Fantasy audiobooks

Black Powder War - Abridged

By: Naomi Novik

Narrated by: David Thorn

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the third novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, Captain Will Laurence and his dragon transport precious cargo while fending off enemies on all sides.

“A splendid series.”—Anne McCaffrey

After their fateful adventure in China, Captain Will Laurence of His Majesty’ s Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are... Read more

Sebastian

By: Anne Bishop

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 13 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Unabridged, Digital Only, 14 hours

Read by Holter Graham

Her worlds have been described as "vividly painted" (Lynn Flewelling) and "lavishly sensual" (Library Journal). Now the award-winning bestselling author Anne Bishop invites you into a new realm, one that is ever-changing, caught between the Light and Dark forces of the heart... Read more

Throne of Jade - Abridged

By: Naomi Novik

Narrated by: David Thorn

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the second novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, the Napoleonic Wars take Captain Will Laurence and his dragon to China on a perilous mission.

“Full of wonderful characters with real heart.”—Peter Jackson

When Britain intercepted a French ship and its precious cargo—an unhatched dragon's egg—Captain Will Laurence of HMS... Read more

The Fellowship of the Ring

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The original American dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio. Read more

Game 1

By: Loren Long & Phil Bildner

Narrated by: Josh Hamilton

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

LET THE GAMES BEGIN! #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LOREN LONG AND TEXAS BLUEBONNET AWARD WINNER PHIL BILDNER CREATE AN ACTION-PACKED PARABLE WHEREIN THREE SIBLINGS EMBARK ON AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME AND DISCOVER THE STRENGTH IN FAMILY, THE POWER OF FAITH, AND THE TRUE MAGIC OF BASEBALL.

The year is 1899, and the Travelin' Nine are... Read more

His Majesty's Dragon - Abridged

By: Naomi Novik

Narrated by: David Thorn

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the first novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, a rare bond is formed between a young man and a dragon, and together they must battle in the Napoleonic Wars.

“A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel.”—Stephen King

Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s... Read more

Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy: The Last Command - Abridged

By: Timothy Zahn

Narrated by: Anthony Daniels

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

The epic story that began with Heir to the Empire reaches its dramatic conclusion in this essential Star Wars Legends novel.

The embattled Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who has marshaled the remnants of the Imperial forces and driven the Rebels back with an abominable technology recovered from the Emperor's secret... Read more

HMS Ulysses - Abridged

By: Alistair MacLean

Narrated by: Denis Quilley

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The novel that launched the astonishing career of one of the 20th century’s greatest writers of action and suspense – an acclaimed classic of heroism and the sea in World War II. Constant patrols have pushed the crew of the HMS Ulysses beyond the limits of endurance. And now they must be put to sea... Read more

Beyond the Gap

By: Harry Turtledove

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 14 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Count Hamnet Thyssen is a minor noble of the drowsy old Raumsdalian Empire. Its capital city, Nidaros, began as a mammoth hunters' camp at the edge of the great Glacier. But that was centuries ago, and as everyone knows, it's the nature of the great Glacier to withdraw a few feet every year. Now Nidaros is an old and many-spired city; and though... Read more

Swordbird

By: Nancy Yi Fan

Narrated by: Colleen Delany

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The blue jays and cardinals of Stone-Run Forest have always lived harmoniously side by side. But the fate of the forest—and all its inhabitants—is in jeopardy when the sinister hawk, Turnatt, turns the two bird tribes against each other. According to legend, only Swordbird, Son of the Great Spirit, has the power to conquer evil and restore peace... Read more

The Tower and the Hive

By: Anne McCaffrey

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A LEGENDARY FAMILYFor generations, the descendants of the powerful telepath known as The Rowan have used their talents to benefit humanity. As human civilization reached out to colonize the stars, the family led Earth to ally itself with the peaceful alien Mrdini. Together, the two races have held back the predatory Hivers, who once decimated... Read more

Fangland

By: John Marks

Narrated by: Ellen Archer, Simon Vance, Todd McLaren & Micha...

