Historical Fiction audiobooks

Landser im Weltkrieg 5: Verstaubt sind die Gesichter – Mit der 2. Panzerdivision in Griechenland - Abridged

By: Hermann Weinhauer

Narrated by: Lukas Speitling

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fesselnde Landser-Geschichten in Romanheft-Länge Der vorliegende Band "Verstaubt sind die Gesichter" folgt dem Kradschützen Schubert sowie dem Panzerkommandanten Hesse während des deutschen Vormarsches in Griechenland. Über staubige Pisten rücken die schnellen Truppen der Wehrmacht tief ins Feindesland vor. Schon donnern britische... Read more

Grimm’s Fairy Tales - Abridged

By: Brothers Grimm

Narrated by: Sir Ben Kingsley & Sir Michael Hordern

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. ... 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

A Fine Balance - Abridged

By: Rohinton Mistry

Narrated by: Madhur Jaffrey

Length: 24 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency, in whose upheavals four strangers--a spirited... Read more

A Dangerous Fortune - Abridged

By: Ken Follett

Narrated by: Tim Curry

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

A breathtaking thriller featuring "political and amorous intrigues, cold-blooded murder, and financial crises" (San Francisco Chronicle), from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Column of Fire

In 1866, tragedy strikes the exclusive Windfield School when a young student drowns in a mysterious accident. His death and its aftermath... Read more

Die Seelen im Feuer (Gekürzte Lesung) - Abridged

By: Sabine Weigand

Narrated by: Birgitta Assheuer

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mit der jungen Apothekertochter Johanna schauen wir in eine Welt, in der der Hexenglaube Wirklichkeit ist. Auch sie wird verdächtigt, mit Zauberei zu tun zu haben und schwebt in höchster Gefahr. Gelingt ihr die Flucht ins weltoffene Amsterdam? Bekommen die Bürger von Bamberg Hilfe bei Kaiser und Papst, um das Brennen zu beenden? Packend und... Read more

Caesar - Abridged

By: Colleen McCullough

Narrated by: Michael York

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It is 54 B.C. Gaius Julius Caesar is sweeping through Gaul. While his victories in the name of Rome are epic, the conservative leaders of the Republic are not pleased -- they are terrified. Where will the boundless ambition of Rome's most brilliant soldier stop? He must be destroyed before he can overthrow the government and install himself as... Read more

Beyond the Great Snow Mountains - Abridged

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Terrence Mann

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the American West to the Siberian coast, from Hollywood to the boxing ring, here are timeless tales of war, mystery, romance, crime, and punishment as only Louis L'Amour can tell them.

These stories are vintage L'Amour:
• A hard-bitten cattle driver is pitted against a man trying to steal his woman, the disappearance of a thousand head of... Read more

El secreto de su mente - Abridged

By: Marie Benedict

Narrated by: Isabel Casas

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ella cambió el mundo de la ciencia. Tres hombres se llevaron el crédito Rosalind Franklin es feliz en el laboratorio, ahí da rienda suelta a su imaginación y realiza los experimentos que, está segura, cambiarán el mundo de la ciencia. Lo único que ensombrece ese universo perfecto son sus compañeros, especialmente Maurice Wilkins, James Watson y... Read more

The Angel of Darkness - Abridged

By: Caleb Carr

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In The Angel Of Darkness, Caleb Carr brings back the vivid world of his bestselling The Alienist but with a twist: this story is told by the former street urchin Stevie Taggert, whose rough life has given him wisdom beyond his years. Thus New York City, and the groundbreaking alienist Dr. Kreizler himself, are seen anew.
It is June 1897. A year... Read more

Everlasting - Abridged

By: Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Narrated by: Xanthe Elbrick

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Once Abrielle was a proud, exceptional lady coveted for her bearing, her breeding, her wit, and her beauty. But when her stepfather is denied his rightful title and the wealth that accompanies it, Abrielle finds herself suddenly disgraced. Only one would still have her, the oafish and grotesque Desmond de Marlé. Yet no one else can rescue her... Read more

Olympian Games [Dramatized Adaptation] - Abridged

By: Tom Doyle

Narrated by: Richard Rohan, Lynette Rathnam, Laura C. Harris...

