Dom's Top Books of 2024

Gogmagog

The Chronicles of Ludwich: Book #1

By: Jeff Noon & Steve Beard
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

Gogmagog tells the story of an epic journey through the sixty-mile long ghost of a dragon. We travel by boat, a rickety steam launch captained by Cady Meade, a veteran taxi pilot on the river Nysis. In her heyday, she carried people and goods from the thriving seaports of the estuary into Ludwich, the capital city. But that was years ago. Now... Read more

A True Account

Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself

By: Katherine Howe
Narrated by: Petrea Burchard
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

“This book has everything I love in a good historical fiction novel: fierce female protagonists, pirates, smashing the colonial patriarchy, twentieth-century academia. It will make for a great book club selection — I can’t wait to share it! Read more

The Daughters' War

Blacktongue

By: Christopher Buehlman
Narrated by: Nikki Garcia
Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

“After finishing The Blacktongue Thief, I found myself truly missing that weird dark world where, somehow, there was pretty decent parity between the sexes, not to mention delightful and terrifying magic. The Daughter's War, set as a prequel, is a strong, standalone story. It fleshes out Galva's background while making the reader feel the... Read more

The Wide Wide Sea

Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides
Narrated by: Peter Noble
Length: 15 hours 40 minutes

“It was fascinating to follow along with Captain James Cook and crews on all of their adventures. Epic. Read more

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

By: John Wiswell
Narrated by: Carmen Rose
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

“Delicious! Wiswell did an amazing job of keeping Shesheshen's voice unique--slightly off-putting yet largely endearing--throughout the narrative, and I adored her adoration of Homily. Carmen Rose's narration was utterly decadent as she described the various viscera and awkward social interactions throughout, but Rose likewise managed to really... Read more

Grey Dog

By: Elliott Gish
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

“Grey Dog, a diary-style narrative, offers a gripping exploration of one woman's descent into madness and subsequent liberation, akin to a blend of A24's Midsommar and M. Night Shyamalan's The Village. Gish's adept characterizations and captivating prose make it a must-read, leaving me in breathless anticipation for her future works. Read more

The Hobbit

Lord of the Rings: Book #0

By: J.R.R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Rob Inglis
Length: 11 hours 4 minutes

Like every other hobbit, Bilbo Baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire. But when a wandering wizard captivates him with tales of the unknown, Bilbo becomes restless. Soon he joins the wizard's band of homeless dwarves in search of giant spiders, savage... Read more