John Scalzi Answers the Audible Questionnaire
The Universal Appeal of John Scalzi
When I was first getting into sci-fi, I felt a bit of imposter syndrome. There was a sense that I had a whole lot of catching up to do with a genre that had been establishing itself for decades—with so-called founding fathers and massive lists of classics you had to experience before you die. But then I discovered a little listen called Old Man’s War, and with it, the wonderful, inviting world of John Scalzi. It had all the hallmarks that made the classics so compelling—but it also made me laugh, and think, and, most importantly, feel right at home in the wonderful, weird community this genre has created.So, fellow listener, and (I hope) future fellow sci-fi nerd—I now welcome you into this genre the same way: through the incredible, vast universe of John Scalzi, a modern-day master of fun, irreverent, and versatile sci-fi. Plus—check out some thoughts on sci-fi and listening from Scalzi himself in his bio above! —Sam, Audible Editor
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 03-25-25
- Language: English
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The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Our universe is ruled by physics, and faster-than-light travel is not possible - until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field we can access at certain points in space-time....
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THE STUPIDITIES OF COURT
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-01-17
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The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: The Interdependency, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 03-21-17
- Language: English
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Starter Villain
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place....
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Volcanic Lairs, Death Rays & Cats… Oh My! 😼
- By C. White on 09-19-23
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Starter Villain
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 09-19-23
- Language: English
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Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi....
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Fun! Things you might want to know:
- By Alexis on 08-29-14
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Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: Lock In Series, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-26-14
- Language: English
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The Kaiju Preservation Society
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food-delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization”....
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I'm listening with a permanent smile on my face
- By Lucy A. Pithecus on 03-15-22
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The Kaiju Preservation Society
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-15-22
- Language: English
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Constituent Service
- A Third District Story
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
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The aliens are here ... and they want municipal services!
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Short and fun!
- By Andrew on 10-04-24
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Constituent Service
- A Third District Story
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 10-03-24
- Language: English
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The Ghost Brigades
- Old Man's War, Book 2
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The universe is a dangerous place for humanity—and it's about to become far more dangerous. Three races that humans have clashed with before have allied to halt our expansion into space....
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Starts slow but comes together in the end.
- By Lore on 02-15-14
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The Ghost Brigades
- Old Man's War, Book 2
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: The Old Man’s War Series, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 03-11-08
- Language: English
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The Android's Dream
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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A human diplomat creates an interstellar incident when he kills an alien diplomat in a most unusual way....
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Covertly flatulent Scifi at it's best!
- By DAVID on 11-12-11
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The Android's Dream
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 12-07-10
- Language: English
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Agent to the Stars
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and to begin humanitys first interstellar friendship. Theres just one problem....
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excellent
- By C. Paget on 12-28-10
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Agent to the Stars
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-07-10
- Language: English
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A Very Scalzi Christmas
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam, Dina Pearlman, Kevin T. Collins, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
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New York Times best-selling and Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi gift-wraps 15 short takes on the holiday season....
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Very Scalzian indeed!
- By Andre Wallace Simonsen on 12-03-19
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A Very Scalzi Christmas
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam, Dina Pearlman, Kevin T. Collins, Josh Hurley, Neil Hellegers, L. J. Ganser, Erin Mallon
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 11-30-19
- Language: English
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The Consuming Fire
- The Interdependency, Book 2
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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The Interdependency, humanity’s interstellar empire, is on the verge of collapse. The Flow, the extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible, is disappearing, leaving entire star systems stranded....
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Building upon a collapse, this follow-up exceeds!
- By C. White on 10-16-18
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The Consuming Fire
- The Interdependency, Book 2
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: The Interdependency, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 10-16-18
- Language: English
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Travel by Bullet
- The Dispatcher, Book 3
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
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The world has changed. Now, when someone is murdered, they almost always come back to life—and there are professionals, called “dispatchers”, who kill in order to save lives, to give those near the end a second chance. Tony Valdez is a dispatcher, and he has never been busier....
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The best Dispatcher story yet ....
- By Sharon on 09-02-22
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Travel by Bullet
- The Dispatcher, Book 3
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Series: The Dispatcher, Book 3
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 09-01-22
- Language: English
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Slow Time Between the Stars
- The Far Reaches Collection
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Kay Eluvian
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human potential—and its own purpose—in a mind-bending short story by New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi....
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Lovely story! Lovely performance
- By Lisa on 06-28-23
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Slow Time Between the Stars
- The Far Reaches Collection
- Narrated by: Kay Eluvian
- Series: The Far Reaches Collection
- Length: 56 mins
- Release date: 06-27-23
- Language: English
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Redshirts
- A Novel with Three Codas
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456....
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Not his Wheal-house
- By P. Stover on 09-16-13
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Redshirts
- A Novel with Three Codas
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-05-12
- Language: English
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Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent's head and carry it through the goalposts....
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THIS is why I read SciFi! Scalzi gets into your head (be it on or off)
- By C. White on 04-17-18
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Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: Lock In Series, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 04-17-18
- Language: English
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The Dispatcher
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone - 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back....
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IT'S HARD TO GET MYSTICAL ABOUT YOUR JOB
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 10-05-16
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The Dispatcher
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Series: The Dispatcher, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 10-04-16
- Language: English
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Murder by Other Means
- The Dispatcher, Book 2
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
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Welcome to the new world, in which murder is all but a thing of the past. Because when someone kills you, 999 times out of 1,000, you instantly come back to life. In this world, there are dispatchers - licensed killers who step in when you’re at risk of a natural or unintentional death....
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Scalzi and & Qui Deliver on 2nd Dispatcher book!!
- By tstray1 llc on 09-10-20
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Murder by Other Means
- The Dispatcher, Book 2
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Series: The Dispatcher, Book 2
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-10-20
- Language: English
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Old Man's War
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space....
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Fun and Witty Military Sci-Fi
- By M. Spencer on 10-21-12
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Old Man's War
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: The Old Man’s War Series, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 10-02-07
- Language: English
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The Last Colony
- Old Man's War, Book 3
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman for a human colony on distant Huckleberry. With his wife, former Special Forces warrior Jane Sagan, he farms several acres, adjudicates local disputes, and enjoys watching his adopted daughter grow up....
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3.5 stars
- By Katherine on 06-19-13
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The Last Colony
- Old Man's War, Book 3
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: The Old Man’s War Series, Book 3
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 10-13-08
- Language: English
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The President's Brain Is Missing
- A Tor.Com Original
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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The question is, how can you tell the President's brain is missing? And are we sure we need it back? Listen and find out....
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Not my cup of tea (Kelly SAID)
- By Kelly A McDermott on 09-15-19
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The President's Brain Is Missing
- A Tor.Com Original
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 47 mins
- Release date: 08-27-19
- Language: English
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