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Secret agents Samuel and Mehrnaz are back in a new supernatural adventure in the ancient world! Imperial spymaster Croesus is sending his top team to Greece on a personal assignment: find out why the Oracle of Delphi betrayed him and how it engineered the death of his son and heir.
But to reach Delphi, Samuel and Mehrnaz will first have to fight... Read more

The Eight - Abridged

By: Katherine Neville

Narrated by: Susan Denaker

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

New York City, 1972—A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an anonymous client... Read more

Death - Das Kabinett des Dr. Leng - Ein Fall für Special Agent Pendergast, Band 21 (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Detlef Bierstedt

Length: 13 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Wie stoppt man einen Serienkiller, der seit 100 Jahren tot ist? Im 21. Abenteuer-Thriller der Bestseller-Autoren Preston & Child um FBI Special Agent Aloisius Pendergast geht es weit in die Vergangenheit zurück - buchstäblich! Nach außen ist Constance Green eine ebenso kluge wie bildhübsche Mittzwanzigerin - doch das Mündel von Special... Read more

The English Assassin - Abridged

By: Daniel Silva

Narrated by: Campbell Scott

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, Daniel Silva, comes a taut, lightning-paced thriller rooted assuredly in fact: Switzerland's shameful WWII record of profiteering and collaboration with Nazi Germany.

The Unlikely Spy, Daniel Silva's extraordinary debut novel, was applauded by critics as it rocketed onto national... Read more

Rise to Rebellion - Abridged

By: Jeff Shaara

Narrated by: Victor Garber

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jeff Shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure, and Gone for Soldiers. Now the acclaimed author who illuminated the Civil War and the Mexican-American War brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who helped to forge the destiny of a nation.

In ... Read more

The Scarlet Letter - Abridged

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Narrated by: Bob Sessions

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Penguin Classics presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actor Bob Sessions.

'Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, - stern and wild ones, - and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss'

Fiercely... Read more

Медный всадник - Abridged

By: Паулина Саймонс

Narrated by: Алла Човжик

Length: 25 hours

Abridged: Yes

22 июня 1941 года, когда радиоэфир взорвала весть о начале войны, Татьяна Метанова поступила скорее как легкомысленная француженка, чем рассудительная советская девушка. Надев белое с красными розами платье и радуясь летнему дню, она вышла на улицу родного Ленинграда навстречу своей судьбе. Да, такое могло случиться только с Татьяной. Из всех... Read more

May There Be a Road - Abridged

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Spirited American stories gathered together for the first time

From the coasts of Brazil to the borders of Tibet to the very heartland of America, May There Be a Road gathers ten previously uncollected stories that capture the magnificent scope and sense of epic adventure that epitomize Louis L'Amour classic fiction.

In these vivid settings... Read more

Slightly Shady - Abridged

By: Amanda Quick

Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Amanda Quick's bestselling trademark is a combination of suspense and passion in historical tales alight with sparkling wit and brimming with dangerous intrigue. Now she serves up the most tantalizing novel of her career as an enterprising woman allies herself with a mysterious spy, only to be caught in a seething brew of treachery — 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

Las guerreras Maxwell, 9. Libre como el viento - Abridged

By: Megan Maxwell

Narrated by: Eva Coll

Length: 15 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Novena entrega de «Las guerreras Maxwell». Una saga romántico-histórica que nos traslada a la Escocia medieval. Lady Johanna McRae, hija de lady Megan y el laird Duncan McRae, es una joven intrépida que, junto con su hermana Amanda, trae a su padre de cabeza. Si algo le gusta a Johanna es disfrutar de su libertad ayudando a quien puede y, en... Read more

بالحبر الأزرق - Abridged

By: هشام الخشن

Narrated by: رهام حمدي زيدان & محمد العربي

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

رحلة جديدة ومختلفة عن رواياته السابقة، كعادته يصحبنا هشام الخشن من لندن إلى القسطنطينية مرورًا بباريس وصولًا إلى القاهرة ليشاركنا قصة ليديا ستون، المربية البريطانية التي التحقت في بداية سبعينيات القرن التاسع عشر بقصر الأمير المصري مصطفى بهجت فاضل. نعيش معها مجريات العصور الخديوية المتتالية بما حوت من أحداث مشوقة. مزيج من شخصيات تاريخية واقعية... Read more

The Mauritius Command - Abridged

By: Patrick O'Brian

Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith

Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The fourth of the Aubrey/Maturin series opens with Captain Jack Aubrey gloomily ashore on half-pay until Stephen Maturin arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope under a commodore's pennant. Once there he is to mount an expedition against the French-held islands of Mauritius and La Reunion. But the... Read more