Mary Robinette Kowal
The Night Guest
Featured Article: 20 Best Sci-Fi Audiobooks for Exploring New Worlds
There is no genre that lends itself better to audio narrative than Science Fiction does. There is a magic that transports listeners to new worlds of wonder and mystery that is heightened by expert voice actors and narrators. A great writer can create an imaginative new world or dystopian civilisation, but it is up to the narrator to bring this world to life around you. We’ve gathered together 20 of the top science fiction audiobooks ranked not only for their stories but for the emotive and compelling narrative performances. Let these award winning tales and voices carry you away to worlds unknown.
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The Relentless Moon
- Lady Astronaut, Book 3
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
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The Earth is coming to the boiling point as the climate disaster of the meteor strike becomes more and more clear, but the political situation is already overheated. Riots and sabotage plague the space program....
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Wonderful narrator and story
- By Anonymous User on 2024-01-27
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The Relentless Moon
- Lady Astronaut, Book 3
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Series: Lady Astronaut, Book 3
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 2020-07-14
- Language: English
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The Fated Sky
- Lady Astronaut, Book 2
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Mary Robinette Kowal continues the grand sweep of alternate history begun in The Calculating Stars. The Fated Sky looks forward to 1961, when mankind is well established on the moon and looking forward to its next step: journeying to, and eventually colonizing, Mars....
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A MUST Read/Listen!!!
- By BriM on 2019-03-30
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The Fated Sky
- Lady Astronaut, Book 2
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Series: Lady Astronaut, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 2018-08-21
- Language: English
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The Calculating Stars
- A Lady Astronaut Novel
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the East Coast of the US, including Washington, DC. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the Earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs....
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disappointing!
- By Babak on 2019-09-08
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The Calculating Stars
- A Lady Astronaut Novel
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Series: Lady Astronaut, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 2018-07-03
- Language: English
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Shadows Beneath
- The Writing Excuses Anthology
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and others
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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From the Hugo Award-winning hosts of the Writing Excuses writing advice show comes a collection of all-new stories of the fantastic, with beautiful illustrations and a behind-the-scenes look at each story’s creation....
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Good stories, poor chapter breaks/sorting
- By Z. Green on 2022-07-13
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Shadows Beneath
- The Writing Excuses Anthology
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, Richard Rohan, Eric Messner, Ken Jackson, Kimberly Gilbert, Dawn Ursula, Michael John Casey, Evan Casey, Nick DePinto, Mort Shelby
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 2020-10-07
- Language: English
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The Original
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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When Holly Winseed wakes up in a hospital room, her memory compromised and a new identity imposed on her, a team of government agents tell Holly that she is now a Provisional Replica and has one week to hunt down and kill her Original for the murder of her husband....
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My New Favourite Audiobook
- By J on 2021-02-10
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The Original
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 2020-09-14
- Language: English
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The Night Guest
- Written by: Hildur Knútsdóttir, Mary Robinette Kowal - translator
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
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Iðunn is in yet another doctor's office. She knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something's not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms and blood tests haven't revealed any cause.
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The Night Guest
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 2024-09-03
- Language: English
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Word Puppets
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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Word Puppets - the first comprehensive collection of Kowal's extraordinary fiction - includes her two Hugo-winning stories, a Hugo nominee, an original story set in the world of "The Lady Astronaut of Mars", and 14 other show-stopping tales....
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Holy F***! This was SO GOOD!
- By Kindle Customer on 2022-04-25
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Word Puppets
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Series: Lady Astronaut, Book 1.5, 4.4, 4.5
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2021-06-15
- Language: English
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The Spare Man
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Tesla Crane, one of the richest women in the world, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between Earth and Mars. She’s traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and her husband is named as the prime suspect....
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Fantastic!
- By Anonymous User on 2024-02-08
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The Spare Man
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 2022-10-11
- Language: English
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Ghost Talkers
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Ginger Stuyvesant, an American heiress living in London during World War I, is engaged to Captain Benjamin Hartshorne, an intelligence officer. Ginger is a medium for the Spirit Corps....
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Ghost Talkers is a win!
