Science Fiction bestsellers

The Ministry of Time

A Novel

By: Kaliane Bradley
Narrated by: George Weightman & Katie Leung
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

“A fresh approach to time-travel fiction, this one resists being pigeonholed into any one category. It is funny but not goofy, sexy but not centered around love scenes, science-fictional but not so much that you couldn’t shelve it with the 'regular' fiction, literary yet not un-commercial, realistic about humans 1�7 impact on the earth but not... Read more

Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2)

Iron Widow: Book #2

By: Xiran Jay Zhao
Narrated by: Rong Fu
Length: 21 hours 3 minutes

“After the massive cliffhanger at the end of the first book, Iron Widow, I was sad to hear that the author had to delay the release date of this book but I understood why. And now I can say it was well worth the wait! Filled with drama and intrigue, this sequel poses as many questions as it answers. Zetian is a complex character whose motivations... Read more

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

A Monk and Robot Book

Monk & Robot: Book #1

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Em Grosland
Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

“Imagine a world with many, many cups of tea. Doesn’t this world sound amazing? Doesn’t it calm you just to think of it? Sibling Dex makes people tea as a way of life, but they are still struggling to find meaning in the world. Just when they think they’re about to figure it out by seeking out the supposedly-extinct cricket song, they stumble... Read more

Gideon the Ninth

Locked Tomb: Book #1

By: Tamsyn Muir
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Length: 16 hours 49 minutes

“Trick or treat yourself to this deliciously gruesome and wickedly funny locked-house mystery! Journey to a haunted gothic manor in space with Gideon Nav, a foul-mouthed and dirty magazine-loving orphan of the Ninth House, pressed into service as the cavalier primary to her worst enemy, the heiress to the Ninth House, the necromantic lady... Read more

The Midnight Library

A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

“When Nora Seed decides to end her life, she ends up in The Midnight Library, where every book holds a second chance at a life she could have lived had she chosen differently. If you’ve ever had regrets or wondered what could have been (…or if you’ve ever worn grippy socks), this comforting, satisfying, empathetic book is for you. Some have... Read more

This Is How You Lose The Time War

By: Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell & Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

“Mood readers will love this book. It’s all vibes, with the plot coming in secondary and mattering very little. Symbols upon symbols, time travel and experimentation with writing form. What an experience. Read more

All the Water in the World

A Novel

By: Eiren Caffall
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

“Cli-fi does one of two things for me: immediate onset panic symptoms, or a slight lessening of the ever-present climate doom. This book does the latter. Like Mister Rogers, Eiren Caffall gifts us with a propulsive and lyric story sounding in love. Read more

Harrow the Ninth

Locked Tomb: Book #2

By: Tamsyn Muir
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Length: 19 hours 50 minutes

Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to the sensational, USA Today bestselling novel Gideon the Ninth, turns agalaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor’s hauntedspace station.Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight anunwinnable war.... Read more

Bury Your Gays

By: Chuck Tingle
Narrated by: André Santana, Charlie Jane Anders, CJ Leede, Georgia Bird, Liz Kerin, Mara Wilson, Mark Oshiro, Sarah Gailey, Stephen Graham Jones, T. Kingfisher & TJ Klune
Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

“This one is for all the disappointed fans who never got to see their queer ships become canon on TV. Misha Byrne, once that devastated fan, is now a TV writer who will fight the horrors of homophobia and capitalism to get that coveted on screen kiss. A true hero! Read more

Death of the Author

A Novel

By: Nnedi Okorafor
Narrated by: Liz Femi, Anthony Oseyemi, Jason Culp & Chris Djuma
Length: 16 hours 12 minutes

""Her best work yet... about fame and family, culture and change, the power of story, the writer’s life... and robots. This one has it all. 1�7  1�7 George R.R. MartinIn this exhilarating tale by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor, a disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful Sci-Fi novel, but as her fame... Read more

The Life Impossible

A Novel

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Joanna Lumley & Jordan Stephens
Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

“Joanna was the perfect voice for this lovely, heartwarming, cheeky, imaginative story. I loved every minute. Can’t wait to visit this island and see what all the fuss is about. 😉 Read more

Iron Widow (Book 1)

