YA Fiction audiobooks

Fables for the Frivolous

By: Guy Wetmore Carryl

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Come and experience this delightfully humorous collection of satirical fables that playfully subvert traditional moral lessons, entitled "Fables for the Frivolous" by Guy Wetmore Carryl. Each fable presents a witty and whimsical tale featuring talking animals, mythical creatures, and foolish humans, all navigating absurd situations with clever... Read more

Grimm Tales Made Gay

By: Guy Wetmore Carryl

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

"Grimm Tales Made Gay" is a hilarious reinterpretation of classic Grimm fairy tales infused with humor and irreverence. In this collection, each Brother's Grimm tale is transformed into a witty and whimsical narrative, featuring absurd situations, clever wordplay, and unexpected plot developments. From Cinderella's sassy stepsisters to Little... Read more

Riders to the Sea & Shadow of the Glen

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Riders to the Sea & Shadow of the Glen are both one act plays by J.M. Synge, an Irish playwright in the early 20th Century who made it his life's mission to accurately depict the people of the Irish Countryside.Riders to the Sea is a Tragedy in One Act about a mother and her daughters dealing with a familial curse that seems to cause all of... Read more

Salomé

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me in reading the one of Oscar Wilde's only remaining tragedies, based on one of the most notorious recollections of the Bible. A story of gruesome ends for gruesome desires that shocked many of the theater goers in the late 1800's.Salomé, the daughter of Herodious, has become utterly smitten with John the Baptist due to his rebuke of... Read more

Easter

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Set against the backdrop of a small college town, the Heyst's familial tensions converge during the holiday weekend; not only is the family's livelihood at stake, but the debt collector has just come into town, the youngest daughter has returned from an institution unprompted, and there's even a question of fidelity to boot. However, against the... Read more

A Dream Play

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In August Strindberg's "A Dream Play," the surreal landscape of dreams becomes the stage for a journey through the human experience. Set in a world where time and space are fluid, the play follows Agnes, the daughter of the Hindu god Indra, as she descends to Earth to understand the struggles of mortal life.  Come join me where the boundaries... Read more

The Great Highway

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Life, a fleeting shadow, a whisper in the wind,We wander lost, adrift in the void,Seeking solace in the darkness,Yet finding only echoes of our own despair.
What is truth? What is meaning?These questions haunt me, torment me,As I tread the great highway of existence,Alone, and yet surrounded by the clamor of life.
Oh, to find redemption in this... Read more

The Boy Who Blossomed: A Runaway to Success

By: Rocjane

Narrated by: Dylan Teter

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard feels lost. Born with drugs coursing through his veins, Richard's early years were filled with challenges. Bounced from foster home to foster home, he hides behind a worn comic book, dreaming of a place to belong. Then, a chance encounter with the world of fashion and modeling ignites a spark within him. Can Richard overcome his shyness... Read more

Miss Julie & The Stronger

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Two of the most influential and early feminist plays to have ever graced the stage, we have have Miss Julie and The Stronger.Miss Julie is a one act tragedy that finds itself in a similar vein as Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabbler" and "A Doll's House," in which the main woman of the play (Miss Julie) tries to take hold of her own destiny and break... Read more

Animalia

By: Shauna C Murphy

Narrated by: Sigrid Zeiner

Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

On an icy peninsula near the Arctic, there is a school where select students from around the globe are taught the secrets of the Victorian-era.The school's programs are:Apothecary – for pharmacistsWarbringer – for warriorsMachinist – for inventorsArtisan – for artistsAnimalia – for animalistsSunday Gråe wants to follow in her late father's... Read more

The Believer within You

By: Tyrone Burnett

Narrated by: Jessica Jess “Mahogany” Mitchell

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed Debut Book Earns Top Honors from the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 2024 Next Generation Short Story Awards, and Prestigious Mom’s Choice AwardInspired by personal experiences with identity theft and wrongful eviction, the author of The Believer within You draws from 29 and a half years in the US Navy to expose hidden... Read more

Irwin's Luck

By: Veeraj Lal

Narrated by: Ben Hauck

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Irwin is a 33 year old young man who knows how to live his life. A simple Australian guy who loves his car and dislikes working. Loves his women and loves to leave them. Enjoys his drinks and time with his friends. With very little time for his family and not much time for love, he finds himself falling in love. He is helpless and he is falling.... Read more

