Fantasy audiobooks

Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War

By: Clive Barker

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 14 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Clive Barker, author of The Thief of Always, delivers an epic battle filled with fantasy and adventure that readers won't want to put down!All things in their time . . .Candy Quackenbush's adventures in the Abarat are getting stranger by the hour. Why has the Lord of Midnight sent his henchman after her? Why can she suddenly speak words of... Read more

Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy

By: Jenny Nimmo

Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This semester at Bloor's Academy brings a few changes. There is a new art teacher, Mr. Boldova, and a new student, Belle, who lives with the Yewbeam aunts and seems to have a strange power over them.

Emma and Charlie soon discover Mr. Boldova's secret identity: He is the older brother of Ollie Sparks, the boy who lives in the attic of Bloor's... Read more

Chainfire

By: Terry Goodkind

Narrated by: Jim Bond

Length: 26 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

With Wizard's First Rule and seven subsequent masterpieces, Terry Goodkind has thrilled readers worldwide with the unique sweep of his storytelling. Now, in Chainfire, Goodkind returns with a novel of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a sequence of three novels that will bring their epic story to its culmination.After being gravely injured in... Read more

The Firebird

By: Sophie Masson

Narrated by: Richard Aspel

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Ivan, youngest son of the powerful, greedy Tsar Demyan, is resigned to a life of misery and humiliation at the hands of his brothers, brutal Yuri and sly Igor. And to add to his torment, Yuri has been promised in marriage to the girl Ivan has loved all his life - the bold and beautiful Princess Tamara, daughter of a neighbouring king. Then one... Read more

The Evil Elves

By: Bruce Coville

Narrated by: Ryan Sparkes

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Moongobble must complete one last Mighty Task before he is accepted into the Society of Magicians. But this one is a doozy: he must retrieve "The Queen’s Belly Button"—an enchanted stone that has turned an entire elf village bad! Soon Edward and Moongobble—along with Urk the Toad, Fireball the Dragon, and the Rusty Knight—are off on their... Read more

A Hat Full of Sky

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The second in Terry Pratchett's beloved Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching.Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic—not chores and ill-tempered nanny goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this.What Tiffany doesn't know is that an insidious, disembodied creature... Read more

Stravaganza: City of Stars

By: Mary Hoffman

Narrated by: Kathe Mazur

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Georgia is an ordinary girl, living in London with her mother, stepfather, and bully of a stepbrother, and coping with the difficulties of growing up. But her life takes a sudden change when she buys a tiny figurine of a winged horse, and suddenly finds herself swept up into the world of the Stravagante. The tiny horse becomes her magical... Read more

The Wishsong of Shannara - Abridged

By: Terry Brooks

Narrated by: Charles Keating

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FANTASY TALES OF ALL TIME. NOW AN EPIC TV SERIES.
 
An ancient evil is stirring, intent on the complete destruction of all life. The Druid Allanon sets out on a dangerous journey to save the world, reluctantly aided by Brin Ohmsford, daughter of Wil Ohmsford—for she alone holds the magic power of the wishsong. But a... Read more

Much Ado About Nothing

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Samantha Spiro, Emilia Fox, Maxine Peake, Chiwe...

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

In this BBC full-cast production of Much Ado About Nothing, some handsome soldiers return from battle. Yet one soldier finds himself locked in a merry war of his own...

In Shakespeare's comedy of wit, love and miscommunication, Beatrice and Benedick and Hero and Claudio are pushed into and pulled out of love, their friends playing cupid with... Read more

The Playground

By: Shaun Tan

Narrated by: Humphrey Bower

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

When Gavin is given a metal detector for Christmas, he thinks he's going to turn up tonnes of treasure. How wrong can he be? Until he discovers the playground, that is, but the treasure he finds hidden there proves far more deadly than any pirate's loot. Far, far more deadly. Read more

A Midsummer Night's Dream

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Becky Simpson, David Threlfall, Full Cast, Samu...

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In this BBC full-cast production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena run to the woods and stumble into a life separate from time itself.

Fairy magic wreaks havoc and midsummer madness takes over as lovers tread the delicate line between fantasy and reality.

Sylvestra le Touzel stars as Titania in this delightful... Read more

Alice In Wonderland & Through The Looking Glass

By: Lewis Carroll

Narrated by: Alan Bennett

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Tumble down a rabbit hole into the extraordinary world of Lewis Carroll’s childhood classics with these delightful BBC Radio readings.

This classic collection includes two of Alice’s exciting adventures, brought to life by the incomparable Alan Bennett.

