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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story
You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.
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Murder by Other Means
- The Dispatcher, Book 2
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 598
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 539
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 536
Welcome to the new world, in which murder is all but a thing of the past. Because when someone kills you, 999 times out of 1,000, you instantly come back to life. In this world, there are dispatchers - licensed killers who step in when you’re at risk of a natural or unintentional death....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good story and narration
- By Barry Dworkin on 2023-12-01
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Murder by Other Means
- The Dispatcher, Book 2
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Series: The Dispatcher, Book 2
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 2020-09-10
- Language: English
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The Dispatcher
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,069
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 954
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 954
One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone - 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A little Short, but well worth it.
- By Andrew on 2020-10-13
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The Dispatcher
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Series: The Dispatcher, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 2016-10-04
- Language: English
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Travel by Bullet
- The Dispatcher, Book 3
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 358
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 316
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 314
The world has changed. Now, when someone is murdered, they almost always come back to life—and there are professionals, called “dispatchers”, who kill in order to save lives, to give those near the end a second chance. Tony Valdez is a dispatcher, and he has never been busier....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Liked this series
- By Macy GF on 2023-06-25
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Travel by Bullet
- The Dispatcher, Book 3
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Series: The Dispatcher, Book 3
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 2022-09-01
- Language: English
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Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 375
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 336
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 335
A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I have a new Author I really like!
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-12-07
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Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: Lock In Series, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 2014-08-26
- Language: English
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Constituent Service
- A Third District Story
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
The aliens are here ... and they want municipal services!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very light entertainment
- By So About That on 2024-10-05
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Constituent Service
- A Third District Story
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 2024-10-03
- Language: English
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Agent to the Stars
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 331
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 298
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 298
The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and to begin humanitys first interstellar friendship. Theres just one problem....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wacky and fun
- By Tee on 2018-07-05
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Agent to the Stars
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 2010-12-07
- Language: English
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The Ghost Brigades
- Old Man's War, Book 2
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 246
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 224
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 223
The universe is a dangerous place for humanity—and it's about to become far more dangerous. Three races that humans have clashed with before have allied to halt our expansion into space....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not what I was expecting, in a bad way
- By Peter Bryan on 2023-12-30
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The Ghost Brigades
- Old Man's War, Book 2
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: Old Man’s War, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 2008-03-11
- Language: English
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Lock In (Narrated by Amber Benson)
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi.....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Van said. Van said. Van said. Van said.
- By Dean O 1965 on 2022-07-11
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Lock In (Narrated by Amber Benson)
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Series: Lock In Series, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 2014-08-26
- Language: English
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The Android's Dream
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 280
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 257
A human diplomat creates an interstellar incident when he kills an alien diplomat in a most unusual way....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Very Good Sci-Fi Weave
- By Luis Verma on 2018-06-02
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The Android's Dream
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 2010-12-07
- Language: English
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The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 557
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 511
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 510
Our universe is ruled by physics, and faster-than-light travel is not possible - until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field we can access at certain points in space-time....
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3 out of 5 stars
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ok novel
- By Scott Duncan on 2017-11-03
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The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: The Interdependency, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 2017-03-21
- Language: English
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Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 416
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 379
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 375
Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent's head and carry it through the goalposts....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good followup, not as great as the original
- By Aidan on 2018-09-19
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Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: Lock In Series, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2018-04-17
- Language: English
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The Consuming Fire
- The Interdependency, Book 2
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 455
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 402
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 400
The Interdependency, humanity’s interstellar empire, is on the verge of collapse. The Flow, the extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible, is disappearing, leaving entire star systems stranded....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wil Wheaton should read all audio books
- By Meredith on 2018-11-01
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The Consuming Fire
- The Interdependency, Book 2
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: The Interdependency, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 2018-10-16
- Language: English
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: Not yet known
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
New York Times bestseller John Scalzi flies you to the moon with his most fantastic tale to date: When the Moon Hits Your Eye
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: Not yet known
- Release date: 2025-03-25
- Language: English
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METAtropolis
- Written by: Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, and others
- Narrated by: Michael Hogan, Scott Brick, Kandyse McClure, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4 out of 5 stars 29
Armed camps of eco-survivalists battle purveyors of technology in this exclusive, original production featuring five sci-fi masters and five all-star narrators....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Spotty
- By Eric Nagler on 2021-08-28
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METAtropolis
- Narrated by: Michael Hogan, Scott Brick, Kandyse McClure, Alessandro Juliani, Stefan Rudnicki, John Scalzi
- Series: METAtropolis, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 2008-10-20
- Language: English
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The End of All Things
- Old Man's War, Book 6
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, John Scalzi
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 64
Humans expanded into space...only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Awesome book
- By Simone on 2018-02-19
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The End of All Things
- Old Man's War, Book 6
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, John Scalzi
- Series: Old Man’s War, Book 6
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 2015-08-11
- Language: English
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The Last Emperox
- The Interdependency, Book 3
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 388
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 339
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 338
The collapse of The Flow, the interstellar pathway between the planets of the Interdependency, has accelerated. Entire star systems - and billions of people - are becoming cut off from the rest of human civilization....
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2 out of 5 stars
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So Short
- By Garrett Erskine on 2020-04-20
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The Last Emperox
- The Interdependency, Book 3
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: The Interdependency, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 2020-04-14
- Language: English
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Zoe's Tale
- Old Man's War, Book 4
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Story4 out of 5 stars 96
How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history? I ask because it's what I have to do. I'm Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Issues with this book
- By Shannon on 2018-11-11
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Zoe's Tale
- Old Man's War, Book 4
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Series: Old Man’s War, Book 4
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 2008-09-10
- Language: English
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Starter Villain
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 230
Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place....
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of my favourite books this year
- By J. Bundock on 2023-10-06
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Starter Villain
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 2023-09-19
- Language: English
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The Sagan Diary
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Stephanie Wolfe, John Scalzi
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 18
Jane Sagan: Soldier. Killer. Lover. Dreamer. The Sagan Diary shows us Sagan from another point of view - her own....
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2 out of 5 stars
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A loooong poem.
- By CrisandJill on 2019-02-14
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The Sagan Diary
- Narrated by: Stephanie Wolfe, John Scalzi
- Series: Old Man’s War, Book 4.5
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 2008-04-21
- Language: English
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The B-Team
- The Human Division, Episode 1
- Written by: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4 out of 5 stars 14
Colonial Union Ambassador Ode Abumwe and her team are used to life on the lower end of the diplomatic ladder....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Crappy bang for your buck
- By Kyle on 2019-06-17
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The B-Team
- The Human Division, Episode 1
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: The Human Division, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 2013-01-15
- Language: English
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