I have recently got into audiobooks, with a focus on classic sci-fi, I just finnished Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clark (narrated by Peter Gamin), which is absolutely brilliant, highly recommended, and The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (narrated by Kelsey Grammer, free on Apple Books), also brilliant, very different from the 1960s film.
Anyway do you have any tips on classic sci-fi (1870s-1990s) that I should listen to?
I use Apple Books to buy the books, I am not really interested in audiobook streaming, I want to own my books, not rent access to them.
At the moment I have several books that I need to listen to, but I want to buy more now so I have them in my library.
I have the following books in my library:
- Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C Clark - Narrated by Peter Gamin
- The Invisible Man - H. G. Wells - Narrated by Alexandra Coles
- The Time Machine - H. G. Wells - Narrated by Kelsey Grammer
- The World Set Free - H. G. Wells - Narrated by Sebastian Blackwood
- I, Robot - Isaac Asimov - Narrated by Scott Brick
- Ignition, An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants - John Drury Clark - Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross
I am planning on getting 2001: A Space Oddesy and some even more Arthur C. Clark…
Arthur C Clarke is an excellent author and the Rama series is one of my all-time favourites. I’d recommend anything by Philip K Dick, though honestly I think a good reference would be to pick works listed in the SF Masterworks collection, it’s how I found many of my favourite SF novels.
If you fancy venturing into modern SF classics, my favourites are by Peter F Hamilton, Iain M Banks and William Gibson; though does Gibson count? He doesn’t even have a middle initial 😄
Thank you for your suggestions!
As for getting into modern sci-fi, I am sure that will happen sooner or later (:
Bit off topic, since I didn’t listen to the audio version, but the Culture series from Banks is fantastic.