Best Andy Weir Audiobooks

The best Andy Weir audiobooks — 7 titles ranked by listening experience across Sci-Fi, Literature & Fiction, averaging 4.27 ABR stars.

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Andy Weir makes hard science feel like a thriller. His breakout novel The Martian established his signature mode: a protagonist in catastrophic trouble, solving problems with ingenuity and dark humor, one step at a time. The science is meticulous and explained in plain language without ever stopping the momentum — Weir trusts readers to keep up. Project Hail Mary pushes this even further, delivering one of science fiction's most purely joyful first-contact stories, built on the same relentless problem-solving energy. Artemis shows his range, though it's the science puzzle plots where he truly excels. Weir writes for readers who want their fiction to feel earned — where solutions come from physics and chemistry, not plot convenience. If you love science and want stories that make you feel genuinely clever for following along, Weir is essential reading.

Andy Weir's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is Project Hail Mary, narrated by Ray Porter (4.93 ABR stars). Performed by narrators including Ray Porter, Wil Wheaton, Rosario Dawson, and more. Rankings here weight the listening experience — narrator performance and Audible ratings factor alongside reader scores.

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    Project Hail Mary

    by Andy Weir

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    ★ 4.93 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (1.4M) ★ 4.87 Audible (267.8K)
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    Ryland Grace awakens alone on a spacecraft with amnesia, gradually remembering he's humanity's last hope against star-consuming aliens, perfectly captured by Ray Porter's engaging performance.

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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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    Artemis

    by Andy Weir

    Narrated by Rosario Dawson

    ★ 4.09 ABR Score (431.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.68 Goodreads (332.8K) ★ 4.35 Audible (98.3K)
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    Jazz Bashara smuggles contraband on humanity's first lunar city until she attempts the perfect crime that could destroy everything. The moon's criminal underworld comes alive through this fast-paced heist story set in a richly imagined off-world society.

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    James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal

    by Andy Weir

    Narrated by Graeme Malcolm

    ★ 4.06 ABR Score (10.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (3.7K) ★ 4.44 Audible (6.4K)
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    Three origin tales reveal how the future arch-nemesis of Sherlock Holmes operated as London's premier consulting criminal. In just over an hour, this collection offers a clever flip on familiar Victorian crime fiction.

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    The Egg

    by Andy Weir

    Narrated by R.C. Bray

    ★ 4.15 ABR Score (42.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.21 Goodreads (39.0K) ★ 4.36 Audible (3.9K)
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    After dying in a car accident, a man meets God and learns the universe's ultimate truth about reincarnation and human connection. R.C. Bray's intimate performance suits this philosophical journey perfectly.

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    Forward Collection • Book 6

    by Andy Weir

    Narrated by Janina Gavankar

    ★ 3.72 ABR Score (39.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.54 Goodreads (35.1K) ★ 4.18 Audible (4.0K)
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    Weir tackles casino security in the near future, where quantum computers make cheating impossible—until someone finds a way to game the system from the inside anyway.

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    Devoradores de estrelas

    by Andy Weir, Natalie Gerhardt

    Narrated by Rafael Maia

    ★ 4.21 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 5 Audible (12)
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    Grace desperately searches for a solution to save Earth from star-consuming microorganisms in this Portuguese edition of Weir's thrilling space adventure.

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How We Rank Audiobooks

Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.

Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.

Rankings update periodically as new ratings come in and new titles are added to the collection.

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