Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Color of Lightning

By: Paulette Jiles

Narrated by: Jack Garrett

Length: 13 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

“Meticulously researched and beautifully crafted.... This is glorious work.” — Washington Post “A gripping, deeply relevant book.” — New York Times Book Review From Paulette Jiles, author of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestsellers Enemy Women and Stormy Weather, comes a stirring work of fiction set on the untamed Texas frontier in... Read more

The Snake Stone

By: Jason Goodwin

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Istanbul, 1838. In his palace on the Bosphorus, Sultan Mahmud II is dying, and the city swirls with rumors and alarms. The unexpected arrival of a French archaeologist determined to track down lost Byzantine treasures throws the Greek community into confusion. Yashim Togalu is once again enlisted to investigate. But when the archaeologist's... Read more

Song in a Strange Land

By: Gilbert Morris

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Caught in the middle of the American Revolution against the English Crown, two families are divided by their loyalties. Dake Bradford, a blazing American patriot under the command of George Washington, has taken a stand against the British. Clive Gordon, a young physician and Dake’s first cousin, is the son of an English colonel who has sworn to... Read more

The House of Blue Mangoes

By: David Davidar

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 16 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1899, in the south Indian village of Chevathar, renowned for its groves of a rare variety of blue mango, Solomon Dorai is contemplating the imminent destruction of his world and everything he holds dear. As the thalaivar, or headman, of Chevathar, he seeks to preserve the village from both catastrophe and change, and the decisions he makes... Read more

Byzantium

By: Stephen R. Lawhead

Narrated by: Stuart Langton

Length: 25 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Although born to rule, Aidan lives as a scribe in a remote Irish monastery on the far, wild edge of Christendom. Secure in work, contemplation, and dreams of the wider world, a miracle bursts into Aidan's quiet life. He is chosen to accompany a small band of monks on a quest to the fabled city of Byzantium, where they are to present the... Read more

The Dakota Cipher

By: William Dietrich

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

“The Dakota Cipher is a supple, elegant thriller that carries the reader triumphantly from one exciting climax to the next.”
—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson KeyEthan Gage is a fearless adventurer who has crossed paths (and, sometimes, swords) with the likes of Napoleon Bonaparte and Benjamin Franklin—and whose... Read more

Paradise - Abridged

By: Toni Morrison

Narrated by: Toni Morrison

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Rumors had been whispered for more than a year. Outrages that had been accumulating all along took shape as evidence. A mother was knocked down the stairs by her cold-eyed daughter. Four damaged infants were born in one family. Daughters refused to get out of bed. Brides disappeared on their honeymoons. Two brothers shot each other on New... Read more

Revelation

By: C.J. Sansom

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Length: 21 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Earning praise on both sides of the Atlantic, C. J. Sansom’s mysteries brim with period detail and tightly woven intrigue. In this fan-favorite series, hunchbacked Matthew Shardlake practices law amidst the political and religious upheaval of King Henry VIII’s court.Desperate, the parents of a young man fanatically obsessed with salvation employ... Read more

Genghis

By: Conn Iggulden

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 17 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Best-selling author Conn Iggulden has earned sweeping critical acclaim for his Genghis Khan series, which captures the essence of the legendary warrior as no previous novels have. In this breathtaking volume, Genghis must act when trouble brews west of the Mongolian plains. Dividing his army and using his sons as generals, he sets out to... Read more

To Distraction

By: Stephanie Laurens

Narrated by: Jill Tanner

Length: 18 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The gentlemen of the Bastion Club have proven their courage while fighting England's enemies, but nothing has prepared them for dealing with that most formidable of challenges: the opposite sex.

Deverell, Viscount Paignton, is in desperate need of a wife. Unmoved by the matchmaking “herd,” he seeks help from his aunt, who directs him to a lady... Read more

Great Sky Woman

By: Steven Barnes

Narrated by: Patricia R. Floyd

Length: 16 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Hugo Award nominee Steven Barnes is a successful novelist and scriptwriter who has created episodes of The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Stargate SG-1. With Great Sky Woman, he presents a meticulous, vividly imagined vision of the Ibandi-an ancient people striving to maintain their place in the shadow of Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro. Read more

The Rose of Sebastopol

By: Katharine McMahon

Narrated by: Josephine Bailey

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1854, beautiful, adventurous Rosa Barr travels to the Crimean battlefield with Florence Nightingale's nursing corps. A headstrong idealist, longing to break out of the rigid confines of life as a young lady, Rosa is determined to make a difference in the world.



