Fiction audiobooks

Empire of the Sun - Abridged

By: J. G. Ballard

Narrated by: Jeremy Irons

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg’s film, tells of a young boy’s struggle to survive World War II in China.

Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.

Shanghai, 1941—a city aflame from the fateful torch of Pearl Harbor. In... Read more

The Naked Face - Abridged

By: Sidney Sheldon

Narrated by: Roger Moore

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Hanson died quickly—with a knife in his back. Carole was next—tortured to death. Now Judd Stevens, a successful Manhattan psychoanalyst, must face a horrific prospect: someone is trying to kill him and he is being treated as the prime suspect. As two faceless executioners on a murderous mission continue their search for an unknown secret, Judd... Read more

Strangers from the Sky - Abridged

By: Margaret Wander Bonanno

Narrated by: George Takei & Leonard Nimoy

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The planets Earth and Vulcan experience a mysterious first contact in this fascinating Star Trek novel featuring the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.

Years before the formal first contact between Earth and another planet’s inhabitants, a Vulcan space vessel crash landed in the South Pacific, forcing humanity to decide whether to offer the hand of... Read more

Star Trek IV - Abridged

By: Vonda N. McIntyre

Narrated by: George Takei & Leonard Nimoy

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Admiral James T. Kirk is charged by the Klingon Empire for the comandeering of a Klingon starship. The Federation honors the Klingon demands for extradition, and Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise are drawn back to Earth.
But their trip is interrupted by the appearance of a mysterious, all-powerful alien space probe. Suddenly, Kirk,... Read more

Dessa Rose - Abridged

By: Sherley Williams

Narrated by: Ruby Dee

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 1829, a pregnant woman is condemned to die for a murderous act of rebellion. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, a woman is accused of giving sanctuary to runaway slaves. Dessa Rose is the heartwarming story of an extraordinary friendship between two strong, remarkable women from very different backgrounds, both caught in the shadow of slavery in... Read more

The Masterworks and Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe

By: Edgar Poe

Narrated by: Paul Scofield

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

From Edgar Allan Poe—the master of the short story and lyric poem—comes this rare treasury of classics. The outstanding works "A Descent into the Maelstrom," "Annabelle Lee," "Eldorado," "The Bells," and "The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall," illustrate Poe's meticulous sense of construction, with signature themes of romance and... Read more

Les Miserables - Abridged

By: Victor Hugo

Narrated by: Christopher Cazenove

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jean Valjean is one of society's victims. A poor but honest peasant, he is caught stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister's starving family and is sent to prison. By the time of his eventual release, he has become a hardened criminal, but his friendship with the saintly Monseigneur Bienvenu gives him another chance at life. This new,... Read more

A kerekerdő titkai (teljes)

By: Fésűs Éva

Narrated by: Pogány Judit

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Kukkantó Manóval együtt, ti is bekukkanthattok a Kerekerdő izgalmas életébe. Ennek az erdőnek Mormogi Mackó bácsi a szigorú, de igazságos gazdája. Ő felügyeli a téli élelemgyűjtést, figyel arra, hogy a madarak nevet kapjanak, és ha kell, móresre tanítja a hetvenkedőket. Fésűs Éva meséi a népmesei hagyományokból kiindulva egy olyan világban... Read more

Pöttömke (teljes)

By: Fésűs Éva

Narrated by: Bozó Andrea

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Pöttömke akkora, mint egy lábujjhegyen álló katicabogár és nagyon nem szeret unatkozni. Így aztán nagyon örül, hogy a Százszorszép óvodában, ahová jár, jelmezbált rendeznek és ő kapja a hóember szerepét. Egy másik alkalommal pedig bábszínházat játszanak, és egyébként is, itt olyan jó meséket lehet hallani. Fésűs Éva meséiben a jó és rossz... Read more

Meseerdőn, meseréten (teljes)

By: Fésűs Éva

Narrated by: Pogány Judit

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Valamikor nagyon régen, tarka-barka meseréten, enyhe szélben fodrozódott egy kerek tó. Ott lakott a Nefelejcs tündérke. Történt, hogy a pocakos békakirály gondolt egy nagyot, miért ne kérhetné feleségül a bájos tündérkét. - Hogy ezután mi történt, és még milyen kalandok vártak meseerdő és meserét lakóira, azt megtudhatjátok, ha meghallgatjátok... Read more

“Babette’s Feast” and “Sorrow-Acre”

By: Isak Dinesen

Narrated by: Colleen Dewhurst

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

“Through all the world there goes one long cry from the heart of the artist: give me leave to do my utmost.” This line from “Babette’s Feast” lends itself to both of the stories in this audio collection, which tell of unbreakable human spirit and total commitment to life choices. “Babette’s Feast,” now an award-winning film, takes a humorous... Read more

The Phantom of the Opera - Abridged

By: Gaston Leroux

Narrated by: Christopher Cazenove

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A baffling series of incidents at the majestic Paris Opera sparks frightening rumors about a mysterious opera ghost. Performers are ill-at-ease when they sit alone in their dressing rooms, alleging to have seen the enigma in evening clothes moving about in the shadows. Then a young and beautiful prima donna is visited by a masked "Angel of... Read more

Murder in Manhattan

By: Mary Clark, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Whitley St...

