Some of the most talked-about stories on screen began long before audiences met their characters and worlds on television. Before Silo became a dystopian mystery, Dark Matter sent readers spiralling through alternate realities, and Heated Rivalry turned two hockey rivals into one of television’s most talked-about romances, their worlds already existed in the imaginations of their authors.
While an adaptation brings a story to life visually, going back to the audiobooks offers another way to experience them. You can uncover the details that never made it to screen, follow characters beyond the current season, or simply return to the original version of a world you already love. Here are seven audiobooks on Audible to dive into when you’re not ready to leave the screen behind.
Silo: Get Ahead of Season 4
With the fourth and final season of Silo set to premiere on July 9, 2027, there is plenty of time to get ahead of the story. Hugh Howey’s trilogy, comprising Wool, Shift and Dust, takes listeners deeper into the mysteries of the underground silos and the world beyond them, while offering fans who have spent three seasons piecing together its secrets a chance to revisit the story from Howey’s original perspective and discover how much further it goes.
Dark Matter: Experience the Story Beyond the Screen
Watching Dark Matter means stepping into one version of Blake Crouch’s mind-bending world, while the audiobook leaves more room for listeners to imagine its alternate realities, characters and possibilities for themselves. With Crouch himself involved in developing the television adaptation and Season 2 now streaming, returning to the original lets listeners explore the parallel worlds, identity and possibilities at the heart of the story in their own way.
Off-Campus: There’s More Than One Love Story at Briar U
Finished Off-Campus and still not ready to leave Briar U? Garrett and Hannah’s story is only the beginning, with Elle Kennedy’s series following different couples and the interconnected Briar U books and Campus Diaries expanding the universe with new characters and romances. The audiobooks let viewers discover just how much bigger the college-and-hockey world becomes beyond the story they already know.
Heated Rivalry: Don’t Wait for the Next Chapter
Why wait for Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov’s story to unfold on screen when there is already more waiting on the page? Heated Rivalry is part of Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series, while The Long Game continues Shane and Ilya’s story, with Unrivaled, the seventh book in the series, scheduled for June 1, 2027.
The Summer I Turned Pretty: Not a Belly Fan? The Books Might Make You See Her Differently
Love her or find her maddening, Belly is at the centre of The Summer I Turned Pretty, but Jenny Han’s first novel gives listeners a much closer look at her thoughts, insecurities and interpretation of the world around her. The series expands the story beyond Belly, while the audiobooks also feature Lola Tung, Gavin Casalegno and Christopher Briney, letting fans experience the Belly, Conrad and Jeremiah love triangle through the original lens that started it all.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Go Back to the Investigation
Watching Pip solve a mystery is one thing, but going back to Holly Jackson’s original novel lets listeners work through the investigation alongside her, following the clues, discoveries and unanswered questions in their original form. With the Netflix adaptation drawing from Jackson’s trilogy, the audiobooks offer fans another way to revisit the mystery and follow Pip’s investigation from the beginning.
Maxton Hall: Go Back to Where Ruby and James Began
For anyone already invested in Ruby Bell and James Beaufort, Mona Kasten’s Save Me, Save You and Save Us offer the complete story that inspired Maxton Hall, from their first collision at the elite private school to everything that follows. The audiobooks also let listeners experience Ruby and James as they were originally imagined, before the series gave them faces, voices and a world to inhabit.