stakes buried inside Asimov's sprawling solar system. If you want speculative fiction that trusts your brain but doesn't bore you, this is the rare narrator who makes that balance work.

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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)
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    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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    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

    Blade Runner

    by Philip K. Dick

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 4.18 ABR Score (528.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (517.9K) ★ 4.33 Audible (11.0K)
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    Bounty hunter Rick Deckard hunts escaped androids in post-apocalyptic San Francisco while questioning what makes someone human. Scott Brick's steady delivery suits the philosophical noir atmosphere.

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    Pebble in the Sky

    Galactic Empire • Book 3

    by Isaac Asimov

    Narrated by Jon Lindstrom

    ★ 4.09 ABR Score (28.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (27.7K) ★ 4.62 Audible (599)
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    The Quantum Thief

    Jean le Flambeur • Book 1

    by Hannu Rajaniemi

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 3.68 ABR Score (24.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.82 Goodreads (24.1K) ★ 3.99 Audible (839)
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    Jean le Flambeur wakes up in the Dilemma Prison having to kill himself daily—Rajaniemi's dense far-future SF gets Scott Brick's patient treatment.

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    Ender's Shadow

    Ender's Shadow • Book 1

    by Orson Scott Card

    Narrated by Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, full cast

    ★ 4.59 ABR Score (194.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (180.6K) ★ 4.76 Audible (13.8K)
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    Bean's parallel journey through Battle School gets full-cast treatment, with Scott Brick and Gabrielle de Cuir leading voices that capture both his genius and vulnerability.

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    The Fractal Prince

    Jean le Flambeur • Book 2

    by Hannu Rajaniemi

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 3.95 ABR Score (9.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (9.3K) ★ 4.35 Audible (282)
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    Scott Brick navigates this reality-bending sequel where a mysterious physics paper contains terrifying ideas far beyond current understanding. In a city of fast ones and shadow players, revolution brews while a thief attempts impossible heists.

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    Nether Station

    Nether Station • Book 1

    by Kevin J. Anderson

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 3.63 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (966) ★ 4.11 Audible (342)
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    Astrophysicist Cammie Skoura joins humanity's first expedition to a mysterious wormhole in the outer solar system. Scott Brick's narration perfectly balances hard science fiction with creeping Lovecraftian dread.

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    The Affinities

    by Robert Charles Wilson, Teresa Nielsen Hayden

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    ★ 3.52 ABR Score (2.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.41 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.01 Audible (189)
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    Near-future technology sorts people into twenty-two precise social groups based on genetics and behavior mapping. Brick's clinical tone reflects how algorithmic matching changes human connection forever.

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