There’s no greater expert on the zombie apocalypse than author Max Brooks (son, fact fans, of comic giant Mel Brooks). Michael Sheen ( The Queen), Taron Egerton ( Kingsman), Adrian Edmondson ( The Young Ones), Theo James ( Divergent) and Anna-Marie Wayne (actor and daughter of Jeff Wayne) headline this dramatic and chilling production which retains the story’s original Victorian setting. Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Musical DramaĪudible has assembled an impressive cast for this spanking new dramatisation of Jeff Wayne’s 1970s adaptation of HG Wells’s classic. Narrated by three-time Audie Awards winner Dick Hill, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a profound and intellectually vibrant meditation on humankind’s place in the universe. Clarke’s book, like the movie, follows man’s voyage to Jupiter after the discovery of a mysterious black monolith on the moon and explores themes of human evolution, artificial intelligence and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Clarke’s literary version of his and Stanley Kubrick’s ambitious space epic is one of the giants of the genre.

Narrated by Battlestar Galactica actor Alessandro Juliani, this is the first ever unabridged release of the Polish classic, and is a powerful and provocative slice of grown-up science fiction.Įxpanded from his short story The Sentinel, Arthur C. The only previous English edition dated from 1970, and was translated itself from a French version. Stanisław Lem’s elegiac, haunting examination of grief and loss was made into two critically adored movies, in 19, but until Audible’s audiobook, fans were never able to sample Lem’s original text.

If you ever find yourself arguing with someone who thinks that science fiction is simply a genre for kids, then Solaris really is Exhibit A for the defence. Here then are our pick of eight of the best SF audiobooks available to listen to on Audible right now… Solaris Listening to an audiobook means you can devour the best sci-fi out there while driving, commuting, hoovering or soaking up rays on the beach.

Some of the very best science fiction books out there aren’t just available in print form.

Best sci fi audio books