Historical Fiction audiobooks

The House of Blue Mangoes

By: David Davidar

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 16 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1899, in the south Indian village of Chevathar, renowned for its groves of a rare variety of blue mango, Solomon Dorai is contemplating the imminent destruction of his world and everything he holds dear. As the thalaivar, or headman, of Chevathar, he seeks to preserve the village from both catastrophe and change, and the decisions he makes... Read more

Byzantium

By: Stephen R. Lawhead

Narrated by: Stuart Langton

Length: 25 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Although born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom. Secure in work, contemplation, and dreams of the wider world, a miracle bursts into Aidan's quiet life. He is chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the fabled city of Byzantium, where they are to present the... Read more

The Dakota Cipher

By: William Dietrich

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

“The Dakota Cipher is a supple, elegant thriller that carries the reader triumphantly from one exciting climax to the next.”
—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson KeyEthan Gage is a fearless adventurer who has crossed paths (and, sometimes, swords) with the likes of Napoleon Bonaparte and Benjamin Franklin—and whose... Read more

Paradise - Abridged

By: Toni Morrison

Narrated by: Toni Morrison

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Rumors had been whispered for more than a year. Outrages that had been accumulating all along took shape as evidence. A mother was knocked down the stairs by her cold-eyed daughter. Four damaged infants were born in one family. Daughters refused to get out of bed. Brides disappeared on their honeymoons. Two brothers shot each other on New... Read more

To Distraction

By: Stephanie Laurens

Narrated by: Jill Tanner

Length: 18 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The gentlemen of the Bastion Club have proven their courage while fighting England's enemies, but nothing has prepared them for dealing with that most formidable of challenges: the opposite sex.

Deverell, Viscount Paignton, is in desperate need of a wife. Unmoved by the matchmaking “herd,” he seeks help from his aunt, who directs him to a lady... Read more

Genghis

By: Conn Iggulden

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 17 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Best-selling author Conn Iggulden has earned sweeping critical acclaim for his Genghis Khan series, which captures the essence of the legendary warrior as no previous novels have. In this breathtaking volume, Genghis must act when trouble brews west of the Mongolian plains. Dividing his army and using his sons as generals, he sets out to... Read more

Grave Goods

By: Ariana Franklin

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The "richly detailed, almost indecently thrilling" (New York Times) follow up to The Serpent's Tale

When a fire at Glastonbury Abbey reveals two skeletons, rumor has it they may belong to King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. King Henry II hopes so, for it would help him put down a rebellion in Wales, where the legend of Celtic savior Arthur is... Read more

The Rose of Sebastopol

By: Katharine McMahon

Narrated by: Josephine Bailey

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1854, beautiful, adventurous Rosa Barr travels to the Crimean battlefield with Florence Nightingale's nursing corps. A headstrong idealist, longing to break out of the rigid confines of life as a young lady, Rosa is determined to make a difference in the world.



For Mariella Lingwood, Rosa's cousin, the war is contained within the pages of her... Read more

The Last Dickens

By: Matthew Pearl

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 12 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In his most enthralling novel yet, the critically acclaimed author Matthew Pearl reopens one of literary history’s greatest mysteries. The Last Dickens is a tale filled with the dazzling twists and turns, the unerring period details, and the meticulous research that thrilled readers of the bestsellers The Dante Club and The Poe Shadow.

Boston,... Read more

Twenty Years After

By: Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 27 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Originally published in 1845 as a sequel to The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After is a supreme creation of suspense and heroic adventure.Two decades have passed since the three musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and stratagems still cry out for... Read more

Mystical Paths

By: Susan Howatch

Narrated by: Roe Kendall

Length: 22 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Nicholas Darrow, a strong-willed and independent young man, has grown up under the shadow of the Church of England and the loving but watchful eye of his father, an Anglican priest. Like his father, he has both a gift and a burden in the form of psychic abilities. Although his father warns him to nurture his special powers with care, Nicholas... Read more

The Book of Love

By: Kathleen McGowan

Narrated by: Linda Stephens

Length: 21 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Journalist Maureen Pascal receives a mysterious package from an anonymous source. It appears to be an ancient document written in Latin and signed in code by a ? famous woman in the eleventh century, Matilda of Tuscany. .

