Historical Fiction audiobooks

Desagüe - Abridged

By: Diego Rodríguez Landeros

Narrated by: Everardo Camacho

Length: 4 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"[Desagüe] ha dejado de mirar únicamente al relato para enriquecerse con el ensayo, la crónica, la estampa autobiográfica".—Milenio Esta novela narra cómo Indra se dispone a seguir el último recorrido de su novia suicida, a partir de cuya muerte se tejen numerosas historias que confluyen en una corriente turbia: la del Gran Canal de Desagüe del... Read more

A Very Long Engagement - Abridged

By: Sébastien Japrisot

Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Now a major motion picture from Amelie's director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and featuring Audrey Tautou and Jodie Foster comes a very different love story: A Very Long Engagement based on the acclaimed novel by Sébastien Japrisot

A runaway bestseller in France and winner of the 1991 Prix Interallié, Sébastien Japrisot's novel about World War I was... Read more

Days of Gold - Abridged

By: Jude Deveraux

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The New York Times bestselling author of The Summerhouse brings her signature “marvelously compelling” (Houston Chronicle) prose to the second historical romance in the charming Edilean series.

Angus McTern is respected by the men of his clan and adored by the women. He takes his duties as laird seriously and has everything he wants in life—until... Read more

The Real Education of TJ Crowley - Abridged

By: Grant Overstake & May Wuthrich

Narrated by: Dani Martineck, Dion Graham, Tavia Gilbert, Joh...

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Set in 1968 after the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this immersive audio dramatization, inspired by the author’s own experiences, features an award-winning cast of 15 actors, in a fast-paced, suspenseful coming-of-age story.With his father’s mysterious disappearance and his brother Ronnie enlisting in the Vietnam War, 13-year-old TJ... Read more

With No One As Witness - Abridged

By: Elizabeth George

Narrated by: Charles Keating

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Delicately textured. . . achingly compassionate. . . gripping. . . . It’s one of George’s best, and that’s saying something.” —Seattle Times
The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s chilling 13th novel in the Inspector Lynley series
Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley faces the greatest challenge of his career.When an adolescent boy’s nude body... Read more

Rote Sonne, schwarzes Land (Gekürzte Fassung) - Abridged

By: Barbara Wood

Narrated by: Tanja Geke

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Was ist die Macht des Clans gegen das Wagnis der Liebe?" 1917: Dr. Grace Treverton erreicht Kenia, das schwarze Land, entschlossen, den Eingeborenen die Segnungen der modernen Medizin zu bringen. Ihr Bruder, Lord Valentine, träumt von der Zukunft dieses britischen Protektorats: ein landwirtschaftliches Imperium, größer als jedes in der alten... Read more

Sniper's Honor - Abridged

By: Stephen Hunter

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this tour de force—part historical thriller, part modern adventure—from the New York Times bestselling author of I, Sniper, Bob Lee Swagger uncovers why WWII’s greatest sniper was erased from history…and why her disappearance still matters today.Ludmilla “Mili” Petrova was once the most hunted woman on earth, having raised the fury of two of... Read more

War Party - Abridged

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Dramatization

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bud Miles was a boy when he crossed the  Mississippi. But Bud buried his father after an Indian attack, and as the wagon train pushed on through Sioux country, the boy stood as tall as any man. . . .  

Tell Sackett killed cougars at fourteen and fought a  war at fifteen. Now Tell was hauling dangerous freight—a soldier's wife and a fortune in... Read more

The Strong Shall Live - Abridged

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Dramatization

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

They came west to stay, risking their blood to dig the gold, ride the range, conquer the greedy, and carve out a legacy of freedom. Men honed by desert fires and edged by combat with fist and gun. Women tested to the limit of endurance by an unrelenting land. Now, in a long-awaited collection of his stories, Louis L'Amour tells of the real... Read more

The Machiavelli Covenant - Abridged

By: Allan Folsom

Narrated by: Jeremy Davidson

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Allan Folsom returns with a high octane thriller in The Machiavelli Covenant.

In Europe for a crucial NATO summit in Warsaw, US President John Henry Harris is ordered by a secret cabal within his own administration to have the president of France and the chancellor of Germany assassinated. Refusal, he knows, will mean his death. Afraid to trust... Read more

The Music of the Spheres - Abridged

By: Elizabeth Redfern

Narrated by: Tim Curry

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the London of 1795, intrigue and death walk the dark streets. England is at war with its neighbor and nemesis, France, and espionage is rampant. It is the job of Jonathan Absey at the Home Office to catch these spies, but his mind is elsewhere, his dreams haunted by the still unsolved murder of his fifteen-year-old daughter on these same... Read more

Dreamland - Abridged

By: Kevin Baker

Narrated by: John Rubinstein

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

This is Dreamland, a uniquely fierce and magical tale that delivers both a sweeping chronicle of America at the turn of the century and an intimate, heart-wrenching portrait of the lives of its denizens. Among the thousands of immigrants who arrive in New York harbor is an Eastern European stowaway called Kid Twist, who soon earns his keep as an... Read more