Iron Widow: Book #1

By: Xiran Jay Zhao
Narrated by: Rong Fu
Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

“A young woman still reeling from the loss of her sister in a horribly unequal society based around defending themselves from an alien threat sets readers up for a whirlwind of an adventure as Zetian seeks both revenge and a way to keep other women from falling to the same fate her sister did. Power and privilege afforded to gender are both... Read more

Dune

Book One in the Dune Chronicles

Dune

By: Frank Herbert
Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff & Scott Sowers
Length: 21 hours 1 minute

“Set in the distant future in a feudal interstellar society in which noble houses, in control of individual planets, owe allegiance to the Padishah Emperor, Dune is the story of a young man whose family accepts the stewardship of the planet Arrakis, the only source of the 'spice' melange, the most important and valuable substance in the universe.... Read more

The Wild Robot Escapes

The Wild Robot: Book #2

By: Peter Brown
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

“Roz is back, and better than ever! After being refurbished, our dear robot gets shipped off to work for the Shareef family on their dairy farm. And since she’s no mere automaton, she proves to be an invaluable asset  1�7 not only to the cows she has befriended, but also to the Shareef children. Yet despite her newfound friends, she still yearns to... Read more

All Systems Red

Murderbot Diaries: Book #1

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

“This is a story with the idea of humanity and survival at its heart, wrapped in anxiety, avoiding people, and rewatching favorite tv shows for comfort. The main character has freed its mind from the slavery of a corporation and struggles with the next step of freeing its body, when its current job, with nicer than usual humans, goes sideways and... Read more

Blood Over Bright Haven

A Novel

By: M. L. Wang
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Length: 15 hours 20 minutes

The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever, in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen.

“Powerful, thought-provoking. . . . Fans of R.F. Kuang’s Babel will find much to admire here, from the intricate magic system to the... Read more

Network Effect

Murderbot Diaries: Book #5

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 12 hours 47 minutes

“Martha Wells 1�7 Murderbot Diaries has become one of my favorite series of all time, and Network Effect is a perfect addition. Murderbot is still trying to figure out what it wants after hacking its governor module. In the meantime, it spends its days protecting the humans it cares about. Of course, everything goes terribly wrong when a friend... Read more

Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick

A novel

By: Kazuo Ishiguro
Narrated by: Sura Siu
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

“Klara and the Sun from Nobel-winner Kazuo Ishiguro is a radiant new novel about the bond between Klara, an Artificial Friend, and Josie, her human companion. The setting, a dystopian realm of genetic editing and stark class divisions, is not surprising given the author’s previous work, yet Ishiguro’s immense, unwavering portrayal of kindness is... Read more

A Memory Called Empire

Teixcalaan: Book #1

By: Arkady Martine
Narrated by: Amy Landon
Length: 15 hours 36 minutes

Winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel
A Locus, and Nebula Award nominee for 2019
A Best Book of 2019: Library Journal, Polygon, Den of Geek
An NPR Favorite Book of 2019
A Guardian Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2019 and “Not the Booker Prize 1�7 Nominee
A Goodreads Biggest SFF Book of 2019 and Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee

"A Memory... Read more

How High We Go in the Dark

A Novel

By: Sequoia Nagamatsu
Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Brian Nishii, Keisuke Hoashi, MacLeod Andrews, Jeanne Sakata, Greg Watanabe, Kurt Kanazawa, Matthew Bridges, Kotaro Watanabe, Brianna Ishibashi, Joe Knezevich, Micky Shiloah, Stephanie Komure & Jason Culp
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

“This collection of connected stories describes the world after a devastating plague. The book is beautiful  1�7 striking, unsettling, and darkly gorgeous. It defies categorization and creates its own genre. A shimmering gem of a book. Read more

The Mercy of Gods

Captive's War: Book #1

By: James S.A. Corey
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

“The thrilling academic breakthroughs, tense rivalries, and workplace crushes of the scientists on Anjiin suddenly seem petty when the Carryx, terrifying and powerful insectoid aliens, invade and nearly wipe out humanity. But when the scientist team, reunited on the Carryx home planet in a puzzling captivity, are forced to resume similar... Read more

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

A Novel

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Narrated by: Arina Ii
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

