Historical Fiction audiobooks


James
By: Percival Everett
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER ⢠A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST ā¢Ā ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ⢠SHORTLISTED FOR THE... Read more


The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
By: V. E. Schwab
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 17 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
"[Narrator Julia] Whelan's performance is unforgettable in this darkly romantic fantasy about one young woman cursed always to be forgotten...Her depiction of the darkness is smooth with a low cadence, capturing listeners' attention and their heart strings." āBooklist
In the vein of The Time Travelerās Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life... Read more


The Poppy War
By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 19 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
An AudioFile Magazine Best Audiobook of 2018!A Library Journal,Ā Paste Magazine, and ENTROPYĀ Best Books of 2018 pick!Washington Post ""5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2018"" pick!A Bustle ""30 Best Fiction Books of 2018"" pick!āI have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt... Read more
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The Song of Achilles
By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
Length: 11 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
āAt once a scholarās homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelistā¦.A book I could not put down.ā
āAnn PatchettāMary Renault lives again!ā declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Millerās thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the... Read more


The Crescent Moon Tearoom
By: Stacy Sivinski
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
An āimpossibly endearingā (Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author) debut novel about three clairvoyant sisters who face an unexpected twist of Fate at the bottom of their own delicate porcelain cups.
Ever since the untimely death of their parents, Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley have made a business of threading... Read more


Black Sun
By: Rebecca Roanhorse
Narrated by: Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab & Shaun Ta...
Length: 12 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the āengrossing and vibrantā (Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Riot Baby) first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.
A... Read more


Babel
By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown
Length: 21 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comesĀ Babel, a thematic response toĀ The Secret HistoryĀ and a tonal retort toĀ Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellĀ that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is... Read more
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
By: Shannon Chakraborty
Narrated by: Lameece Issaq & Amin El Gamal
Length: 16 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one womanās determined quest to seize a final chance at gloryāand write her own legend.Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied... Read more
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The Sirens
By: Emilia Hart
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠#1 LibraryReads Pick ⢠Indie Next Pick
A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward.
āNarrator Barrie Kreinik offers a first-rate performance, embodying the characters with distinctive voices and... Read more


The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick
By: Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer & Ariel Lawhon
Length: 15 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠GMA BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR ⢠From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American... Read more
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
By: Stephen Graham Jones
Narrated by: Shane Ghostkeeper, Marin Ireland & Owen Teale
Length: 15 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant New York Times bestseller, a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.
A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran Pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the... Read more


His Majesty's Dragon
By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britainās defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons.
When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from... Read more


Circe
By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times).
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not... Read more


The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
By: James McBride
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
Length: 12 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ⢠A NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
WINNER OF THE 2024 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR AMERICAN FICTION
FROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND... Read more


The Marriage Portrait: Reese's Book Club
By: Maggie O'Farrell
Narrated by: Genevieve Gaunt & Maggie O'Farrell
Length: 13 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST ⢠REESEāS BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER ⢠The author of award-winning Hamnet brings the world of Renaissance Italy to jewel-bright life in this unforgettable fictional portrait of the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici as she makes her way in a troubled court.
āI could not stop reading... Read more


North Woods
By: Daniel Mason
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, Mark...
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR ā¢Ā FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AND THE MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD
A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across... Read more


Earl Crush
By: Alexandra Vasti
Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison
Length: 12 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
In Alexandra Vastiās newest Regency rom-com, a reclusive earlās life is turned upside down when a stranger shows up on his doorstep with an astonishing proposalāand an inconvenient connection to espionage. For three years, wallflower heiress Lydia Hope-Wallace has anonymously penned seditious pamphlets. And for almost as long, sheās corresponded... Read more
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The Story Collector
By: Evie Woods
Narrated by: Heather OāSullivan
Length: 9 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
An evocative and charming novel full of secrets and mystery, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop In a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything⦠One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing... Read more
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
By: Axie Oh
Narrated by: Rosa Escoda
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Deadly storms have ravaged Minaās homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as... Read more
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The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
By: Theodora Goss
Narrated by: Kate Reading
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Based on some of literatureās horror and science fiction classics, this ātour de force of reclaiming the narrative, executed with impressive wit and insightā (Publishers Weekly, starred review) debut is the story of a remarkable group of women who come together to solve the mystery of a series of gruesome murdersāand the bigger mystery of their... Read more
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Throne of Jade
By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Temeraire * Book 2
When Britain intercepted a French ship and its precious cargoāan unhatched dragonās eggāCapt. Will Laurence of HMS Reliant unexpectedly became master and commander of the noble dragon he named Temeraire. As new recruits in Britainās Aerial Corps, man and dragon soon proved their mettle in daring combat against Bonaparteās... Read more


Black Powder War
By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 10 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Temeraire * Book 3
After their fateful adventure in China, Capt. Will Laurence of His Majestyās Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are waylaid by a mysterious envoy bearing urgent new orders from Britain. Three valuable dragon eggs have been purchased from the Ottoman Empire, and Laurence and Temeraire must detour to Istanbul... Read more


The Near Witch
By: V. E. Schwab
Narrated by: Heather Wilds
Length: 9 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
āThe Near Witchā is only an old story told to frighten children.If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.There are no strangers in the town of Near.These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her... Read more
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The Antidote
By: Karen Russell
Narrated by: Elena Rey, Sophie Amoss, Mark Bramhall, Shayna ...
Length: 16 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICEĀ ā¢Ā FromĀ Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestsellingĀ author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell: a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town
A Most... Read more