The Ghost Sonata

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Enter the surreal world of August Strindberg's "The Ghost Sonata," where a young student becomes entangled in the mysterious affairs of a haunted mansion. As he navigates its labyrinthine corridors, he encounters a cast of eccentric characters, including a mysterious old man who seems to have blackmail over everyone in the house, a woman who has... Read more

The Playboy of the Western World

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me in reading the magnum opus of J.M. Synge, where a young traveler has come from out of town boasting that he's committed patricide, which, rather than ostracizing him, causes many women of the town to become morbidly curious about this young man, including the prettiest girl in town and the quite newly vivacious widow. But what... Read more

The Dance of Death (Part 1 & 2)

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me as we enter the scene of a remote military outpost where we'll experience the tumultuous relationship between two embittered souls as they confront the harsh realities of their disintegrating marriage. Oh how lives of others can be so easily dismantled by the whims of the few."I have lived a life of quiet desperation, clinging to... Read more

The Insect Play

By: Karel Čapek & Josef Čapek

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Come and listen to one of the most famous collaborations of early twentieth century Czech literature, "The Insect Play, or Ad Infinitum."Come and see how many similarities The Brothers Čapek draw between our problems, our beliefs, and our struggles with the lives of the very critters that walk beneath our feet. Join our inebriated narrator as he... Read more

The Creditors

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

When is vengeance justified? And to what extent?Adolf, an artist, is having martial problems with his independent wife Tekla. Meanwhile, Gustav, his friend, attempts to get Adolf to stand up for himself and "be the man of the house." But behind all of this superficial talk is a psychological war being waged on three fronts, and each party will... Read more

As Infinity Equates to Zero

By: Brendan Moir

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Two astronomers realize that the universe, having expanded to the fullest extent, is now collapsing in on itself at an alarming rate. The two astronomers observe this phenomenon as pleasantly and remorsefully as a sunset, discussing love, life, and the purpose of both before the universe collapses. Read more

Beta

By: M.T. Zimny

Narrated by: Elizabeth Phillips

Length: 16 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Samantha Havardson is not an Apex. She’s completely ordinary with a totally normal family that just happens to be moving to the Apex epicenter of the world- the manmade island city of New Delos. Although she thinks her lack of super Apex abilities will keep her out of the limelight, it quickly becomes apparent that the city has different plans,... Read more

The Tinker's Wedding

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Come join me in the hilarious romp that is The Tinker's Wedding by J.M. Synge, a story of two young tinkers trying to con a travelling holy man into marrying them, all while their mother is constantly trying to satiate her indomitable thirst for drink, thereby inadvertently causing more problems than the drink is worth. Blaming,... Read more

Deirdre of the Sorrows

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Come and join me as we rediscover one of the greatest myths to come out of the Emerald Isle: "Deirdre of the Sorrows," adapted for the stage by J.M. Synge.Deirdre, a woman of immeasurable beauty, is betrothed/condemned to the King of Ulster, Conchubar. But in true mythological fashion, there is a prophecy which prevents this--a prophecy that... Read more

Mother Goose for Grown-Ups

By: Guy Wetmore Carryl

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

"Mother Goose for Grown-Ups" is a delightful reinvention of classic nursery rhymes tailored for a more mature audience. In this witty and irreverent collection, Carryl puts a humorous spin on beloved childhood favorites such as "Humpty Dumpty," "Jack and Jill," and "Mary Had a Little Lamb," with each rhyme being transformed into a clever and... Read more

Crime & Crime

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Playwright Maurice is on the very verge of having success and notoriety upon the opening of his new play. In fact, he's so elated at his future prospects that he's decided to propose to his mistress, Jeanne once the evening is over. However, he comes into contact with a femme fatale named Henriette, who so beguiles him with danger and mystery... Read more

The Father

By: August Strindberg

Narrated by: Brendan Moir

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

If you cast a reasonable doubt in someone, are you responsible for their actions? Especially when that doubt was planted in order to manipulate?This is one of the central questions posed in August Strindberg's "The Father," a three act play about a power struggle between the over-domineering Adolf and his wife Laura as they discuss the future... Read more