Make no mistake—audiobooks are more popular than ever. Readers of all ages enjoy listening at home, in their car, or during their spare time. Audible is an especially popular app, with more than 130 different genres that subscribers enjoy across the globe. This includes Star Trek audible books, from fiction to autobiographies. If you’re looking for something new to satisfy your Trek appetite, here are 4 titles available from Audible.
1. Lost to Eternity, by Greg Cox (TOS)
This novel ties in with Gillian Taylor, who you may remember from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. A curious podcaster delves into her disappearance, which then extends to 2 separate eras in the future—one that takes place during Enterprise’s first 5-year mission, and during the time of Enterprise-A. In the latter, a new alien race, the Osori, wants to make contact with humans, the Romulans, and the Klingons, but when a shocking murder occurs, clues may lie hidden more than 300 years in the past. Lost to Eternity is narrated by Robert Petkoff and runs 15 hours and 2 minutes long.
2. Making It So, by Patrick Stewart
This autobiography is in my own Audible queue and I’m looking forward to it. It won the 2024 Audie Award for best memoir, and reader reviews call it enchanting, engaging, and compelling. The memoir is packed with anecdotes and stories that span Sir Patrick’s career, from Star Trek: The Next Generation and beyond. This audiobook is a chunky 18 hours and 50 minutes, so charge up those earbuds!
3. The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway, by Una McCormick
Narrated by the legendary Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) herself, this autobiography spans a career that reaches far into the Delta Quadrant and beyond. From making first contact with a variety of species to anecdotes about her shipmates and tales of the Maquis, you’ll be thrilled by these stories told straight from the captain’s mouth. This audiobook has a runtime of 8 hours and 20 minutes.
4. Star Trek: The Motion Picture, by Gene Roddenberry
If you enjoyed the film Star Trek: The Motion Picture, then this is an audiobook to add to your listening queue! Gene Roddenberry pens and tells this tale by Harold Livingston and the popular sci-fi author Allen Dean Foster, based on their script. Follow Captain Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the original Enterprise crew as they venture into space on a new adventure to prevent an unknown power from destroying Earth. This is an easy listen at 6 hours and 35 minutes.
Audiobooks are a great way to pass the time, no matter your lifestyle, and these 4 Star Trek-based selections are only the beginning of your experience. Audible offers dozens of Trek novels across many of the franchise’s series, so plug in and start listening!