Alice in Wonderland
Young Alice leads an ordinary sort of life until, one day, she follows a... Read more

The Prydain Chronicles Book Four: Taran Wanderer

By: Lloyd Alexander

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Taran, the assistant pig-keeper who wants to be a hero, goes questing for knowledge of his parentage, hoping that his journey will ennoble him in the eyes of Eilonwy, the princess with the red-gold hair. Accompanied by several loyal friends, Taran begins his search when three wily enchantresses of the Marshes of Morva send him to consult the... Read more

Legends II: Volume III

By: Robert Silverberg

Narrated by: Jason Culp, Pete Bradbury & Michael Emerson

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Fantasty fans, rejoice! Seven years after writer and editor Robert Silverberg made publishing history with Legends, the acclaimed anthology of original short novels by some of the greatest writers in fantasy finction, the long-awaited second volume is here.

Each of the bestselling writers represented in these selections from Legends II returns... Read more

The Secrets of Droon: Volume 1

By: Tony Abbott

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The Secrets of Droon is an ongoing epic saga published for listeners who enjoy fantasy at its most exciting and engaging. This much-lauded series was cited by the American Booksellers Association as one of the top ten works to read while waiting for the next Harry Potter, and will finally make its audio debut in Fall 2004. Fast, whimsical... Read more

Quicksilver - Abridged

By: Neal Stephenson

Narrated by: Simon Preble & Stina Nielsen

Length: 22 hours

Abridged: Yes

Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.It is a... Read more

Mattimeo

By: Brian Jacques

Narrated by: Brian Jacques & A Full Cast

Length: 13 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Mattimeo should have been named "trouble." Always getting into mischief and quick to lose his temper, the young mouse seems an unlikely candidate to take up the great sword once wielded by the legendary Martin to defend Redwall Abbey's peaceful way of life. But when Mattimeo and his friends are kidnapped by the fierce fox Slagar the Cruel, the... Read more

Mossflower

By: Brian Jacques

Narrated by: Brian Jacques & A Full Cast

Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

One autumn evening, Bella of Brockhall snuggled deep in her armchair and told a story. The gripping account of how Redwall Abbey was established through the bravery of the legendary mouse Martin and his epic quest for Salamandastron. Stunning landscapes, brilliant characterisation, masterly plots and a wicked sense of humour unite in this epic,... Read more

The Delaney Christmas Carol

By: Iris Johansen & Kay Hooper

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 14 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a trio of exquisitely crafted, richly romantic tales by three of the brightest stars in contemporary fiction.

Filled with passion, drama, and a touch of magic, this festive gathering of classic Christmas stories—available for the first time in ten years—tells about the lives and loves of one... Read more

Legends II: Volume V

By: Robert Silverberg

Narrated by: Sam Freed & Oliver Wyman

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Fantasty fans, rejoice! Seven years after writer and editor Robert Silverberg made publishing history with Legends, the acclaimed anthology of original short novels by some of the greatest writers in fantasy finction, the long-awaited second volume is here.

Each of the bestselling writers represented in these selections from Legend II returns to... Read more

Legends II: Volume IV

By: Robert Silverberg

Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren & Richard Davidson

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Fantasty fans, rejoice! Seven years after writer and editor Robert Silverberg made publishing history with Legends, the acclaimed anthology of original short novels by some of the greatest writers in fantasy finction, the long-awaited second volume is here.

Each of the bestselling writers represented in these selections from Legend II returns to... Read more

The Delaney Christmas Carol - Abridged

By: Iris Johansen, Kay Hooper & Fayrene Preston

Narrated by: Alison Fraser

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a trio of exquisitely crafted, richly romantic tales by three of the brightest stars in contemporary fiction.

Filled with passion, drama, and a touch of magic, this festive gathering of classic Christmas stories—available for the first time in ten years—tells about the lives and loves of one... Read more

The Book of Dead Days

By: Marcus Sedgwick

Narrated by: Roger Rees

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

THE DAYS BETWEEN Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A magician called Valerian must save his own life within those few days or pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. But alchemy and sorcery are no match against the demonic power... Read more

Whispering to Witches

By: Anna Dale

Narrated by: John Curless

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

When Joe is traveling to stay with his mother and stepfather for Christmas, little does he imagine the excitement and magical intrigue that awaits him when he falls headfirst into an evil plot to rid England of witches. With great bravery and more than a little help from his half sister, Esme, and a new friend, Twiggy, he has to muster all his... Read more