Apocalyptic & Dystopian audiobooks

Wretched Earth [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, C...

Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

After the Megacull, the weak died off, so that a century later, the living have descended from only the toughest stock. Still, it takes more than strength to survive Deathlands. It takes skill, cunning and a warrior's heart. But for Ryan Cawdor, staying alive isn't just about living. In this nuke-transformed America, it helps if somewhere, deep... Read more

City of Dark [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Colleen Delany, Ter...

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Having narrowly escaped with their lives from the redoubt near Cornerstone, the Deathlands survivors known as the Companions arrive via mat-trans at a destination they presume to be North Dakota, if the mysterious codes given them while in Cornerstone are accurate. That assumption is soon put in doubt as they discover a devastated city covered... Read more

Death Watch [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: Jerry Ahern

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Na...

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

John Rourke has battle for over 600 hundred years, fighting the enemy of humanity in its many forms. But this, his final battle, will test the very makings of his soul. His enemy, Deitrich Zimmer, has conquered the very workings of life itself, capturing the prize of immortality. Now, he threatens to unleash his final Doomsday plot, which will... Read more

C.S.A. - Abridged

By: Howard Means

Narrated by: Richard Gilliland

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For President Spencer Jefferson Lee— the great-great-grandson of both Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee— it's politics as usual. On one side, the lily-white Senate wants quid pro quo; on the other, the all-Black House has an agenda of its own. The powers-that-be agree on one thing: Utter separation between the races is... Read more

The Failures (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: Benjamin Liar

Narrated by: Khaya Fraites, Henry W. Kramer, Mecca Rogers, T...

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"From a debut voice comes a genre-breaking blend of apocalyptic sci-fi and epic fantasy about a scattered group of unlikely heroes traveling across their broken mechanical planet to stave off eternal darkness. A tightly-coiled puzzle of a thrill ride, The Failures launches The Wanderlands trilogy.

Welcome to the Wanderlands.
A vast machine made... Read more

Sea Hag [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Lolita Horne, ...

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Continuing the timeline established in Deathlands 136: Trade War.
There might be safety in numbers, but numbers attract predators.
The woods surrounding Lake Huron are filled with danger and bounty alike. Pirates frequent the waters, cold-hearted cannibals and stickies wander the woods, and the mystical Sea Hag and her Hag-Sworn keep an eye on it... Read more

Polestar Omega [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, D...

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Banded together to survive, Ryan Cawdor and his companions travel the barren wastelands of a post-nuclear world. There are no laws in Deathlands—only fear, destruction and annihilation. As each day brings a new struggle, this group journeys toward the shaky promise of sanctuary.
Ryan and his friends become the subjects in a deadly experiment... Read more

End Program [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, C...

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

No one waits long for trouble in Deathlands—it's everywhere in the remains of a nuke-altered civilization. The American dream was annihilated more than a century ago by the country's own unchecked power play. But the worst may be yet to come.
Built upon a predark military installation in former California, a ville called Progress could be the... Read more

Baptism of Rage [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, D...

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The end of the world arrived in a nuclear rush, forging the agonized remains of past and present into a new reality known as Deathlands. Now life is a simple series of rules of survival, where having is better than not having--and anything is worth killing for. But in a world that has seemingly turned against mankind, the possibility of miracles... Read more

Chrono Spasm [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, D...

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Remnants of humanity have managed to regroup after a global nuclear showdown that decimated the planet. But life in Deathlands is a far cry from actual living. And the survivors must believe they'll find something better, because surrendering to the inhospitable forces of a nuked world means giving in to death. Or worse.
Fear and human depravity... Read more

Dark Fathoms [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, C...

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

No place on Earth escaped the nuclear Armageddon that spawned the hellscape known as Deathlands. In a ravaged world where violence and lawlessness rule, a rare breed of hero has emerged. Ryan Cawdor is a lethal fighter who lives by a code of honor and fair play, and that has made him a legend....
Miles beneath the ocean's surface, a decaying... Read more

Aesop's Fables for Children - Abridged

By: Aesop

Narrated by: Steve Blane

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For centuries, children and adults have treasured the stories handed down by Aesop, a slave who lived in ancient Greece approximately six centuries B.C. Known for their charm and simplicity, these simple tales feature brief adventures of animals, birds, and beasts—with a message hidden in each narrative. Every child should meet up with "The Hare... Read more

Outlands Warp [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Col...

