Historical Fiction audiobooks

Invisible Cities

By: Italo Calvino

Narrated by: Richard Higgins

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

“Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.” — from Invisible Cities

In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo — Mongol emperor and Venetian traveler. Kublai Khan has sensed... Read more

The Editor

By: Steven Rowley

Narrated by: Michael Urie

Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus comes a novel about a struggling writer who gets his big break, with a little help from the most famous woman in America.

After years of trying to make it as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally sells his novel to an editor at a major publishing house: none other than Jacqueline... Read more

You Dreamed of Empires

By: Álvaro Enrigue

Narrated by: Gabriel Porras

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF 2024

A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

"Short, strange, spiky and sublime.” —Dwight Garner, New York Times

“Funny, ghastly, eye-opening, marvelous.” —Wall Street Journal

From the visionary author of Sudden Death, a hallucinatory, revelatory colonial revenge story.

One morning in 1519, conquistador... Read more

The Gods Time Forgot

By: Kelsie Sheridan Gonzalez

Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell & Matthew Forsythe

Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Irish mythology collides with Gilded Age New York in this sweeping debut enemies-to-lovers historical romantasy, perfect for fans of Outlander and A Fate Inked in Blood.
Manhattan, 1870. Rua knows only two things: her name, and that she has no memories. So when the wealthy Harrington family mistakes Rua for their missing daughter, Emma, Rua goes... Read more

After Oz

By: Gordon McAlpine

Narrated by: Maria Ru-Djen

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

This gripping and emotionally riveting tale is a dark and timely retelling of The Wizard of Oz, where one little girl is forced to face head-on the prejudices of the Midwest in the late nineteenth century. Kansas, 1896. After a tornado destroys the Gale family farm, eleven-year-old Dorothy goes missing. As the days pass, the Gales are... Read more

Year of Wonders

By: Geraldine Brooks

Narrated by: Geraldine Brooks

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“Plague stories remind us that we cannot manage without community . . . Year of Wonders is a testament to that very notion.” – The Washington Post

An unforgettable tale, set in 17th century England, of a village that quarantines itself to arrest the spread of the plague, from the author The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize 

... Read more

Lies, Damned Lies, and History

By: Jodi Taylor

Narrated by: Zara Ramm

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The seventh book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.

Rules are meant to be broken, aren't they?

'I've done some stupid things in my time. I've been... Read more

Spice and Wolf, Vol. 4

By: Isuna Hasekura

Narrated by: J. Michael Tatum & Brina Palencia

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Continuing their journey north, Lawrence and Holo stop in the village of Tereo in hopes of finding a local abbey where they might uncover more information regarding the fate of Holo's ancient home, Yoitsu. Soon after their arrival, though, the companions are caught up in a local dispute between Tereo and the neighboring town of Enberch that... Read more

Flying Too High

By: Kerry Greenwood

Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Walking the wings of a Tiger Moth plane in full flight ought to be enough excitement for most people, but not Phryne Fisher, amateur detective, woman of mystery, as delectable as the finest chocolate and as sharp as razor blades. In this, the second Phryne Fisher mystery, the 1920s' most talented and glamorous detective flies even higher,... Read more

Not for the Faint of Heart

By: Lex Croucher

Narrated by: Kit Griffiths & Olivia Dowd

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author Lex Croucher comes a queer historical YA romance, with all the swoons, laughs, and heart-pounding moments you'd expect from a story about the granddaughter of Robin Hood and the girl she's accidentally kidnapped.

‘You aren’t merry,’ Clem said to her captor. ‘And you aren’t all men. So there’s been some... Read more

You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance for fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over, about grief and found family, between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to (reluctantly) cover his first season—set in the same universe as We Could Be So Good.The 1960 baseball season is shaping up to... Read more

The River of Silver

By: S. A. Chakraborty

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author S. A. Chakraborty’s acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels. The River... Read more

A Knight in Shining Armor

By: Jude Deveraux

Narrated by: Steve West

Length: 16 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux will capture your heart with this miraculous time slip romance between a modern woman and a literal knight.