- By Connie Genert on 2021-02-17
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Ghost Talkers
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 2016-08-16
- Language: English
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METAtropolis: Green Space
- Written by: Jay Lake, Elizabeth Bear, Karl Schroeder, and others
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, Robin Miles, Mark Boyett, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
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As METAtropolis: Green Space moves into the 22nd Century, human social evolution is heading in new directions after the Green Crash and the subsequent Green Renaissance....
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Table of Contents PDF NEEDED hence Overall 1 star
- By MLD on 2021-12-08
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METAtropolis: Green Space
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, Robin Miles, Mark Boyett, Scott Brick, Allyson Johnson, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Jennifer Van Dyck, Jonathan Davis
- Series: METAtropolis, Book 3
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 2013-10-15
- Language: English
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METAtropolis: Cascadia
- Written by: Jay Lake, Mary Robinette Kowal, Elizabeth Bear, and others
- Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois, Kate Mulgrew, Wil Wheaton, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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This provocative sequel to the Hugo and Audie Award nominated METAtropolis features interconnected stories by today’s top writers of speculative fiction....
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METAtropolis: Cascadia
- Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois, Kate Mulgrew, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Jay Lake
- Series: METAtropolis, Book 2
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2010-11-16
- Language: English
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Shades of Milk and Honey
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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Jane and her sister Melody vie for the attentions of eligible men, and while Jane’s skill with glamour is remarkable, it is her sister who is fair of face....
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A gentle love story
- By Amazon Customer on 2017-11-02
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Shades of Milk and Honey
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Series: The Glamourist Histories, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 2010-08-03
- Language: English
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Vers les étoiles
- Lady Astronaute 1
- Written by: Mary-Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Clémentine Domptail
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
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Une femme. Une mission. Sauver le monde. 1952. Une météorite s'écrase au large de Washington, dévastant une grande partie de la côte Est...
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Vers les étoiles
- Lady Astronaute 1
- Narrated by: Clémentine Domptail
- Series: Lady Astronaute, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 2022-01-26
- Language: French
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Glamour in Glass
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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Mary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel Shades of Milk and Honey, a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence....
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Lovely story
- By Amazon Customer on 2017-12-12
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Glamour in Glass
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Series: The Glamourist Histories, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 2013-01-14
- Language: English
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Sur la Lune
- Lady Astronaute 3
- Written by: Mary-Robinette Kowal, Patrick Imbert - traducteur
- Narrated by: Clémentine Domptail
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
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L’astronaute Nicole Wargin doit assurer la survie de l’humanité, dans une Terre qui dépérit rapidement. Les survivants pourront-ils atteindre Mars sans complications ?
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Sur la Lune
- Lady Astronaute 3
- Narrated by: Clémentine Domptail
- Series: Lady Astronaute, Book 3
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 2024-07-17
- Language: French
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Forest of Memory
- A METAtropolis Story
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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Katya deals in Authenticities, trading on nostalgia for a past long gone....
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2 Thumbs up. - another wonderful story
- By MLD on 2021-12-08
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Forest of Memory
- A METAtropolis Story
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Series: METAtropolis
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 2014-01-30
- Language: English
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Water to Wine
- A METAtropolis Story
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
- Series: METAtropolis
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 2014-01-30
- Language: English
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The Martian Contingency
- Lady Astronaut, Book 4
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: Not yet known
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Years after a meteorite strike obliterated Washington, DC—triggering an extinction-level global-warming event—Earth’s survivors have started an international effort to establish homes on space stations and the Moon. The next step–Mars.
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The Martian Contingency
- Lady Astronaut, Book 4
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Series: Lady Astronaut, Book 4
- Length: Not yet known
- Release date: 2025-03-18
- Language: English
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Valour and Vanity
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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Acclaimed fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal has enchanted many fans with her beloved novels featuring a Regency setting in which magic--known here as glamour--is real....
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Good twist on existing series
- By Amazon Customer on 2017-12-13
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Valour and Vanity
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Series: The Glamourist Histories, Book 4
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 2014-04-29
- Language: English
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Without a Summer
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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Jane and Vincent go to Long Parkmeade to spend time with Jane’s family, but quickly turn restless. The year is unseasonably cold....
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Excellent story
- By Amazon Customer on 2017-12-12
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Without a Summer
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Series: The Glamourist Histories, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 2013-04-02
- Language: English
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