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"The heroes of Deathlands and Outlanders face a threat from outside time.
Trapped in the Outlanders era, a century in their own future, Ryan Cawdor and his survivalist companions encounter the Cerberus rebels when both groups are at their lowest ebb. But, unknown to them, they are standing on Site Zero, a critical experimental zone for the... Read more

Glory's Stockpile [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Colleen Delany, Ter...

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Following the events of Deathlands 133: Grim Choices, Ryan Cawdor and his companions find themselves far from their intended destination of the surviving redoubt on the outskirts of what once was the capital of a mighty nation.
The gateway they've arrived through has planted them in the geographic middle of the Deathlands, and they soon find... Read more

Nemesis [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, C...

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Burying the past in a nuclear cull, Deathlands spares no one from its punishing assault. In this grim new reality, there's little to live-or die-for, except the possibility of unlocking the mysteries of the past. Ryan Cawdor and his group of fellow survivors scour the perilous land for sanctuary in a world where nothing is guaranteed but death.... Read more

Scanners II - Abridged

By: Janus Kimball

Narrated by: Roddy McDowall

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Renegades with telekinetic and telepathic abilities, “ scanners” know your innermost secrets. They see through your own eyes, and they kill by thought. David Ketchum has no idea about scanners— until the night he saves a young girl's life by thinking a gunman to his horrific death. And now Commander Wayne... Read more

Logan's Run - Abridged

By: William Nolan

Narrated by: William F. Nolan

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It is the year 2116. Following climate crisis, over-population, government overreach, civil uprisings, and a complete breakdown of society, a new dystopian society has emerged to replace what once was— with a catch: At age 21, everyone's life is suddenly over! Logan-3 has been trained to kill— born and bred from... Read more

Exodus From Hell [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, D...

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

After the liberation of Front Royal from the Magus’ tyranny, Ryan Cawdor and his companions grieve the heart-wrenching loss of loved ones, but must carry on. Ryan and his surviving friends assume leadership roles in Front Royal, contributing to the rebuilding of the ville and the struggle to carve out a future for the beleaguered community.
Ryan... Read more

Battlefield Earth (Abridged) - Abridged

By: L. Ron Hubbard

Narrated by: Roddy McDowall

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Earth has been dominated for one thousand years by the giant, gas-breathing invaders from the planet Psychlo. Now, at the bleak dawn of the fourth millennium, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, one of the handful of human beings that have survived ten centuries of alien conquest and near annihilation, decides to bravely venture out of his dwindling, stricken... Read more

Serenity [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: Suzanne Sussex

Narrated by: Laura C. Harris, Peter Holdway, Khaya Fraites, ...

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"When Sammie made a discovery that could bring hope to all the survivors of the Black Flu, one man’s twisted greed turned that dream into a nightmare. He destroyed Safe Zone E and caused the death of thousands.
After the destruction of her Zone, Sammie was voted in as leader of the former residents. She made them three promises: she would find... Read more

Creep (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Philipp Winkler

Narrated by: Nils Nelleßen

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ein Blick ins dunkle Herz der Hypermoderne Sie kennen uns, denn sie beobachten uns. Und wir lassen sie in unser Zuhause, teilen online unsere intimsten Gedanken und Bilder. In seinem zweiten Roman nach seinem gefeierten Debüt "Hool" erzählt Philipp Winkler die Geschichten von Fanni in Deutschland und Junya in Japan - beide suchen im Leben... Read more

Freak Pharm [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Colleen Delany, Ter...

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ryan Cawdor and his companions take the mat-trans gateway to territory that was known as Wisconsin in the days before America became the devastated Deathlands. They quickly find themselves in the middle of a savage battle between warring tribes of muties.
J.B. Dix takes several arrows before his team manages to extricate themselves, and, while... Read more

Devil's Vortex [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: James Axler

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, D...

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An orphaned teen with the ability to transform into a vicious whirlwind latches on to Ryan and the companions as they travel through former North Dakota. Her deadly power seems like a boon at first, until it starts to control her. When threatened, she destroys everything in her path…including those she loves. Then a group of outcast fighters... Read more

Brave New World - Abridged

By: Aldous Huxley

Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Full Cast, Jonathan Coy, Justin S...

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A gripping BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Aldous Huxley's classic dystopian novel
It's 2116, and Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson are token rebels in an irretrievably corrupted society where promiscuity is the norm, eugenics a respectable science, and morality turned upside down. There is no poverty, crime or sickness - but no... Read more