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An acclaimed novelist and former 60 Minutes producer grandly reinvents the Dracula epic in the halls of a certain television newsmagazine

In the annals of business trips gone horribly wrong, Evangeline Harker's journey to Romania on behalf of her employer, the popular television newsmagazine The Hour, deserves pride of place. Sent to... Read more

The Stone Light, The Dark Reflections: Book #2

By: Kai Meyer

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Deadly magic and malice threaten Merle and Serafin in this breathtaking sequel to The Water Mirror.
Merle -- carrying the mysterious Flowing Queen within her -- and Vermithrax, the winged stone lion, are flying into Hell. They are looking for help in freeing Venice from the invading Egyptian pharaoh and his mummy warriors. But some truly... Read more

Wintersmith

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALA Booklist Editors' Choice * ALA Notable Children's Book“Pratchett’s unique blend of comedy and articulate insight is at its vibrant best. Full of rich humor, wisdom, and eventfulness.” —Horn Book (starred review)By the beloved and bestselling grandmaster of fantasy, Sir Terry Pratchett, this is the third in... Read more

You Suck

By: Christopher Moore

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

""You bitch, you killed me. You suck!""Being dead sucks. Make that being undead sucks. Literally. Just ask Thomas C. Flood. Waking up after a fantastic night unlike anything he's ever experienced, he discovers that his girlfriend, Jody—the woman of his dreams—is a vampire. And surprise! Now he's one, too.For some couples, the whole... Read more

The Navigator

By: Eoin McNamee

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Owen turned to Cat but she was staring into the woods, her face a mast of fear. Far off, but moving closer, were two figures, both white, both faceless, seeming to glide between the trees. "The Harsh" whispered Cati."They're here."One day the world around Owen shifts oddly: Time flows backwards, and the world and family he knew disappear. Time... Read more

Dandelion Wine - Abridged

By: Ray Bradbury & Nancy Curran Willis

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ray Bradbury’s endearing, lyrical tale of boyhood and an idyllic Midwestern summer is presented here as a full-cast audio dramatization by The Colonial Theatre on the Air, complete with sound effects and a brilliant music score.Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town, Illinois, is as vast and deep as the whole world that lies beyond.... Read more

Wings

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Somewhere in a place so far up there is no down, a ship is waiting to take the nomes home - back to wherever they came from. And one nome, Masklin, knows that they've got to try and contact this ship.

It means getting to Florida (wherever that is), then getting to the launch of a communications satellite (whatever that is). A ridiculous plan.... Read more

Truckers

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Imagine that all around you, hidden from sight, there are thousands of tiny people.
They are four inches tall, brave, stubborn and resourceful.
They are the nomes.

The nomes in this story live under the floorboards of a large Department Store and have never been Outside. In fact, they don't even believe in Outside. But new... Read more

Diggers

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

Length: 3 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

And Grimma said, We have two choices. We can run, or we hide. And they said, Which shall we do?
She said, We shall Fight.

A Bright New Dawn is just around the corner for thousands of tiny nomes when they move into the ruined buildings of an abandoned quarry. Or is it?

Soon strange things begin to happen. Like the tops of puddles growing hard and... Read more

Truckers - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Brought to you by Penguin.

Imagine that all around you, hidden from sight, there are thousands of tiny people.
They are four inches tall, brave, stubborn and resourceful.
They are the nomes.

The nomes in this story live under the floorboards of a large Department Store and have never been Outside. In fact, they don't even believe in Outside. But... Read more

Guards! Guards! - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'The people next door oppress me all night long. I tell them, I work all day, a man's got to have some time to learn to play the tuba. That's oppression, that is. If I'm not under the heel of the oppressor I don't know who is.'

An aura of mean-minded resentfulness is thick in the streets of Ankh-Morpork. Insurrection is in the air. The Haves and... Read more

Hogfather - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It's the night before Hogswatch. And it's too quiet. There's snow, there're robins, there're trees covered with decorations, but there's a notable lack of the big fat man who delivers the toys... He's gone.

Susan the governess has got to find him before morning, otherwise the sun won't rise. And unfortunately her only helpers are a raven with an... Read more

Feet Of Clay - Abridged

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Tony Robinson

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Brought to you by Penguin.


'The work of a prolific humorist at his best' Observer

The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .
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'Sorry?' said Carrot. If it's just a thing, how can it commit... Read more