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Suggestions? - Lemmy.World

I listen to a lot of audio books. Working through all of Stephen King, Dickins, Sherlock Holmes and P.G Wodehouse. So far my predictable favorites have been Dungeon Crawler Carl series, Project Hail Mary and True Grit. Less predictable, Fibber in the Heat (Miles Jupp), The Accidental Soldier (Owain Mulligan), and Endurance (Alfred Langsing). Didn’t finish Terry Pratchett, (it’s just words for the sake of words) Ayoade on Top, Richard Ayoade (just not funny) Riddley Walker Russell, Russell Hoban (couldn’t get into it. I will try all these again incase I was in the wrong headspace to listen to them. I’ve dozens of honourable mentions through autobiographies, sci fri, crime, drama, comedy etc so I’m pretty varied with what I’ll listed to, what hidden gems are out there that I’m missing?

Mar 7 at 4:10amWeb
Show threadspinnetroubleMar 7

The Expanse by James SA Corey, narrated by Jefferson Mays. Jefferson Mays is the best narrator I’ve listened to yet. The first book, Leviathan Wakes, is a sci-fi mystery that sounds squarely up your alley.

If you have particular narrators that you like, please share them!

Show threadileftredditforthisMar 7
Obviously Jeff Hayes is on another level but he kinda spoils it for others.
Show threadJo MiranMar 7
I second The Expanse series.
Show threadJo MiranMar 7
The Bobiverse series.
Show threadileftredditforthisMar 7
I’ve done the first one. Was fun.
Show threadBeigeAgendaMar 7
  • Murder Bot Diaries
  • Old Man’s War series by John Scalzi
  • The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
  • Rama series by Arthur C. Clarke (I’m currently listening to Rama 2)
  • Foundation series by Asimov
Show threadileftredditforthisMar 7
Have you tried out the Horus Heresy? It may be your thing.
Show threadBananaOnionJuiceMar 7

A few years ago I read Horus Heresy, and got halfway through Malleus book two of the Eisenhorn series.

They are okay, the thing that puts me off is all the place names and special nouns that get thrown around. It’s feels similar to Ursula Le Guin’s - A Wizard of Earth Sea.

I’ll definitely try reading them again, as the grim dark beacons me!

Show threadCowbee [he/they]Mar 7
Big fan of Piranesi! Also Blackshirts and Reds if you want a history book, for a change of pace.