Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Wild Child

By: Mary Jo Putney

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 13 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

I met a lady in the meads /Full beautiful, a faery's child. /Her hair was long, her foot was light, /And her eyes were wild. -John Keats, "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" Keats' famous poem might be describing Lady Meriel Grahame, the enchanting heroine of this passionate tale set amidst magical gardens. An equally appealing leading man, a thrilling... Read more

When the Finch Rises

By: Jack Riggs

Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Jack Riggs has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, was a finalist in the Glimmer Train Fiction Contest, and has been published in many literary journals. Lyrical yet disturbing, When the Finch Rises is a journey into the shadowlands of childhood. Twelve-year-old Raybert Williams and Palmer Conroy are best friends. But when Palmer shows Raybert... Read more

Winter's Fire

By: Giles Kristian

Narrated by: Philip Stevens

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling and breathtaking Viking saga of betrayal, bloodshed and brotherhood from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Games of Thrones.

"Nobody writes this type of swaggering historical fiction better than Kristian" -- THE TIMES
"A belter of a novel...perfect for fans of... Read more

The Ashes of London

By: Andrew Taylor

Narrated by: Leighton Pugh

Length: 12 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book in the No. 1 Times bestselling series ‘This is terrific stuff’ Daily Telegraph ‘A breathtakingly ambitious picture of an era’ Financial Times ‘A masterclass in how to weave a well-researched history into a complex plot’ The Times Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold! ... Read more

The 14th Colony

By: Steve Berry

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 15 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author Steve Berry’s trademark mix of history and speculation is all here in this provocative Cotton Malone thriller, The 14th Colony.

What happens if both the president and vice-president-elect die before taking the oath of office? The answer is far from certain—in fact, what follows would be nothing short of total political... Read more

The Lord of Ireland

By: E.M. Powell

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

John is a prince without prospect of a crown. As the youngest son of Henry II, he has long borne the hated nickname ‘Lackland’. When warring tribes and an ambitious Anglo-Norman lord threaten Henry’s reign in Ireland, John believes his time has finally come. Henry is dispatching him there with a mighty force to impose order.Yet it is a thwarted... Read more

Justice for the Damned

By: Priscilla Royal

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

It is May 1272, and Prioress Eleanor of Tyndal, recovering from a near-fatal winter fever, journeys to Amesbury Priory to visit her aunt in time for the Feast of Saint Melor. Although Eleanor hopes to regain her strength in the midst of pleasant childhood memories, death reveals a most troublesome fondness for her company.A ghost now haunts... Read more

Night Work

By: David C. Taylor

Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

The second book in David C. Taylor’s transporting historical crime-fiction seriesMichael Cassidy, a New York cop plagued by dreams that sometimes come true, escorts a prisoner accused of murder to Havana on the cusp of Fidel Castro’s successful revolution against the Batista dictatorship. After delivering the man to La Cabaña prison and rescuing... Read more

Look Who's Back

By: Timur Vermes

Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

HE'S BACK AND HE'S FUHRIOUS!
"Desperately funny . . . An ingenious comedy of errors." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"Satire at its best." --Newsweek
In this record-breaking bestseller, Timur Vermes imagines what would happen if Adolf Hilter reawakened in present-day Germany: YouTube stardom.
Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch of open ground,... Read more

Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty

By: George R. R. Martin

Narrated by: Various

Length: 21 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Let the secret history of the world be told-of the alien virus that struck Earth after World War II, and of the handful of the survivors who found they now possessed superhuman powers. Some were called Aces, endowed with powerful mental and physical prowess. The others were Jokers, tormented by bizarre mind or body disfigurements. Some served... Read more

Runaway

By: Peter May

Narrated by: Peter Forbes

Length: 20 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

"MAY IS GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH... A WONDERFUL EXHIBITION OF JUST HOW GOOD MAY CAN BE." --The Daily Mail
"Five of us had run away that fateful night just over a month before. Only three of us would be going home. And nothing, nothing would ever be the same again."
Glasgow, 1965. Headstrong teenager Jack Mackay has just one destination on... Read more

The Fulfillment

By: LaVyrle Spencer

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

New readers will fall in love with New York Times bestselling author LaVyrle Spencer's unforgettable novels—and for those who have already read her timeless romances, rediscover the passion and magic . . . .Two brothers work a rich and bountiful land—and one extraordinary woman shares their lives. To Jonathan Gray, Mary is a devoted and giving... Read more

Lost among the Living

By: Simone St. James

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

For fans of historical fiction and gothic romance, an atmospheric ghost story from the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy ClareEngland, 1921. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared, shot down over Germany, Jo Manders still mourns his loss. Working as a paid companion to Alex’s wealthy, condescending aunt, Dottie Forsyth, Jo... Read more

Girl in the Blue Coat

By: Monica Hesse

Narrated by: Natalia Payne

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling, "gripping" (Entertainment Weekly), "powerful" (Hypable), "utterly thrilling" (Paste.com) winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery, perfect for readers of Kristin Hannah and Ruta Sepetys

Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers, her nights... Read more

The Dig

By: John Preston

Narrated by: Simon Vance, Kate Reading, Fiona Hardingham & D...

Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Reimagining the Sutton Hoo dig, the greatest Anglo-Saxon archaeological discovery on British soil, John Preston brilliantly dramatizes three months of intense activity on a small estate when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure.In the long hot summer of 1939, Britain is... Read more

Glory over Everything

By: Kathleen Grissom

Narrated by: Heather Alicia Simms, Madeleine Maby, Santino F...

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The latest New York Times bestseller from the author of the beloved book club favorite The Kitchen House is a heart racing story about a man’s treacherous journey through the twists and turns of the Underground Railroad on a mission to save the boy he swore to protect. Glory Over Everything is “gripping…breathless until the end” (Kirkus... Read more

Three-Martini Lunch

By: Suzanne Rindell

Narrated by: Will Damron, Rebecca Lowman & JD Jackson

Length: 16 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the “thrilling” (The Christian Science Monitor) novel The Other Typist comes an evocative, multilayered story of ambition, success, and secrecy in 1950s New York.
 
In 1958, Greenwich Village buzzes with beatniks, jazz clubs, and new ideas—the ideal spot for three ambitious young people to meet. Cliff Nelson, the son of a... Read more

The Translation of Love

By: Lynne Kutsukake

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 11 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

An emotionally gripping portrait of postwar Japan, where a newly repatriated girl must help a classmate find her missing sisterBorn and raised in Vancouver, thirteen-year-old Aya Shimamura is released from a Canadian internment camp only to be repatriated to Japan with her father, who was faced with an unsettling choice: move east of the Rocky... Read more

Gabriella

By: Brenda Hiatt

Narrated by: Bethany Barber

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

He lost a wager . . . but won a treasure.Due to a lost wager, the Duke of Ravenham is obliged to bring a pretty little nobody from the country into fashion among the high-sticklers of London Society. Ravenham would never refuse a debt of honor, no matter how unorthodox, so he overlooks Miss Gordon's vulgar relations to do what is necessary,... Read more

The Problem with Seduction

By: Emma Locke

Narrated by: Marian Hussey

Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

AN OUTRAGEOUS PROPOSITIONElizabeth Spencer needs a man. Preferably one who won't be too picky about the morality of her proposition, or his reputation. Lord Constantine Alexander can't afford another trip to debtors' prison, which makes him the perfect candidate. She doesn't expect him to have a heart of gold, or to hold up his end of the... Read more

The Red Zeppelin

By: Jack Treby

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

"You'll never get me up in one of those things. They're absolutely lethal."Seville, 1931. Six months after the loss of the British airship the R101, a German Zeppelin is coming in to land in Southern Spain.Hilary Manningham-Butler is an MI5 operative eking out a pitiful existence on the Rock of Gibraltar. The offer of a job in the Americas... Read more

Alone in the Classroom

By: Elizabeth Hay

Narrated by: Tandy Cronyn

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Having earned a Scotiabank Giller Prize for her poignant novel Late Nights on Air, best-selling author Elizabeth Hay further enhances her literary legacy with another complex, captivating drama, Alone in the Classroom. Set in Saskatchewan and the Ottawa Valley, this finely honed tale begins in 1929 with a small-town school teacher helping an... Read more

Der Pirat - Ein Francis-Drake-Roman (ungekürzt)

By: Mac P. Lorne

Narrated by: Reinhard Kuhnert

Length: 17 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Der große historische Abenteuer-Roman über den legendären Freibeuter Sir Francis Drake Er war ein Abenteurer, Weltumsegler, Raubritter der Meere - und Spaniens größter Alptraum: Francis Drake, Pirat Ihrer Majestät Königin Elisabeth I., 1581 zum Ritter geschlagen. Mac P. Lorne lässt neben dem Mythos auch den Menschen Francis Drake lebendig... Read more

The Queen's Poisoner

By: Jeff Wheeler

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book in the million-copy, Wall Street Journal bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler.King Severn Argentine’s fearsome reputation precedes him: usurper of the throne, killer of rightful heirs, ruthless punisher of traitors. Attempting to depose him, the Duke of Kiskaddon gambles…and loses. Now the duke must atone by handing... Read more