Which Sci Fi Fantasy Audiobooks Are Most Praised By Reddit Users?

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ZaneMason
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A critically praised but emotionally devastating one is 'The Book of the New Sun' by Gene Wolfe, narrated by Jonathan Davis. It's a dense, literary sci-fantasy masterpiece, and Davis's calm, precise narration is often cited as the ideal guide through Severian's unreliable, poetic memoirs.

Reddit threads for it are filled with listeners who've gone through it multiple times, each time catching new nuances thanks to the audio. The praise is for making an intentionally difficult text not just comprehensible, but beautifully haunting.
2026-07-26 03:26:24
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RobPorter
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This is kinda related, but does anyone else find that the sound quality and editing of an audiobook can make or break it, even with a good narrator? I've dropped a few where the volume was all over the place or there were weird pauses.
2026-07-27 00:50:27
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EvanHayes
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John Scalzi's books are almost always narrated by Wil Wheaton, and that partnership is either loved or... tolerated. On Reddit, the praise for 'Redshirts' specifically is strong because Wheaton's slightly sarcastic, everyman delivery fits the meta, humorous critique of Star Trek tropes perfectly.

It feels like a fan narrating a fan's love letter to (and critique of) sci-fi. The audiobook gets credit for enhancing the comedy and the surprisingly emotional codas at the end.
2026-07-27 18:10:25
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