Sherlok Holmes - Der Meisterdetektiv - Abridged

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: diversen

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sherlock Holmes beschreibt sich als "beratender Detektiv". Er ist spezialisiert auf die Lösung ungewöhnlicher Fälle, die er mit Hilfe seiner außerordentlichen Begabungen, der Beobachtung und der Deduktion, löst. Conan Doyle basierte die Figur Holmes auf einem Gerichtsmediziner des 19. Jahrhunderts, Joseph Bell, einem Lehrer an der medizinischen... Read more

Das Versprechen der Highlanders - Abridged

By: May McGoldrick & Jan Coffey

Narrated by: Virtual Voice Narrator

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

 VERZWEIFELTE TÄUSCHUNG  Celia Muir muss aus einer brennenden Burg in die schottischen Highlands fliehen, bevor englische Soldaten sie gefangen nehmen. Sie wird von treuen Freunden und Dienern begleitet, die gemeinsam den kleinen Kit vor unbekannten Feinden schützen wollen. Damit ihre geheime Mission muss sie Colin Campbell, den kriegerischen... Read more

Tides of War - Abridged

By: Steven Pressfield

Narrated by: Derek Jacobi

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: Yes

Brilliant at war, a master of politics, and a charismatic lover, Alcibiades was Athens’ favorite son and the city’s greatest general.

A prodigal follower of Socrates, he embodied both the best and the worst of the Golden Age of Greece. A commander on both land and sea, he led his armies to victory after victory.

But like the heroes in a great... Read more

The Last Full Measure - Abridged

By: Jeff Shaara

Narrated by: Stephen Lang

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the Pulitzer prize–winning classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time. In the bestselling Gods and Generals, Shaara’s son, Jeff, brilliantly sustained his father’s vision, telling the epic story of the events culminating in the Battle of Gettysburg. Now, Jeff Shaara brings this legendary... Read more

Miss Dollar - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Miss Dollar", a short story by Machado de Assis, tells the story of a lost dog and the events that unfold around it. The plot revolves around the search for the dog, revealing the complexities of human relationships and the irony of circumstances. The tale highlights themes of love, loss and chance, weaving a subtle critique of the social... Read more

Miss Dollar - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Miss Dollar", cuento de Machado de Assis, narra la historia de un perro perdido y los acontecimientos que se desarrollan a su alrededor. La trama gira en torno a la búsqueda del perro, revelando la complejidad de las relaciones humanas y la ironía de las circunstancias. La historia destaca los temas del amor, la pérdida y el azar, criticando... Read more

The Alienist - Abridged

By: Caleb Carr

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A new breed of evil in Old New York

New York, 1986: Lower Manhattan's underworld is ruled by a new generation of cold-blooded criminals...Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt battles widespread corruption within the department's ranks...and a shockingly brutal murder sets off an investigation that could change crime-fighting forever.

In... Read more

Der Buchladen von Primrose Hill (Gekürzt) - Abridged

By: Madeline Martin

Narrated by: Elke Appelt

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

London, 1939. Die junge Grace kommt in die vom Krieg gebeutelte Metropole, ihr größter Wunsch ist es, endlich ihre Vergangenheit hinter sich zu lassen und ein neues Leben zu beginnen. In einem kleinen, versteckt gelegenen Buchladen mitten in Primrose Hill findet sie eine Anstellung. Sie hat alle Hände voll damit zu tun, Ordnung in den Laden zu... Read more

The Bull from the Sea - Abridged

By: Mary Renault

Narrated by: Michael York

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Set in classical Greece, this is the riveting sequel to Mary Renault' s The King Must Die.Slaying the minotaur was only the beginning. Theseus's legendary exploits continue in this magnificent tale of mythological adventure in classical Greece. Picking up where The King Must Die left off, this stirring sequel recounts Theseus's... Read more

Quicksilver - Abridged

By: Neal Stephenson

Narrated by: Simon Preble & Stina Nielsen

Length: 22 hours

Abridged: Yes

Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.It is a... Read more

Im Namen der Barmherzigkeit - Roman nach einer wahren Geschichte (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Hera Lind

Narrated by: Yara Blümel

Length: 12 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die wahre Geschichte eines Pflegekindes auf einem Bergbauernhof Mitfühlend und Mut machend erzählt Spiegel-Bestseller-Autorin Hera Lind in ihrem Tatsachenroman Im Namen der Barmherzigkeit das Schicksal von Steffi, die Furchtbares durchgemacht hat. Aber zum Schweigen hat sie sich nicht bringen lassen. Im Namen der Barmherzigkeit nimmt die... Read more

The King Must Die - Abridged

By: Mary Renault

Narrated by: Michael York

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Set in ancient Greece, a powerful novel about Theseus by Mary Renault.This is the story of the young Theseus: Prince of Troizen, King of Eleusis and Athens, and slayer of the Minotaur. Acclaimed novelist Mary Renault weaves myth, legend, history, and fiction into the story of a young hero's search for his destiny and the countless challenges he... Read more