Best Betrayal Sci-Fi Audiobooks

This Inevitable Ruin

Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 7

by Matt Dinniman

Narrated by Jeff Hays, Travis Baldree

Jeff Hays and Travis Baldree tackle the chaos of Faction Wars as Carl's team faces nine alien armies in a massive battle for the ninth floor's central castle.

Countdown

Welcome to the Multiverse • Book 2

by Sean Oswald

Narrated by Travis Baldree

Silas gains power rapidly but faces growing enemies as humanity's days dwindle toward zero. Travis Baldree guides listeners through system-gaming mechanics, betrayals, and the addition of a crucial fifth team member.

Cataclysm

Arisen • Book 9

by Michael Stephen Fuchs

Narrated by R.C. Bray

London falls to the zombie tide while Alpha team fragments in Africa's deadly confusion and humanity's savior plummets toward Earth. R.C. Bray handles the apocalyptic scope and multiple fronts of this climactic zombie war finale.

Halo: Mortal Dictata

Halo • Book 13

by Karen Traviss

Narrated by Euan Morton

With the Covenant War ended, ONI faces colonial grievances and personal vendettas in this series conclusion. Euan Morton's 17-hour performance captures the weight of war's aftermath across multiple storylines.

Earth Defiant

The Ember War Saga • Book 4

by Richard Fox

Narrated by Luke Daniels

Humanity faces betrayal and the alien Toth fleet demanding Earth's most precious resource, with Luke Daniels narrating Lieutenant Hale's impossible choice between survival and soul.

Scherben der Ehre

Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 1

by Lois McMaster Bujold, Michael Morgental

Narrated by Grover Gardner

Cordelia Naismith leads a planetary survey that becomes a diplomatic nightmare when Barrayaran forces capture her expedition. This German edition of Bujold's space opera debut explores military honor across cultures.

Sisterhood of Dune

Schools of Dune • Book 1

by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

Narrated by Scott Brick

Set eighty-three years after the thinking machines' destruction, Scott Brick guides listeners through the political machinations shaping the early Imperium with his steady narration.

Once Upon A Galactic Time

Alpha Red • Book 1

by N.D. Shar, Natalie Debrabandere

Narrated by Abby Craden

Navy Commander Storm Redfield wakes up 200 years in the future to find humanity has joined a galactic civilization—and she doesn't belong. Science fiction with military precision and time displacement themes.

Kill Team

Galaxy's Edge • Book 3

by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

Narrated by R.C. Bray

Legion survivors form an elite assassination squad to hunt those responsible for the Kublar disaster. R.C. Bray commands this military science fiction with his signature intensity.

Synergy

Somnia Online • Book 7

by K.T. Hanna

Narrated by Andrea Parsneau

Somnia Online collapses as Murmur desperately chases Sinister through portals while James' game entry creates chaos for the development team behind everything.

The Shadow of Cincinnatus

The Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire • Book 2

by Christopher G. Nuttall

Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

Admiral Drake seizes imperial power to restore the Federation, but bureaucrats and corporations resist his military coup. Fourteen hours of space opera politics as one man tries rebuilding a crumbling galactic civilization.

1635: The Weaver's Code (Ring of Fire Book 37)

1632: Ring of Fire • Book 37

by Eric Flint, Jody Lynn Nye

Narrated by George Guidall

Young gentlewoman Margaret de Beauchamp's fate intertwines with imprisoned Americans in the Tower of London, receiving money to save her family's wool trade. George Guidall's experienced voice guides this complex alternate history with steady pacing.

The Future Is Yours

by Dan Frey

Narrated by Cary Hite, Vikas Adam, Kyla Garcia, Rob Shapiro, Catherine Ho, Aneesh Chaganty, Dion Graham, Joshua Kane, Thérèse Plummer, Natasha Soudek, Bahni Turpin, Full Cast

A full-cast ensemble elevates this time-travel thriller into something genuinely unsettling: each narrator embodies a character's perspective on the same catastrophic future, making you question whose version of truth to believe.

Woken Furies

Takeshi Kovacs • Book 3

by Richard K. Morgan

Narrated by William Dufris

Takeshi Kovacs faces biomachines and betrayal on his home planet, where consciousness-swapping technology makes death negotiable. William Dufris captures the noir-cyberpunk tone of this complex series finale.

Clean Sweeps

by Jonathan Maberry

Narrated by Ray Porter

Space pirates clash with Special Forces in Maberry's offworld adventure where heroism, betrayal, and media ratings collide in deadly combination.

The Pawn: A Silo Story

Underground • Book 1

by Thomas Robins

Narrated by Virtual Voice

Mason's daughter Sara uncovers her father's secret resistance work after his cleaning ritual goes unexpectedly. A haunting addition to Hugh Howey's underground world.

Slow Bullets

by Alastair Reynolds

Narrated by Susan Duerden

A conscripted soldier named Scur awakens from war's end to find humanity's civilization hanging by a thread on a damaged starship. Susan Duerden navigates this compact but ambitious space opera with focused intensity.