“In a Tokyo back alley, in a basement, there is a cafe where you can travel back to the past. There are rules that you need to follow through, and you need to come back to the present before your coffee gets cold. This book seems more like a series of vignettes following people's trips into the past. The question is, what really changes when you... Read more

The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One)

The Hunger Games

By: Suzanne Collins
Narrated by: Tatiana Maslany
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

“I just recently went through a deep dive reread of ALL The Hunger Games books (yes, in 2024!) and WOW do they still hold up! Do I remember loving them? Absolutely yes. Do I remember feeling inspired to overthrow the government? Also yes. But what I forgot, or maybe didn't fully understand at the time I first read them, was how delicately and... Read more

Kindred

By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Kim Staunton
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

“A beautiful story of the complex heritage of Dana, a Black woman who mysteriously gets transported from the 1970s to the early 1800 antebellum south where she is faced with saving the white son of a plantation owner from drowning. Throughout, Dana journeys back and forth from present to past, and each of her stays in the past grows longer and... Read more

System Collapse

Murderbot Diaries: Book #7

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Am I making it worse? I think I’m making it worse.Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back.Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if... Read more

The Sunlit Man

A Cosmere Novel

Secret Projects: Book #4

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: William DeMeritt
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

From the #1 Kickstarter campaign of all time 1�7#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson adds to his Cosmere universe shared by Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive with a new standalone novel that combines fantasy and science fiction. Narrated by William DeMeritt. Running. Putting distance between himself and the relentless Night... Read more

Red Rising

Red Rising: Book #1

By: Pierce Brown
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Length: 16 hours 11 minutes

“Action scenes so intense they are borderline cheesy but in the BEST way! Read more

Never Let Me Go

By: Kazuo Ishiguro
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

“Ishiguro is a master at transporting readers viscerally into his settings, and this book is no exception. It's dreary and haunting, brooding and intimate, and the nonchalance with which he presents the biggest twist of the novel can be quite jarring on your first read. Read more

The Ministry for the Future

A Novel

By: Kim Stanley Robinson
Narrated by: Jennifer Fitzgerald, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Ramon de Ocampo, Gary Bennett, Raphael Corkhill, Barrie Kreinik, Natasha Soudek, Nikki Massoud, Joniece Abbott Pratt, Inés del Castillo & Vikas Adam
Length: 20 hours 42 minutes

“This hearty work of hard science fiction has been the antidote to my climate change despair. As a novel, it is good. As a thought experiment in imagining a near future in which humanity averts complete disaster and begins the transformation into an ecologically humane civilization—it is a masterpiece. Is it possible that we’ll overcome the... Read more

The Dispossessed

A Novel

Hainish Cycle

By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: Don Leslie
Length: 13 hours 25 minutes

“One of the greats 1�7.Not just a science fiction writer; a literary icon. 1�7  1�7 Stephen KingFrom the brilliant and award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin comes a classic tale of two planets torn apart by conflict and mistrust  1�7 and the man who risks everything to reunite them.A bleak moon settled by utopian anarchists, Anarres has long been isolated... Read more

Artificial Condition

Murderbot Diaries: Book #2

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

The follow-up to the hugely popular science fiction action-adventure All Systems Red Artificial Condition continues The Murderbot Diaries, a science fiction series that tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. It appeals to fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or Iain M. Banks' Culture novels. The main... Read more

Station Eleven

A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)

By: Emily St. John Mandel
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

“I never knew an apocalypse could be so peaceful. "Station Eleven" is the perfect tragedy and the perfect comedy, worthy of its traveling Shakespeare performers indeed. Its story is ingenious, its prose haunting, its characters dynamic and their actions remarkably bold. Read more

Hum

By: Helen Phillips
Narrated by: Ariel Blake
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

“A fascinating take on the rise of AI and our potential future relationship to it. With facial recognition completely pervasive and necessary for everything from purchasing a piece of gum to accessing buildings, semi-anthropomorphic AI robots assist and guard everything. Taking this as the baseline, Helen Phillips doesn't dwell on this aspect of... Read more

Exit Strategy

Murderbot Diaries: Book #4

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

"I love Murderbot!" -Ann Leckie The fourth and final part of the Murderbot Diaries series that began with All Systems Red. Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous... Read more

