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Top 10 Sci-Fi & Fantasy audiobooks

Spaceships, dragons, dungeons and magic systems: the most popular sci-fi and fantasy audiobooks this week. Updated October 21, 2026.

1NYT Best Seller
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman · narrated by Jeff Hays

“A man, a cat, and a death dungeon. Still less terrifying than an actual page.”

2NYT Best Seller
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Threshing Day
by Rebecca Yarros · narrated by Justis Bolding, Jake Bordeaux, Chase Brown

“Thirteen dragon stories and you won't lift a finger. The dragons do all the lifting.”

3NYT Best Seller
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
Carl's Doomsday Scenario
by Matt Dinniman · narrated by Jeff Hays

“A man fights monsters in his boxers while you can't find the remote. Just press play.”

4
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Romance
When the Moon Hatched
by Sarah A. Parker · narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Fajer Al-Kaisi

“Dragons, moons and slow-burn romance, and you won't even lift the book. Classic you.”

5
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
He Who Fights with Monsters 13
by Shirtaloon and Travis Deverell · narrated by Heath Miller

“Book thirteen. You skipped homework in school but you'll grind 13 LitRPG volumes? Respect, honestly.”

6NYT Best Seller
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Romance
Fourth Wing
by Rebecca Yarros · narrated by Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton

“Dragon school with a body count. Still less intimidating than you finishing a 500-page book. Press play.”

7
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown · narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

“A space revolution with zero bookmarks required. Rebel against reading. Viva la listening.”

8
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Fiction
Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weir · narrated by Ray Porter

“Science homework in space, but fun. Somebody finally made math tolerable, and it took a whole spaceship.”

9NYT Best Seller
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Infinite Extent
by Dennis E. Taylor · narrated by Ray Porter

“One guy cloned into a thousand spaceships, and not one of them volunteers to read. Relatable.”

10
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Romance
House of Sky and Breath
by Sarah J. Maas · narrated by Elizabeth Evans

“Thirty hours of fae drama, and your only workout is pressing play. Grumpy approves.”

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