May the fourth be with you! For this inaugural episode of Season Two, we’re joined by Audible Editor and Star Wars superfan Alanna McAuliffe to learn all about the best Star Wars titles for diehard fans and new listeners alike.

Kenobi by John Jackson Miller

Star Wars: Ahsoka by E. K. Johnson

Star Wars: The High Republic: A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland

Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray

Thrawn (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendency Books 1 & 2 by Timothy Zahn

From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars) by Renée Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi Okorafor, Sabaa Tahir et al.

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Can we change the past? What are the perils of seeing the future? How would a time machine work anyway? The editors chat about their favorite listens that wrestle with these questions and more in an episode devoted to one of the most beloved tropes in sci-fi: time travel. Featuring a bonus appearance by a...time traveling turkey?

Time and Again by Jack Finney (narrated by Paul Hecht)

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Kindred by Octavia Butler

How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler by Ryan North

Vintage 1954 by Antoine Laurain

The Future Is Yours by Dan Frey

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Open Water by Caleb Azuma-Nelson

I’m Waiting for You and Other Stories by Bo-Young Kim

This past year has felt like a sci-fi novel in more ways than one: but themes of isolation and loneliness are nothing new in the genre, and can be a a fascinating way to explore big concepts and characters. From space travel to end-of-the-world tales, the editors discuss their favorite listens that fit this trope.

The Sea in the Sky by Jackson Musker

Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C. A. Fletcher

Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay

Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller

Saturn's Monsters by Thomas K. Carpenter

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

While we’ve already established we can’t (and shouldn’t?) see the future, we can speculate on some of the themes and concepts we’re seeing in sci-fi right now, based on our recent listening. For this episode, we’re joined by special guest Steve Feldberg, Vice President of Audible Originals and editor for some of our sci-fi favorites, including the Bobiverse series, John Scalzi’s Dispatcher series, and more.

Strange in Place by Jonathan Salem Baskin (Coming to Audible Plus May 20)

The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Armies Of Those I Love by Ken Liu

The Present by Jay Martel

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things by Lev Grossman

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis

Level Five and Level Six by William Ledbetter

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Refresh by Salim Lemelle

The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

New Found Land: The Long Haul by Neal Stephenson (Coming to Audible Plus June 3)

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint