Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Huntress - Abridged

By: Kate Quinn

Narrated by: David Sterling

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book summary and Analysis by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title The Huntress is a gripping historical thriller that immerses listeners in the dark and complex aftermath of World War II. The story follows three compelling characters—each on a mission of justice, redemption, and self-discovery. At the heart of the novel is... Read more

Western Stories: Geschichten aus dem Wilden Westen 1 - Abridged

By: Bret Harte

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Stories von Bret Harte, dem Erfinder der Wildwestgeschichte. Es geht um einsame Reiter, die widerwillig zu Helden werden, um harte Männer, die plötzlich ganz weich werden, um Glücksspiel, die Jagd nach Gold - und natürlich um Frauen und das, was sie aus den harten Jungs machen. Ein Fremder in der Stadt: Als der Revolverheld Luke Clayton in den... Read more

Western Stories: Geschichten aus dem Wilden Westen 2 - Abridged

By: Bret Harte

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Stories von Bret Harte, dem Erfinder der Westerngeschichte, von einsamen Reitern, die widerwillig zu Helden werden, von Glücksspielern, Goldsuchern - und Frauen. In der Todeswüste von Arizona: Als ein einsamer Goldsucher in der Wüste sein Pferd erschießen muss, ist er dem Tode geweiht. Doch kurz bevor er ohnmächtig wird, findet ihn ein Fremder... Read more

Western Stories: Geschichten aus dem Wilden Westen 3 - Abridged

By: Bret Harte

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Packende Erzählungen von Bret Harte, dem Erfinder der Westerngeschichte. Schnörkellose Geschichten um Glücksspiel, harte Männer - und noch härtere Frauen! Der Revolverheld und der Priester: Als der Fremde im Saloon auftaucht, wird er Zeuge, wie ein betrunkener Priester von zwei Männern misshandelt wird. Zwei gegen einen, das ist unfair, dafür... Read more

Prentice Alvin - Abridged

By: Orson Card

Narrated by: Nana Visitor

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book 3 of The Tales of Alvin Maker.From the 18th century into the early years of the 19th, Americans— traveling to find new homes and new lands— crossed the Appalachian Mountains and moved across the Northwest Territory, spreading west to the banks of the great river. But in this alternate frontier America, the men and... Read more

Seventh Son - Abridged

By: Orson Card

Narrated by: Nana Visitor

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book 1 of The Tales of Alvin Maker.Young Alvin was born the seventh son of a seventh son. By his birthright, he possesses magical powers and is destined to become something great, perhaps even a Maker. Indeed, Alvin is special. But the boy remains vulnerable to dark forces who reach out to destroy him and are willing to do anything to keep him... Read more

Alvin Journeyman - Abridged

By: Orson Card

Narrated by: Nana Visitor

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Book 4 of The Tales of Alvin Maker.In an alternate frontier where America is ruled by folk magic and mysterious charms, hexes, and potions, a man like Alvin Miller is an extraordinary person. The seventh son of a seventh son, Miller is a "Maker," with the power to create a new future for America. But first, he must defeat his ancient enemy, the... Read more

Western Stories: Geschichten aus dem Wilden Westen 4 - Abridged

By: Bret Harte

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Ausgestoßenen von Poker Flat: Die Stadt Poker Flat will sich ungeliebter Einwohner entledigen. Ein Glücksspieler, ein Dieb und zwei Prostituierte werden aus der Stadt gejagt. Der einzige Zufluchtsort ist Sandy Bar - doch der Weg dorthin führt über einen Pass - und der Winter könnte jeden Moment einbrechen... Eine packende Story über wahres... Read more

Western Stories: Geschichten aus dem Wilden Westen - Die Box - Abridged

By: Bret Harte

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die schönsten und packendsten Wildwest-Stories von Bret Harte. Einsame Reiter, die zu Helden werden. Männer, die den ewigen Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse kämpfen. Frauen, die nur scheinbar das "schwache Geschlecht" sind... Mit dabei: Der Glücksbringer von Roaring Camp, Die Ausgestoßenen von Poker Flat, Miggles, Das Idyll von Red Gulch, Ein Fremder... Read more

Mischief - Abridged

By: Amanda Quick

Narrated by: Harriet Walter

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Imogen Waterstone has always prided herself on being a thoroughly independent young woman, but now she needs a man of implacable will and nerves of iron. That's why she invited Matthias Marshall, infamous Earl of Colchester, to her home in Upper Strickland. Who better than the legendary explorer to help her lay the perfect trap?



Her scheme is... Read more

Treason's Harbour - Abridged

By: Patrick O'Brian

Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The 9th installment in the Aubrey/Maturin series

All of Patrick O'Brian's strengths are on parade in this novel of action and intrigue, set partly in Malta, partly in the treacherous, pirate-infested waters of the Red Sea. While Captain Aubrey worries about repairs to his ship, Stephen Maturin assumes the center stage; for the dockyards and... Read more

The Forest - Abridged

By: Edward Rutherfurd

Narrated by: Lynn Redgrave

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Rutherford brings England’s New Forest to life” (The Seattle Times) in this companion to the critically acclaimed Sarum

From the time of the Norman Conquest to the present day, the New Forest, along England’s southern coast, has remained an almost mythical place. It is here that Saxon and Norman kings rode forth with their... Read more

The Wine-Dark Sea - Abridged

By: Patrick O'Brian

Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In their 16th outing, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue a prize into the Great Southern Ocean.

The story takes Maturin to South America. Caught up in a failed coup, he flees across the Andes. Aubrey makes a desperate voyage in a open boat, but both survive and are reunited.

"The best chapter yet in the continuing saga of life in Nelson's... Read more

Sense and Sensibility - Abridged

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Julie Christie

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Listen to audio presented by Literary Affairs: Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.View our feature on Jane Austen.

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo.... Read more

El último Van Gogh - Abridged

By: Alyson Richman

Narrated by: Karina Castillo

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Por la autora de Los amantes de Praga y Las horas de terciopelo Verano de 1890. Van Gogh llega a Auvers-sur-Oise, un bucólico pueblo francés que atrae a los pintores de París y otras ciudades por sus maravillosos colores y paisajes. Ahí ha crecido Marguerite Gachet, una chica de veinte años que, desde la muerte de su madre, se ha dedicado a... Read more

Jade Star - Abridged

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Chloe Campbell

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fourth in the Star Quartet from #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter.Vowing to save a young girl from her painful past, Saint Morris marries her out of duty. He thinks of himself as her protector and brother. But she has other ideas.... Read more

Piononos de Santa Fe - Abridged

By: Luis Reyes Blanc

Narrated by: Martín Quirós

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Antonio Suárez, jesuita antiguo cura guerrillero en Centroamérica, se oculta, de su pasado, en el Vaticano. Buscando testigos para la causa de santificación de Pío XII, encuentra una monjita centenaria que lo pone sobre la pista de la trama del atentado contra Palmiro Togliatti, secretario general del Partido Comunista Italiano (PCI), que en... Read more

Zeit zu verzeihen - Roman nach einer wahren Geschichte (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Hera Lind

Narrated by: Yara Blümel

Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Eine wahre Liebesgeschichte aus der dunkelsten Zeit der DDR: Bestseller-Autorin Hera Lind erzählt in ihrem Tatsachen-Roman Zeit zu verzeihen von einem unvorstellbaren Verrat, einer qualvollen Zeit im DDR-Gefängnis und von der Kraft wahrer Liebe. Als sich Clara und Viktor im Sommer 1965 begegnen, wissen sie nicht, dass sie sich schon einmal als... Read more

Hard Revolution - Abridged

By: George Pelecanos

Narrated by: Lance Reddick

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this epic showdown from "one of the best crime novelists alive" (Dennis Lehane), police officer Derek Strange hunts his brother's killer through a city erupting with rage. Read more

A Measure of Mercy - Abridged

By: Lauraine Snelling

Narrated by: Renee Ertl

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: Yes

Beloved author Lauraine Snelling returns again to her popular Red River Valley setting.  Eighteen-year-old Astrid Bjorklund has been studying medicine under Dr. Elizabeth Bjorklund’s direction and dreams of joining her practice in Blessing. But when a missionary arrives and tells of the need for medical ministry in Africa, he seems to look... Read more

La brisa de oriente - Abridged

By: Paloma Sánchez-Garnica

Narrated by: Enrique Pacheco & Benja Figueres

Length: 27 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Un soberbio fresco de la Europa medieval. Umberto de Quéribus, un joven monje blanco, emprende un viaje en 1204 acompañando a su abad con destino a Constantinopla. A partir de este momento, su vida cambia por completo, arrastrado a peligros y situaciones extremas en las que perderá toda candidez infantil. Durante el viaje de regreso a su... Read more

The Copper Pipe of Time - Abridged

By: W. Lawrence Nash

Narrated by: W. Lawrence Nash

Length: 16 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

 You are about to listen to a book which will take you on a light-hearted trip. The journey is taken with good intention and high hopes, yet pervading its innocence and joy is an omnipresent threat. It is the eternal struggle between good and evil, and within your book it is exemplified by the enthusiasms of youth battling in concert with the... Read more

Drood - Abridged

By: Dan Simmons

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens -- at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world -- hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever.

Did Dickens begin living a dark double... Read more

The Good German - Abridged

By: Joseph Kanon

Narrated by: Stanley Tucci

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Set in Berlin just after the end of World War II, a brilliant thriller that was also made into a film starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett.

With World War II finally ending, Jake Geismar, former Berlin correspondent for CBS, has wrangled one of the coveted press slots for the Potsdam Conference. His assignment: a series of articles on the... Read more