Audiobooks Like We

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Louise Brealey, Margaret Atwood, and Toby Jones narrate We in an ensemble production that elevates a 1920s foundational dystopia into an event listen — Atwood's participation in particular adds a layer of literary lineage to the text, and the 9-hour runtime means the full cast ensemble never overstays its welcome. Two picks share narrators from this cast, and seven are highly rated; listeners drawn to serious dystopian fiction with genuine philosophical weight and the kind of narration that treats the source material with historical respect will find that register across these recommendations.

10 audiobooks for fans of We

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    All These Worlds

    Bobiverse • Book 3

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.68 ABR Score (134.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (65.4K) ★ 4.78 Audible (68.9K)
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    Ray Porter returns as Bob's various clones wage war against ancient aliens while humanity's colonies bicker and Brazilian probes cause interstellar havoc.

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    What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    What If? • Book 2

    by Randall Munroe

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton

    4.39 ABR Score (18.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (17.7K) ★ 4.73 Audible (1.2K)
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    Wil Wheaton's deadpan delivery transforms Munroe's absurd physics questions into comedy gold—he nails the running joke of treating ridiculous scenarios with complete scientific seriousness.

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    Bloodchild and Other Stories

    by Octavia E. Butler

    Narrated by Malik Rashad, Allyson Johnson, Bahni Turpin

    4.11 ABR Score (27.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (27.6K) ★ 4.55 Audible (76)
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    Butler explores symbiosis, survival, and power through stories where humans aren't always on top. The trio of narrators — Rashad, Johnson, and Turpin — each capture different facets of Butler's unsettling future worlds.

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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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    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)
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    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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    System Collapse

    The Murderbot Diaries • Book 7

    by Martha Wells

    Narrated by Kevin R. Free

    4.40 ABR Score (81.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (76.8K) ★ 4.66 Audible (4.2K)
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    Kevin R. Free perfectly captures Murderbot's anxiety spiral as corporate rescue missions and ethical dilemmas collide on a colonized planet in crisis.

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    The Horizon

    Arisen • Book 6

    by Glynn James, Michael Stephen Fuchs

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    4.39 ABR Score (6.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.76 Audible (3.8K)
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    Alpha team gets their first chance to rest after completing their zombie apocalypse mission, but R.C. Bray shows how quiet moments can be as dangerous as combat.

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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    Space Odyssey Series • Book 1

    by Arthur C. Clarke

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.38 ABR Score (350.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (338.0K) ★ 4.55 Audible (12.5K)
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    Clarke's mysterious monoliths guide human evolution from ape-man to star child in this philosophical space odyssey that redefined science fiction.

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    The Siege of Earth

    The Ember War Saga • Book 7

    by Richard Fox

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

    4.36 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.3K)
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    Earth faces final destruction as a Xaros moon unleashes drone armadas while humanity mounts desperate defenses at Mars and Pluto. Luke Daniels captures the epic scale and emotional weight as the Ember War saga builds toward its climactic battle for survival.

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    Chasing the Dragon

    Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 2

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.36 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (934) ★ 4.76 Audible (3.1K)
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    Everyone wants the Dragon dead, but bounty hunter Tyrus Rechs takes the contract as a favor—though killing isn't necessarily his plan.

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