Narrated by: Betsy Palmer

Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Beginning in 1982, The Adam's Round Table— a group of America's most talented and successful mystery writers— convened every month in New York to discuss their craft. When agent and author Bill Adler suggested they each write a short story located in a different section of Manhattan, their enthusiastic response resulted in... Read more

Elvarázsolt világ (teljes)

By: Gerald Durrell

Narrated by: Szacsvay László

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A szerző a hangoskönyvünk alapjául szolgáló Aranydenevérek, rózsaszín galambok című könyvében az elbűvölő Mauritius szigetére tett expedícióját írja le, ahol néhány, már csak ott élő veszélyeztetett állatfajt akart begyűjteni. A címadó történetet az ihlette, hogy szállodai szobája ablakán kitekintve páratlan élményben volt része: "Minden... Read more

The Scarlet Letter - Abridged

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Narrated by: Michael Learned

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Written in the winter of 1849, The Scarlet Letter unfolds the story of Hester Prynne, a young woman branded as an adulteress in the harsh Puritan world of seventeenth-century New England. As Hester calls on her inner strength to transcend her shame, the scarlet letter ceases to be a stigma and finally becomes Hester's symbol of self-affirmation.... Read more

The Seventh Secret - Abridged

By: Irving Wallace

Narrated by: Paul Scofield

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Russian museum curator acquires a painting of a public building that includes a modification completed in 1952. The artist: Adolf Hitler. A prominent historian is mysteriously killed while in the final stages of research for his latest book— a biography of the fü hrer. An American architect preparing a book on... Read more

Destroyed Solemnly

By: Meisen Zhou

Narrated by: Lang Chuan

Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In the autumn of 1919, Xinghua Coal Mining Co., Ltd. began large-scale mining of the Liujiawa coalfield in the Yellow River paleo-channel basin, causing mining-induced earthquakes and ground subsidence. Initially, about a dozen or so acres of land collapsed, rendering some areas uncultivable. Villagers brought their grievances to the company,... Read more

Alice Through The Looking-Glass - Abridged

By: Lewis Carroll

Narrated by: AudioscapePlayers

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Alice goes out of this world and into another, replete with scatty queens, batty knights, and a kooky egg to boot! Just the kind of fantasy to relax to. Forget the so-called 'hidden meanings' and all that sort of thing, and let yourself float along with Alice, (with a bit of running thrown in), as she tries to keep her head, reach the end of... Read more

Alice in Wonderland - Abridged

By: Lewis Carroll

Narrated by: AudioscapePlayers

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

ALICE IN WONDERLAND This is a dotty, somewhat satirical, and rather musical version of Lewis Carroll's work, performed by Canadian and British actresses and actors in Calgary, Alberta. See if you can spot your own character in this production. Are you the Queen of Hearts, the White Rabbit, or perhaps The Walrus? You could even be all... Read more

Wuthering Heights - Abridged

By: Emily Brontë

Narrated by: AudioscapePlayers

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Heathcliff is a strange dark-skinned boy whom Cathy's father brings back to Wuthering Heights from a trip to Liverpool. He is adopted into the Earnshaw family. Cathy and Heathcliff develop an inseparable - even an ideal companionship. She admires his self-sufficiency and endurance; but her brother, Hindley, victimises him. When she marries... Read more

If Tomorrow Comes - Abridged

By: Sidney Sheldon

Narrated by: Roger Moore

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Tracy Whitney is on top of the world. Young, beautiful, and intelligent, she is about to marry into wealth and glamour—until a ruthless mafia gang frames her, and she is sentenced to prison. Though beaten and broken, Tracy emerges from her savage ordeal determined to avenge herself against those who have destroyed her life. With dazzling... Read more

Van választásunk - további egypercesek

By: Örkény István

Narrated by: Mácsai Pál

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Az Egyperces novellák - írójuknak merész és nem egészen komolyan veendő kijelentése szerint - egész regényekkel, sőt regényciklusokkal fölérő alkotások, annak ellenére, hogy szembetűnően rövidek. De nem azért rövidek, mert kevés a mondanivalójuk, hanem mert kevés szóval szeretnének sokat mondani. Adná az Úr. (Örkény István) Read more

Egypercesek

By: Örkény István

Narrated by: Mácsai Pál

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A mellékelt novellák rövidségük ellenére is teljes értékű írások. Előnyük, hogy az ember időt spórol velük, mert nem igényelnek hosszú hetekre-hónapokra terjedő figyelmet. Amíg a lágy tojás megfő, amíg a hívott szám (ha foglaltat jelez) jelentkezik, olvassunk el egy egyperces novellát. Read more

Egyperces anekdoták

By: Örkény István

Narrated by: Mácsai Pál

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A groteszk sérti a szimmetriaérzéket, fölborítja a világ rendjét, s új arányokat, új törvényeket léptet életbe, indítéka, tagadni mindent, ami kézenfekvő, ami adott. A groteszk ugyanis nem értelmezi a világot, hanem egy új világot teremt, egy megálmodott, képzeletbeli világot, mely emlékeztet ugyan a realitásra, mégis egy másik... Read more