New Reviews: Science Fiction

Sunil Malhotra has his work cut out for him narrating this debut audiobook, which is a science-fiction story told through a comedic lens. A postnuclear world doesn't suggest comedy, but that is the case here, with a mad scientist simulating universes and playing God, an Indian detective and his bumbling assistant trying to sort things out, and a Danish policeman reaching... Read More

Kat Cleave grips listeners as she portrays Julia, a no-nonsense rebel, hacker, and off-the-grid survivor. When Julia is forced to abandon what she most values--her privacy--Cleave brings her dangerous world of cybercrime and surveillance to life. In giving only select characters distinct voices, Cleave shows listeners just who matters in this story. Myriad characters who... Read More

The stellar vocal talents of Eunice Wong, Rebecca Stern, Cary Hite, Liz Femi, and Zach Villa create an absorbing overall listening experience for this rich assortment of science-fiction and fantasy stories, curated by editors Okorafor and Adams. Notable performances abound in stories of creeping horror, fraught relationships, sentience, and moral quagmires. In "We Will Teach... Read More

Narrator Ashley Morton guides this tightly plotted, suspenseful tale as it unfolds on a remote human colony on Mars. Medical Officer Gold and fellow mission officers arrive on the planet's surface to find the newly constructed base partially destroyed. Conflicting, unsettling accounts about the mysterious "threat" emerge from their interviews with the two remaining construction... Read More

Narrator Ray Porter heightens the suspense in this tech-laced thriller. His agile and expressive performance captures physicist Philip Moray's dry wit and growing unease when he's confronted with a suspicious-looking device at work. Porter's portrayal of colleague Celia Hunt adds contrast, offering warmth and grounded skepticism that balances the story's escalating tension.... Read More

Golden Voice Soneela Nankani delivers her usual superb narration. Five centuries after humans, with the assistance of aliens, left the overpopulated Earth, an oppressive empire rules on Newearth. Fen has just learned that her fathers have been killed in prison, so she sets out to do what they tried to: join the rebellion. She pairs up with Alekhai, the sovereign's younger... Read More

In this lavishly produced apocalyptic full-cast chronicle from DC Comics' multiverse, it seems like there are more antiheroes than superheroes. The Justice League has stepped into the shadows, and a new generation of reckless thugs is taking advantage of the mortals they're supposed to protect. When Kansas is decimated by a nuclear disaster, Superman, Wonder Woman,