Apocalyptic & Dystopian audiobooks

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

By: Carrie Ryan

Narrated by: Vane Millon

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

In Mary's world there are simple truths.
   The Sisterhood always knows best.
   The Guardians will protect and serve.
   The Unconsecrated will never relent.
   And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.
   But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her.... Read more

Fiend

By: Peter Stenson

Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

There’s more than one kind of monster.

   When Chase Daniels first sees the little girl in umbrella socks tearing open the Rottweiler, he's not too concerned. As a longtime meth addict, he’s no stranger to horrifying, drug-fueled hallucinations.  
   But as he and his fellow junkies soon discover, the little girl is no illusion. The end of the... Read more

The Here and Now

By: Ann Brashares

Narrated by: Emily Rankin

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, The Here and Now is an epic star-crossed romance about a girl who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to.

Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.
 
The world Prenna James comes... Read more

Divided (Dualed Sequel)

By: Elsie Chapman

Narrated by: Alicyn Packard

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The hunter becomes the hunted. . . .
 
West Grayer is done killing. She defeated her Alternate, a twin raised by another family, and proved she’s worthy of a future. She’s ready to move on with her life.
 
The Board has other plans. They want her to kill one last time, and offer her a deal worth killing for. But when West recognizes her target... Read more

WARP Book 2: The Hangman's Revolution

By: Eoin Colfer

Narrated by: Maxwell Caulfield

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Young FBI agent Chevie Savano arrives back in modern-day London after a time-trip to the Victorian age, to find the present very different from the one she left. Europe is being run by a Facsist movement known as the Boxites, who control their territory through intimidation and terror. Chevie's memories come back to her in fragments, and just as... Read more

The Winner's Curse

By: Marie Rutkoski

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Winning what you want may cost you everything you love
 
As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for... Read more

The Circle

By: Dave Eggers

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 13 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

A bestselling dystopian novel that tackles surveillance, privacy and the frightening intrusions of technology in our lives—a “compulsively readable parable for the 21st century” (Vanity Fair). 

When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime.... Read more

The City of Ember

By: Jeanne DuPrau

Narrated by: Wendy Dillon

Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Ember is the only light in a dark world. But when its lamps begin to flicker, two friends must race to escape the dark. This highly acclaimed adventure series is a modern-day classic—with over 4 MILLION copies sold! 
 
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are... Read more

Messenger

By: Lois Lowry

Narrated by: David Morse

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Critically acclaimed and bestselling author Lois Lowry returns with MESSENGER; the eagerly anticipated companion to Gathering Blue and The Giver, winner of the Newbery Medal. Read more

Matched

By: Ally Condie

Narrated by: Kate Simses

Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

“[A] superb dystopian romance.” – The Wall Street Journal
 
“Strong feminist ideals and impressive writing that’s bound to captivate.” – The Los Angeles Times 

In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die.

Cassia has always trusted the Society’s choices. And when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, she is... Read more

Relic Master: the Dark City

By: Catherine Fisher

Narrated by: Dan Bittner & Emma Galvin

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to Anara, a world mysteriously crumbling to devastation, where nothing is what it seems: Ancient relics emit technologically advanced powers, members of the old Order are hunted by the governing Watch yet revered by the people, and the great energy that connects all seems to also be destroying all. The only hope for the world lies in... Read more

Relic Master: the Lost Heiress

By: Catherine Fisher

Narrated by: Dan Bittner

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Even though Tasceron and its Emperor have fallen, there is a rumor that the heiress to the throne still lives. If so, her life is in grave danger, especially from the Watch. Galen and Raffi must race to find and protect her. Read more

Relic Master: the Hidden Coronet

By: Catherine Fisher

Narrated by: Dan Bittner

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The third installment in the Relic Master quartet!The coronet, a potent ancient relic, might be the only way to defeat the power that is destroying Anara. But it has been lost for centuries, and only legend tells of its whereabouts. Will Galen and Raffi be able to find it before the Watch does? Read more

Relic Master: the Margrave

By: Catherine Fisher

Narrated by: Dan Bittner

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The fourth installment in the Relic Master quartet!Galen and Raffi's quest has brought them to the Pits of Maar. There, below the surface of the world, in the deepest darkness, a most evil thing is waiting for them to come. Read more

Across the Universe

By: Beth Revis

Narrated by: Carlos Santos & Lauren Ambrose

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Book 1 in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of Battlestar Gallactica and Prometheus!

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SURVIVE ABOARD A SPACESHIP FUELED BY LIES?

Amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the spaceship Godspeed. She has left her boyfriend, friends--and planet--behind to join her parents as a member of Project Ark... Read more

Crossed

By: Ally Condie & Jack Riccobono

Narrated by: Kate Simses

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The highly anticipated second book in the New York Times bestselling Matched trilogy!
 
Perfect for fans of 1984, Brave New World, Black Mirror, and The Handmaid’s Tale.

Chasing down an uncertain future, Cassia makes her way to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky--taken by Society to his certain death--only to find that he has escaped into the... Read more

Legend

By: Marie Lu

Narrated by: Mariel Stern & Steven Kaplan

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller!

What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums,... Read more

Prodigy

By: Marie Lu

Narrated by: Steven Kaplan & Mariel Stern

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The second book in Marie Lu’s New York Times bestselling LEGEND trilogy—perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and DIVERGENT!

June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day... Read more

Obsidian Mirror

By: Catherine Fisher

Narrated by: Katherine Skinner

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The obsidian mirror. Its power is great and terrible. Men have been lost in it, the dead brought back to life through it, and the future annihilated by it. Or this is what will happen unless the mirror is destroyed. Three people seek the mirror: the first has been sent from the future to shatter its power; the second will protect the mirror at... Read more

The 5th Wave

By: Rick Yancey

Narrated by: Brandon Espinoza & Phoebe Strole

Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

"Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances."—Entertainment Weekly (Grade A)

The Passage meets Ender's Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey.

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies:... Read more

Champion

By: Marie Lu

Narrated by: Steven Kaplan & Mariel Stern

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The explosive finale to Marie Lu’s New York Times bestselling LEGEND trilogy—perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and DIVERGENT!

He is a Legend.
She is a Prodigy.
Who will be Champion?  
 
June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the... Read more

Landry Park

By: Bethany Hagen

Narrated by: Leslie Bellair

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

“Downton Abbey” meets The Selection in this dystopian tale of love and betrayal

Sixteen-year-old Madeline Landry is practically Gentry royalty. Her ancestor developed the nuclear energy that has replaced electricity, and her parents exemplify the glamour of the upper class. As for Madeline, she would much rather read a book than attend yet... Read more

The Dark Wild

By: Piers Torday

Narrated by: Oliver Hembrough

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes thought he had discovered the last wild animals in the land. He thought his adventure was over. He was wrong.  Below the sparkling city of Premium, deep underground, a dark wild remains: animals who believe the time is right to rise up against their human enemies.  And soon Kester realizes: he is the only one... Read more

Dove Arising

By: Karen Bao

Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Phaet Theta has lived her whole life in a colony on the Moon. She’s barely spoken since her father died in an accident nine years ago. She cultivates the plants in Greenhouse 22, lets her best friend talk for her, and stays off the government’s radar.

Then her mother is arrested.

The only way to save her younger siblings from the degrading Shelter... Read more