For Mariella Lingwood, Rosa's cousin, the war is contained within the pages of her... Read more

The Cater Street Hangman

By: Anne Perry

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The Cater Street Hangman is the first of Anne Perry's Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mysteries. Set in the Victorian era, it is an elegant and complex mystery full of well-drawn characters and rich period detail. When a maid in the upper class Ellison household is strangled, Inspector Pitt is called in to investigate. He finds a world ruled by strict... Read more

Grave Goods

By: Ariana Franklin

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The "richly detailed, almost indecently thrilling" (New York Times) follow up to The Serpent's Tale

When a fire at Glastonbury Abbey reveals two skeletons, rumor has it they may belong to King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. King Henry II hopes so, for it would help him put down a rebellion in Wales, where the legend of Celtic savior Arthur is... Read more

The Last Dickens

By: Matthew Pearl

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 12 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In his most enthralling novel yet, the critically acclaimed author Matthew Pearl reopens one of literary history’s greatest mysteries. The Last Dickens is a tale filled with the dazzling twists and turns, the unerring period details, and the meticulous research that thrilled readers of the bestsellers The Dante Club and The Poe Shadow.

Boston,... Read more

Twenty Years After

By: Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 27 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Originally published in 1845 as a sequel to The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After is a supreme creation of suspense and heroic adventure.Two decades have passed since the three musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and stratagems still cry out for... Read more

Mystical Paths

By: Susan Howatch

Narrated by: Roe Kendall

Length: 22 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Nicholas Darrow, a strong-willed and independent young man, has grown up under the shadow of the Church of England and the loving but watchful eye of his father, an Anglican priest. Like his father, he has both a gift and a burden in the form of psychic abilities. Although his father warns him to nurture his special powers with care, Nicholas... Read more

The Homeplace

By: Gilbert Morris

Narrated by: Judith West

Length: 12 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Lanie took out her journal and dated it April 12, 1928. She started the habit of writing down everything that happened to her when she was no more than eight years old, and now she had six journals completely full. She thought about the prize at school, almost prayed to win, but somehow she could not. “God,” she finally said, “I’ll do my best,... Read more

The Book of Love

By: Kathleen McGowan

Narrated by: Linda Stephens

Length: 21 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Journalist Maureen Pascal receives a mysterious package from an anonymous source. It appears to be an ancient document written in Latin and signed in code by a ? famous woman in the eleventh century, Matilda of Tuscany. .

History has overlooked—or covered up—Matilda, but Maureen realizes the significance of the document and a new search begins.... Read more

Envy

By: Anna Godbersen

Narrated by: Nina Siemaszko

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Gossip Girl meets the Gilded Age in this delicious and compelling novel, the third in the New York Times bestselling series from author Anna Godbersen.In the thrilling third installment of Anna Godbersen’s bestselling Luxe series, Manhattan’s most envied residents appear to have everything they desire: Wealth. Beauty. Happiness. But sometimes... Read more

The Prisoner in the Oak

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 12 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Book Four finds Morgaine moving closer to the fate that will set her intractably against Arthur--her lover, brother, and now, enemy. Returning to Camelot during the Feast of Pentecost, Morgaine accuses Arthur of compromising the crown, and demands that he return Excalibur to her. When he refuses, Morgaine arranges a confrontation between her... Read more

Mistress of Magic

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 13 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of T.H. White's The Once and Future King, the author makes use of the prerequisites of the Arthurian legend: Excalibur, the Holy Grail, Lancelet's illicit love for Gwenhwyfar, the destruction of Camelot, but with a twist--she presents the entire panoramic story from the female point of view. No passive by-standers, these earthy... Read more

The King Stag

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This imaginative retelling of the Arthurian legend centers around the pagan priestesses of Avalon, who compete for the soul of Great Britain against the rising tide of Christianity. Book Three takes the listener deeper into the political/religious rivalry in the years following Arthur's coronation. Gwenhwyfar, in possession of a terrible secret,... Read more

The Mists of Avalon

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

This imaginative return to the Arthurian legend as told from its pagan priestesses continues with Book Two: The High Queen. Morgaine, finally reconciled to the birth of her son, must relinquish him to her aunt Morgause in exchange for the kept secret regarding his parentage. Arthur marries the timid but dutiful Gwenhwyfar, while ongoing wars... Read more