Orbit of Ash
by K. Okafor · Narrated by Sade Adeyemi
8.9
Overall
Voice
9.0
Pacing
9.4
Production
8.4
Story
8.8
"Tight, propulsive, and narrated with a voice that never once yawns. A rare 12-hour listen that feels like 6."
Orbit of Ash follows a salvage crew circling a dying colony, and K. Okafor wastes no time: the first chapter ends with a hull breach and it rarely lets up from there.
Sade Adeyemi reads it at a clip that matches the prose — quick, bright, and precise. Technical jargon never trips her, and she handles the ship's AI with a clever, slightly flattened cadence.
Production is clean and dry, with no effects, which suits the book's momentum. Some listeners may want a breath between action beats; Adeyemi rarely gives one.
A thrilling, tightly engineered listen for anyone who likes their science fiction lean and loud.