Dougless Montgomery has tried everything to achieve the perfect balance between self-sufficient and sexy, independent and agreeable—exactly the kind of girl she thinks a man would want. Still,... Read more

Looking for Jane

By: Heather Marshall

Narrated by: Sarah Borges

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This “clever and satisfying” (Associated Press) #1 international bestseller for fans of Kristin Hannah and Jennifer Chiaverini follows three women who are bound together by a long-lost letter, a mother’s love, and a secret network of women fighting for the right to choose—inspired by true stories.

2017: When Angela Creighton discovers a... Read more

Murder in Season

By: Mary Winters

Narrated by: Ella Lynch

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Join Countess turned advice columnist Amelia Amesbury as she tries to juggle a new Season and a new murder in this charmingly deadly historical mystery.



"A beautiful debutante, a wealthy widow, and a dead would-be baron. What could be more exciting?"



Countess by day, secret advice columnist by night, Amelia Amesbury has life happily balanced on a... Read more

Great Circle: A Read with Jenna Pick

By: Maggie Shipstead

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell & Alex McKenna

Length: 25 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • The unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life, at any cost: an “epic trip—through Prohibition and World War II, from Montana to London to present-day Hollywood—and you’ll relish every minute” (People).

After being rescued as... Read more

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

By: Heather Morris

Narrated by: Richard Armitage

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 International Bestseller • Now a Peacock Original Series starring Harvey Keitel and Melanie LynskeyThis beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story in the... Read more

Chasing Cassandra

By: Lisa Kleypas

Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Everything has a price . . .Railway magnate Tom Severin is wealthy and powerful enough to satisfy any desire as soon as it arises. Anything—or anyone—is his for the asking. It should be simple to find the perfect wife—and from his first glimpse of Lady Cassandra Ravenel, he’s determined to have her. But the beautiful and quick-witted Cassandra... Read more

Shelterwood

By: Lisa Wingate

Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Jenna Lamia & Dan Bittner

Length: 14 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

USA TODAY AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER • “Wingate’s stellar latest explores a centuries-long legacy of missing child cases. . . . Her portrayal of the region’s history, culture, and landscape enthralls. Wingate is at the top of her game.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours... Read more

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

By: Diana Gabaldon

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 49 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon returns with the newest novel in the epic Outlander series.

The past may seem the safest place to be … but it is the most dangerous time to be alive. …Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1746, and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the... Read more

Moriarty

By: Anthony Horowitz

Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt“Anthony Horowitz throws down the gauntlet in his infernally clever Sherlock Holmes pastiche.” — Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book ReviewThe game is once again afoot in this thrilling mystery from internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz, sanctioned by the Conan Doyle estate, that explores what really... Read more

The Children of Jocasta

By: Natalie Haynes

Narrated by: Kristin Atherton

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

“Reinterprets two of Sophocles’ Theban plays, Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone. . . . the alternating structure proves powerful.”—The New Yorker“A passionate and gripping account of a famously dysfunctional family. Haynes balances a fresh take on the material with a deep love for her sources, wearing her scholarship with grace, and giving new voice... Read more

The Death of Jane Lawrence

By: Caitlin Starling

Narrated by: Mandy Weston

Length: 13 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Best Books of 2021 · NPR
ALA/The Reading List Best Horror 2021 Pick
Longlisted for the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement in a Novel, 2021

From the Bram Stoker-nominated author of The Luminous Dead comes a gothic fantasy horror—The Death of Jane Lawrence.

"Narrator Mandy Weston's cool narration is the perfect match to this tale, making the... Read more

Sabriel

By: Garth Nix

Narrated by: Tim Curry

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A tale of dark secrets, deep love, and dangerous magic!

Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Charter-Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that world. With... Read more