Fugitive Telemetry

Murderbot Diaries: Book #6

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

No, I didn't kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn't dump the body in the station mall.When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently... Read more

Whalefall

A Novel

By: Daniel Kraus
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

“A completely addictive page turner! I consumed it in one big gulp! Marvelous! Read more

Proyecto Hail Mary

By: Andy Weir
Narrated by: Raúl Lloréns
Length: 18 hours 23 minutes

“I absolutely loved this book. From the characters to the storyline it kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through. I have always been a bit of a nerd, so it was fascinating to get to read about all of the science. There was also plenty of interpersonal drama to keep me hooked on the human side of things as well. I thought it was... Read more

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

A Novel

By: Jason Pargin
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

“With the backdrop of a mystery/adventure, the characters confront all aspects of our digital world, social media, and virtual communities. The complexity of each character added to the richness of the story. Read more

Sea of Tranquility

A novel

By: Emily St. John Mandel
Narrated by: John Lee, Dylan Moore, Arthur Morey & Kirsten Potter
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

“If definitive proof emerges that we’re living in a simulation, the correct response to that news will be 'So what?'. A life lived in a simulation is still a life. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, I feel that there is something life altering about reading Emily St. John Mandel. Her literature is experimental, baffling, yes; it is above all... Read more

Rogue Protocol

Murderbot Diaries: Book #3

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

The third thrilling book in the increasingly popular Murderbot Diaries, which began with All Systems Red. SciFi's favorite antisocial A.I. is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is. And... Read more

Alien Clay

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Narrated by: Ben Allen
Length: 13 hours 56 minutes

From Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky comes a far-future epic that confirms his place as a modern master of science fiction, in which a political prisoner must unlock the secrets of a strange and dangerous planet.

The planet of Kiln is where the tyrannical Mandate keeps its prison colony, and for inmates, the journey... Read more

Parable of the Talents

Earthseed: Book #2

By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson, Patricia R. Floyd & Peter Jay Fernandez
Length: 15 hours 28 minutes

Best-selling author Octavia E. Butler's acclaimed novels have won numerous awards, and she is a recipient of a "genius" grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Parable of the Talents was selected as one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly. Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of horrifying... Read more

Dawn

By: Octavia E. Butler
Narrated by: Julienne Irons
Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

“An astonishing work of imagination that presents the reader with a series of sticky, impossible questions. Among them: When your people have lost to a colonizing force, and must face the end of their self-sovereignty, culture, and identity, how do you accept the new reality and keep living? Butler explores this historically common dilemma via... Read more

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

A Monk and Robot Book

Monk & Robot: Book #2

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Em Grosland
Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

“Just as wonderful and as tender as A Psalm for the Wild-Built. A sweet and earthy cup of tea to warm the soul. New and old characters to giggle with, cry with, and just flat out fall in love with. A book that I will return to again and again. Read more

Light From Uncommon Stars

By: Ryka Aoki
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

“So I am NOT a fantasy reader but this book rocks. In theory, it sounds like it would be cringey but it is not. It's super unique and I love how everything is treated (from a moral standpoint). It was hard to read anything after this because nothing was quite as gripping as this world. Read more

Neuromancer

Sprawl Trilogy

By: William Gibson
Narrated by: Robertson Dean
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

“if you want to be a hacker, start here. Read more

The Stardust Grail

A Novel

By: Yume Kitasei
Narrated by: Katharine Chin
Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

“A thrilling chase through the galaxies blending philosophy, alien anthropology, morality, humor and cosmic horror into a vibrant tale that left me feeling deeply human. Read more

Mockingjay (Hunger Games, Book Three)

The Hunger Games

By: Suzanne Collins
Narrated by: Tatiana Maslany
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

The greatly anticipated final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss Everdeen. The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking... Read more

Leviathan Wakes

The Expanse: Book #1

By: James S. A. Corey
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
Length: 20 hours 55 minutes

From a New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl.  Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but... Read more

Golden Son

Red Rising: Book #2

By: Pierce Brown
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Length: 19 hours 2 minutes

With shades of The Hunger Games, Ender's Game, and Game of Thrones, debut author Pierce Brown's genre-defying epic Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom from the overlords of a brutal... Read more