History has overlooked—or covered up—Matilda, but Maureen realizes the significance of the document and a new search begins.... Read more

The Homeplace

By: Gilbert Morris

Narrated by: Judith West

Length: 12 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Lanie took out her journal and dated it April 12, 1928. She started the habit of writing down everything that happened to her when she was no more than eight years old, and now she had six journals completely full. She thought about the prize at school, almost prayed to win, but somehow she could not. “God,” she finally said, “I’ll do my best,... Read more

Envy

By: Anna Godbersen

Narrated by: Nina Siemaszko

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Gossip Girl meets the Gilded Age in this delicious and compelling novel, the third in the New York Times bestselling series from author Anna Godbersen.In the thrilling third installment of Anna Godbersen’s bestselling Luxe series, Manhattan’s most envied residents appear to have everything they desire: Wealth. Beauty. Happiness. But sometimes... Read more

The Prisoner in the Oak

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 12 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Book Four finds Morgaine moving closer to the fate that will set her intractably against Arthur--her lover, brother, and now, enemy. Returning to Camelot during the Feast of Pentecost, Morgaine accuses Arthur of compromising the crown, and demands that he return Excalibur to her. When he refuses, Morgaine arranges a confrontation between her... Read more

Mistress of Magic

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 13 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of T.H. White's The Once and Future King, the author makes use of the prerequisites of the Arthurian legend: Excalibur, the Holy Grail, Lancelet's illicit love for Gwenhwyfar, the destruction of Camelot, but with a twist--she presents the entire panoramic story from the female point of view. No passive by-standers, these earthy... Read more

The Decameron

By: Giovanni Boccaccio

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 29 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1348, the year of the Black Death, seven ladies and three gentlemen escape the dying, corrupt city of Florence to pass ten days in the hills of Fiesole telling each other stories. Reveling in their enchanted dreamworld of beauty and luxury, they take turns playing king or queen for the day, with the designated ruler naming the stipulations... Read more

Schachnovelle (Ungekürzte Fassung)

By: Stefan Zweig

Narrated by: Christoph Maria Herbst

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Auf einem Passagierdampfer, der von New York nach Buenos Aires unterwegs ist, fordert ein Millionär gegen Honorar den mit einer Art mechanischer Präzision spielenden Schachweltmeister Mirko Czentovic zu einer Partie heraus. Der mitreisende Dr. B., ein österreichischer Emigrant, greift beratend ein und erreicht so ein Remis für den... Read more

The King's Grace

By: Anne Easter Smith

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 24 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

All that history knows of Grace Plantagenet is that she was an illegitimate daughter of Edward IV and one of two attendants aboard the funeral barge of his widowed queen. Thus, she was half sister of the famous young princes, who–when this story begins in 1485–had been housed in the Tower by their uncle, Richard III, and are presumed dead.

But... Read more

Valley of the Sun

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Dramatization

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Cattlemen ride alone across the open range under the deadly aim of roving desperadoes. . . . Gamblers stake their fortunes and their lives on a deck of cards. . . . Strong-willed señoritas seek independence through an enticing combination of beauty, audacity, and spirit. . . . Lawmen and outlaws walk the same dusty streets and speak a common... Read more

The Kindly Ones

By: Jonathan Littell

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 39 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“Simply astounding. . . . The Kindly Ones is unmistakably the work of a profoundly gifted writer.” — TimeA literary prize-winner that has been an explosive bestseller all over the world, Jonathan Littell’s The Kindly Ones has been called “a brilliant Holocaust novel. . . a world-class masterpiece of astonishing brutality, originality, and... Read more

Anthem

By: Ayn Rand

Narrated by: Christopher Lane

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

He lived in the dark ages of the future. In a loveless world he dared to love the woman of his choice. In an age that had lost all trace of science and civilization he had the courage to seek and find knowledge. But these were not the crimes for which he would be hunted. He was marked for death because he had committed the unpardonable sin: he... Read more

Temptation and Surrender

By: Stephanie Laurens

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 16 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Stephanie Laurens continues her bestselling Cynster series with Temptation and Surrender, the story of Jonas Tallent, brother-in-law of Lucifer Cynster, who leaves the ballrooms of London to manage his family’s estate, and his romance with lady innkeeper Emily Beauregard. Read more

Luke's Story

By: Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Millions of readers made the Left Behind series bestsellers. Now the third in the authors' bestselling Jesus Chronicles is available in trade paperback.

This biblically inspired novel, third in the bestselling Jesus Chronicles, tells the story of Luke-the Gospel writer whose belief was built on the power of faith alone. Luke, who hadn't met... Read more