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From galaxy-spanning epics to dystopian classics, these are the fantasy and science-fiction audiobooks worth getting lost in.
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Dune Messiahby Frank Herbert — Herbert’s haunting sequel turns Paul Atreides’ triumph into tragedy.
Red Risingby Pierce Brown — A brutal, breakneck rebellion on Mars — sci-fi for skeptics.
The Fellowship of the Ringby J. R. R. Tolkien — Tolkien’s foundational epic, made for immersive listening.
1984by George Orwell — The dystopia every other dystopia answers to.
Fahrenheit 451by Ray Bradbury — Bradbury’s poetic warning about a world that burns its books.
The Three-Body Problemby Cixin Liu — Mind-bending first-contact hard sci-fi.
Brave New Worldby Aldous Huxley — Huxley’s chilling vision of engineered happiness.
The Time Machineby H.G. Wells — Wells’ original time-travel adventure and social parable.How to listen
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