I have recently got into audiobooks, with a focus on classic sci-fi, I just finnished Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clark (narrated by Peter Gamin), which is absolutely brilliant, highly recommended, and The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (narrated by Kelsey Grammer, free on Apple Books), also brilliant, very different from the 1960s film.

Anyway do you have any tips on classic sci-fi (1870s-1990s) that I should listen to?

I use Apple Books to buy the books, I am not really interested in audiobook streaming, I want to own my books, not rent access to them.

At the moment I have several books that I need to listen to, but I want to buy more now so I have them in my library.

I have the following books in my library:

  • Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C Clark - Narrated by Peter Gamin
  • The Invisible Man - H. G. Wells - Narrated by Alexandra Coles
  • The Time Machine - H. G. Wells - Narrated by Kelsey Grammer
  • The World Set Free - H. G. Wells - Narrated by Sebastian Blackwood
  • I, Robot - Isaac Asimov - Narrated by Scott Brick
  • Ignition, An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants - John Drury Clark - Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross

I am planning on getting 2001: A Space Oddesy and some even more Arthur C. Clark…

  • uthredii@programming.dev
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    9 hours ago

    Before the recs I just want to shout out libro.FM - they sell audiobooks and donate half of the profits to independent book stores.

    Classic sci fi:

    • The dispossessed - also the left hand of darkness (which is meant to be good buy Inhavent read)
    • Foundation series
    • permutation city

    I think the more modern sci fi is good too so I will give you some recommendations anyway:

    • Project Hail Mary - mentioned by other commenters, really good
    • Children of time - first and best of a series, really good
    • Expanse - series of books set in the near future, hard sci fi and a bit of space opera
    • Red rising - a space opera a bit like a fantasy book in a sci fi setting
    • Murderbot - series with a bit more more comed, very entertaining and easy to get into