Ask HN: Best audiobooks you've listened to recently? (Cosmic horror/non-fiction)
13 points - 04/26/2025
I have a long flight coming up and I’m looking for audiobook recommendations — fiction or non-fiction. If it’s fiction would be interested in cosmic horror or sci fi genres.
I really enjoyed the Edward Herrman narration of the "At the Mountains of Madness" when I listened to it years ago.
What struck me is how it still feels haunting even decades later; it aged quite well. I couldn't help shake the creepy feeling there was something unearthly at the edges of our world.
Thanks. I need to listen to this. HPL has a distinct "smell" that none of his contemporaries can match. Somehow his stories sometimes give me shivers.
I really enjoyed listening to the Silo series by Hugh Howey recently. I also went through a Stephen King binge years ago and I specifically recall Frank Muller did a great job with the narration on many of the books (sadly he passed away before finishing the Dark Tower series).
Second this! Will be interesting to see how the apple tv show adapts book two.
"greatest hits", a collection of short stories by Harlan Ellison. Should be available on many platforms, I listened to it on audible.
Mostly sci-fi, some great, some good. Most are read by the author himself, who has a peculiar style ("over the top" perhaps is the best way to describe it).
Some of the stories are classic, so I think it's worth reading/listening to.
Some are just boring and/or confusing for me, ymmv.
I recently finished book 4 of Red Rising series. Its great! The author is finishing the last book and it should be out early next year.
I’ve been listening to The Road to Serfdom by FA Hayek. It’s quite interesting.
For cosmic horror “a colder war” by Charlie stross is great.
Beyond the Wall was a really interesting listen about the DDR.
Haruki Murakami's What I talk about when I talk about running was a nice listen. For bonus points, listen while running obviously.
The Last Lion, Winston Spencer Churchill.