Best Cat and Mouse Sci-Fi Audiobooks

Chasing the Dragon

Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 2

by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

Narrated by Ray Porter

Everyone wants the Dragon dead, but bounty hunter Tyrus Rechs takes the contract as a favor—though killing isn't necessarily his plan.

Requiem for Medusa

Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 1

by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

Narrated by Ray Porter

Ray Porter channels Tyrus Rechs' cold fury as he hunts the killers who thought they could murder her and escape justice in the lawless Reach.

Brothers in Arms

Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) • Book 5

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Narrated by Grover Gardner

Miles Naismith's identity crisis deepens when his mercenary finances vanish and he discovers unsettling connections between a rival captain and Komarran rebels.

Paradox Bound

by Peter Clines

Narrated by Ray Porter

Eli becomes obsessed with a time-traveling woman in Revolutionary War clothing who drives a century-old car through modern America. Ray Porter balances the quirky premise with genuine emotional stakes as reality unravels.

Star Carrier

Lost Colonies Trilogy • Book 3

by B.V. Larson

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

Earth's first war fleet rises to dominate space, but their creator Captain Sparhawk begins questioning the fleet's true mission. Edoardo Ballerini's performance captures the military tension and political intrigue perfectly.

Broken Angels

Takeshi Kovacs • Book 2

by Richard K. Morgan

Narrated by Todd McLaren

Takeshi Kovacs trades detective work for military action, seeking alien artifacts on a war-torn planet where death remains temporary.

Brilliance

Brilliance Saga • Book 1

by Marcus Sakey

Narrated by Luke Daniels

Luke Daniels captures the paranoia of a world where one percent of the population has supernatural abilities, following federal agent Nick Cooper as he hunts brilliant terrorists while hiding his own gifts.

Unleashed (Nick Hall Book 4)

Nick Hall • Book 4

by Douglas E. Richards

Narrated by Adam Verner

Mind-reader Nick Hall's brain implants let him weaponize the internet against tyrants, but now he faces his most cunning enemy yet. This high-tech thriller races forward with relentless momentum.

1635: A Parcel of Rogues

Assiti Shards • Book 7

by Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis

Narrated by George Guidall

Oliver Cromwell and Julie Sims stay behind in alternate-history Britain while their diplomatic companions return to Europe, soon finding themselves hunted across the countryside. George Guidall's narration captures both the historical weight and adventure-serial energy perfectly.

Mind's Eye

Nick Hall • Book 1

by Douglas E. Richards

Narrated by Adam Verner

Nick Hall wakes up in a dumpster with memory loss, brain implants, and telepathic abilities while assassins hunt him across the country. Adam Verner's pacing matches the relentless chase as Hall discovers his dangerous new capabilities.

The California Voodoo Game

Dream Park • Book 3

by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes

Narrated by Grover Gardner

Dream Park's ultimate gaming experience becomes a deadly reality when one player harbors murderous intent and cutting-edge software faces its most dangerous test.

Glasshouse

by Charles Stross

Narrated by Kevin R. Free

Robin awakens with missing memories in the 27th century, hunted by unknown enemies in this identity thriller. Stross imagines a future where personalities can be edited and histories censored.

Dream Park

Dream Park • Book 1

by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes

Narrated by Grover Gardner

Virtual reality gaming meets murder mystery when real danger infiltrates a computerized fantasy world in this collaboration between Niven and Barnes that predicted modern gaming culture.

Shadowrun: Chaser

Shadowrun Novels #73.1

by Russell Zimmerman

Narrated by Robert Austin James

Paranormal P.I. Jimmy Kincaid investigates a magical attack on charitable gang members, uncovering conspiracies that blur street crime with supernatural forces.

The Blue-Haired Bombshell

Nuclear Bombshell • Book 5

by John Zakour

Narrated by Richard Rohan, David Coyne, Nanette Savard, Danny Gavigan, Nora Achrati, Ken Jackson, Elizabeth Jernigan, Colleen Delany, Lily Beacon, Richard Cutting, Katy Carkuff, Kimberly Gilbert, Casie Platt, Tim Getman, full cast

The Razor

by J. Barton Mitchell

Narrated by Travis Baldree

Travis Baldree transforms a prison-planet survival thriller into something genuinely gripping—his voice work makes you believe every desperate alliance and impossible choice Marcus Flynn has to make.

Halting State

Halting State • Book 1

by Charles Stross

Narrated by Robert Ian MacKenzie

Edinburgh police investigate a bank robbery committed by orcs and a dragon—inside a virtual reality game that somehow became real crime. Robert Ian MacKenzie navigates Stross's complex blend of gaming culture and near-future technology.

Spook Country

Blue Ant • Book 2

by William Gibson

Narrated by Robertson Dean

Three storylines converge in Gibson's post-9/11 America: a Cuban-Russian translator, a journalist investigating a nonexistent magazine, and mysterious cargo containers. Robertson Dean navigates the paranoid atmosphere where information itself becomes weaponized.

Doctor Who: The Zygon Who Fell to Earth

The Eighth Doctor Adventures #2.6

by Paul Magrs, Tim Brooke-Taylor

Narrated by Paul McGann, Sheridan Smith, Steven Pacey

Ten years later, Aunty Pat runs a Lake District hotel with her ex-rockstar partner, but old friends return with ulterior motives. McGann and Smith reprise their roles in this atmospheric 1980s-set adventure.

The Book of Elsewhere

BRZRKR

by Keanu Reeves, China Miéville

Narrated by Allan Corduner, Asia Kate Dillon, China Miéville, Edoardo Ballerini, Joshua Manning, Lily Rabe, Michiel Huisman, Keanu Reeves

An immortal warrior seeks death after 80,000 years of existence. The star-studded cast, including Reeves himself, tackles this philosophical action story about endless violence and the desire for rest.

Atlantis the Stones

Atlantis • Book 1

by Douglas Hoover, Brandy Thomas - editor

Narrated by Michael Kramer, Dawn Ursula

Average guy Dan's temporary Puerto Rico job becomes a deadly chase when he discovers a mysterious stone, forcing him to reach out to routine-loving friend Aleecia. Michael Kramer and Dawn Ursula balance the modern thriller pacing with ancient Atlantean mystery elements.