Nebula Award Finalists

Spear

By: Nicola Griffith
Narrated by: Nicola Griffith
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

This program is read by the author and includes a bonus PDF of detailed notes.

A spellbinding and subversive queer recasting of Arthurian myth by the legendary author of Hild

The girl knows she has a destiny before she even knows her name. She grows up in the wild, in a cave with her mother, but visions of a faraway lake come to her on the spring... Read more

The Mountain in the Sea

A Novel

By: Ray Nayler
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

“This is my literary Arrival. Immensely smart and precise, this book touches on identity, consciousness, climate disaster, late stage corporatocracy, linguistics, the creation of religion, ethics and care that have to go into creating artificial intelligence for both our own good and theirs - all things that I find fascinating and in need of... Read more

Nona the Ninth

Locked Tomb: Book #3

By: Tamsyn Muir
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
Length: 17 hours 46 minutes

“My honest review of this book is basically inarticulate screaming, wailing, gnashing of teeth, rending of garments, etc. I've rarely in my adult life been so INTO a book series--I've re-read and re-listened to Gideon and Harrow multiple times, and Nona will soon join the rotation. These books are bonkers fun and I loved every wild and confusing... Read more

Babel

Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators' Revolution

By: R. F. Kuang
Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi & Billie Fulford-Brown
Length: 21 hours 45 minutes

“Finishing a book like this is equal parts pleasure and pain: pleasure in reading something so striking and beautiful juxtaposed by the pain of it ending. Few books have brought tears to my eyes; Kuang’s Babel is now numbered among them. Read more

Legends & Lattes

A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes

Legends & Lattes

By: Travis Baldree
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

“Cozy mysteries are a huge subgenre, but have you heard of cozy sci-fi/fantasy? If you’re new to the trend and could use something rich and sweet to warm you up, this story of a warrior orc named Viv who decides to pursue her dream of opening a cafe in a city that’s never heard of coffee is a gentle, affirming read. I especially enjoyed the... Read more

High Times in the Low Parliament

By: Kelly Robson
Narrated by: Amy Scanlon
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Nebula Award–winning author Kelly Robson returns with a charming historical fantasy romp featuring a flirtatious scribe, some irritable fairies, and a precarious parliament.

Lana Baker is Aldgate's finest scribe, with a sharp pen and an even sharper wit.

Gregarious, charming, and ever so eager to please, she agrees to deliver a message for... Read more

Even Though I Knew the End

By: C.L. Polk
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

“The best sapphic, fantasy, noir-style, mystery, thriller you’ll ever read! I was instantly transported to the novel’s dark, brooding, magic-filled Chicago streets and I was hooked from the very first second. It really speaks to the amazing skill of C.L. Polk as a storyteller. Read more

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

A Monk and Robot Book

Monk & Robot: Book #2

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Em Grosland
Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

“Just as wonderful and as tender as A Psalm for the Wild-Built. A sweet and earthy cup of tea to warm the soul. New and old characters to giggle with, cry with, and just flat out fall in love with. A book that I will return to again and again. Read more

Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion

Ruby Finley: Book #1

By: K. Tempest Bradford
Narrated by: Channie Waites
Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

RUBY FINLEY IS A SCIENCE GENIUS.

When eleven-year-old Ruby finds the weirdest bug she’s ever seen in her front yard, she does what any young entomologist would do: She quickly captures it for further study.

But this insect is not your average bug. It doesn’t appear in any of Ruby’s reference books, and no online experts can identify it. Before... Read more

The Mirrorwood

By: Deva Fagan
Narrated by: Jade Wheeler
Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Perfect for fans of the Twisted Tales series and Doll Bones, this thrilling, “cleverly original” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade fantasy follows a girl without a face as she battles a deadly enchanted forest and learns the truth behind her world’s fairy tales.

Appearances are always deceiving…

Fable has been cursed by what the people in her village... Read more

Every Bird a Prince

By: Jenn Reese
Narrated by: Hope Newhouse
Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

A girl's quest to save a forest kingdom is intertwined with her exploration of identity in Every Bird a Prince, a gorgeous middle-grade contemporary fantasy by Jenn Reese, the award-winning author of A Game of Fox & Squirrels, perfect for fans of Josephine Cameron and Barbara O'Connor.

The only time Eren Evers feels like herself is when she’s... Read more