FictionFungiFlora's Audiobook Picks

Black River Orchard

By: Chuck Wendig
Narrated by: Xe Sands, Brittany Pressley, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Cindy Kay, Kalani Queypo, Gabra Zackman & Victor Colomé
Length: 22 hours 17 minutes

“An apple a day...you know the saying. This couldn't be more true in Harrow, Pa., where Dan is following in his father's footsteps to create an orchard from a very special apple, thought lost long ago. The townsfolk take a shine to this apple. It makes them feel healthier, stronger, violent, something a little more than human. It's up to Dan's... Read more

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Emily Wilde: Book #1

By: Heather Fawcett
Narrated by: Ell Potter & Michael Dodds
Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

“Emily Wilde is a serious Dryadologist and probably the best in her field. Her colleague Wendell Bambleby is...not. Or at least, he certainly doesn't live up to her high academic standards. He's too posh, too lazy, to fickle, and come to think of it, maybe a little too much like the fairy folk they study. Is Wendell harboring a secret? Or maybe... Read more

First Lie Wins

Reese's Book Club Pick (A Novel)

By: Ashley Elston
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

“Worth the hype! Fun, fast paced and excellent on audio. Read more

The God of the Woods

A Novel

By: Liz Moore
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

“This slow burn family suspense was a worthwhile listen. It will draw you into the disappearance of not one but two children from the same family, a wealthy one in the Adirondacks, who also house a summer camp on their property. It will take you back to another time, the 1960s and 70s, and the feel of an old school family dynasty that will go to... Read more

The Ex Vows

By: Jessica Joyce
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

“I love this book viscerally, spiritually. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to start it all over again. I already love a second chance romance. But there is something so much better about a childhood friends to lovers second chance - and particularly something magical about Georgia and Eli themselves. Everything is tangled up, the past and... Read more

Ninth House

Ninth House Series: Book #1

By: Leigh Bardugo
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang & Michael David Axtell
Length: 16 hours 22 minutes

“Queen Leigh’s first foray into adult fantasy is a sensational success! One of the best fantasy books I’ve read in a long while, Ninth House contains Yale secret societies, ghosts, magic, morally gray characters, and murder. Bardugo balances dual timelines with intricate precision, and the history and world-building of her fantastical New Haven... Read more

A Sorceress Comes to Call

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Eliza Foss & Jennifer Pickens
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

“When you realize that your mother is an evil sorceress, it is a game-changer. Cordelia knew her mother was different and that her life under her mother's rules was unusual, but she didn't realize how different and unusual. Magic, good vs. evil, romance, murder, manipulation, and protective geese. This story has it all! Read more

Beartown

By: Fredrik Backman
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 13 hours 11 minutes

“After a family tragedy, former NHL player Peter Andersson moves his family back to Beartown, where he's gotten a job as general manager for the local hockey club. Beartown is on its way back up, riding the heels of its most successful junior team in years. On the cusp of that victory, news breaks of a crime that shakes the community to its core.... Read more

Red Rising (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

Red Rising 1

Red Rising: Book #1

By: Pierce Brown
Narrated by: Stewart Crank, John Kielty, Richard Rohan, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Jenna Sharpe, Kay Eluvian, Jon Vertullo, Ian Russell, Alejandro Ruiz, Andrew Colford & Bradley Foster Smith
Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.
“Red Rising ascends above a crowded dys­topian field.”—USA Today
Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic... Read more

Red Rising (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

Red Rising 1

Red Rising: Book #1

By: Pierce Brown
Narrated by: Stewart Crank, John Kielty, Richard Rohan, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Jenna Sharpe, Kay Eluvian, Jon Vertullo, Ian Russell, Andrew James Spooner, Alejandro Ruiz & Andrew Colford
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

"Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.
But... Read more