6/4/2023 0 Comments Best sci fi audiobooksThe Audible Editors NovemThis list is part of our Best of the Year collection, an obsessively curated selection of our editors' and listeners' favorite audio in 2022. Among them is our hero, 18-year-old Wade Watts, who uses OASIS as a way out of his difficult home life before embarking on an exhilarating quest to find the keys that stretches him and his gaming skills to the limit. Best of the Year: The 12 Best Sci-Fi Listens of 2022 Terrifying, realistic, ambitious, and hopeful, the best sci-fi listens of 2022 sounded a lot like real life. When it’s revealed that the program’s late creator has left behind three keys that, if found, will unlock ownership of the entire OASIS and a multibillion-dollar fortune, thousands of users log in, vying for the opportunity to claim the prize. Much of the population lives in squalor and poverty but the virtual reality system offered by hyper-realistic gaming platform OASIS offers a reprieve, an escape from the difficulties of daily life. It is the year 2045 and the world is overpopulated, leaving resources scarce. The fast-paced plot is matched by pitch-perfect narration from Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Wil Wheaton, making for a nonstop nostalgia ride that’s a blast from start to finish. Ernest Cline’s futuristic tale doubles as a love letter to 1980s pop culture and a thrilling, twist-filled adventure. Ready Player One is an absolute must-listen for any sci-fi aficionados.
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