Historical Fiction audiobooks

Crito

By: Plato

Narrated by: Stacey M. Patterson

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Crito is a dialogue that was written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. It depicts a conversation between Socrates and his wealthy friend Crito of Alopece regarding justice, injustice, and the appropriate response to injustice after Socrates's imprisonment, which is chronicled in the Apology. In Crito, Socrates believes injustice may not be... Read more

The Persephone Code

By: Julia Golding

Narrated by: Rose Robinson

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

'Who can resist a smart, resourceful and independent Regency heroine? Prepare to fall head over heels' Good Housekeeping 'Told with zip and humour…most enjoyable' Historical Novel Society 'The Regency as we've never seen it before!' Emma Orchard, author of A Duke of One's Own ... Read more

Symposium

By: Plato

Narrated by: Emma Gibson

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, dated c. 385 – 370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable Athenian men attending a banquet. The men include the philosopher Socrates, the general and statesman Alcibiades, and the comic playwright Aristophanes. The panegyrics are to be given in... Read more

Euthyphro

By: Plato

Narrated by: Stacey M. Patterson

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Euthyphro  by Plato is a Socratic dialogue whose events occur in the weeks before the trial of Socrates (399 BC), between Socrates and Euthyphro.The dialogue covers subjects such as the meaning of piety and justice. As is common with Plato's earliest dialogues, it ends in aporia. In this dialogue, Socrates meets Euthyphro at the porch of the... Read more

Die Bibel, Neues Testament, Folge 15: Die Dämonen von Gadara

By: Aikaterini Maria Schlösser

Narrated by: Sascha Krüger, Daniel Welbat, Rubina Nath, Gisa...

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Warum ängstigt ihr euch? Wieso lasst ihr euch vom Teufel verunsichern? Habt ihr immer noch keinen Glauben? Wenn ein Sturm um euch oder in euch tost, wenn der Teufel euch mit seinem Gebrüll einschüchtern und klein machen will, dann sollt ihr genauso wie ich im Vertrauen auf Gott sagen: "Schweig. Sei still." Read more

Die Bibel, Altes Testament, Folge 15: Jakobs Flucht

By: Aikaterini Maria Schlösser

Narrated by: Felix Würgler, Nicolai Tegeler, Fabian Kloiber,...

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Als ich damals von zu Hause fortlief, war ich allein. Nur mein eigenes Leben konnte ich verwirken. Doch nun folgen mir so viele. All die Frauen und Kinder soll ich führen. Dabei sind meine Knie vor Angst so weich, dass ich kaum stehen kann. Read more

The Botanist's Tracks

By: Michael Reit

Narrated by: John Maddaloni

Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Felcia Hodaks's vital botanical skills are the only thing keeping her away from the gas chambers.Against the backdrop of Auschwitz-Birkenau's ever-present brutality, Felcia tends to the plants needed for one of the Reich's most ambitious experiments—one that could tip the war in favor of the Nazis.When Sabina Kupka discovers the horrifying... Read more

Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police (Unabridged)

By: Ralph Connor

Narrated by: Mark Baisch, Wanda Lopez & Garth Fogg

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In the untamed wilderness of the Canadian frontier, Corporal Cameron stands as a beacon of justice and order. As a member of the legendary North West Mounted Police, he faces treacherous landscapes, ruthless outlaws, and the challenges of a rapidly changing land. With his unwavering determination and unwavering loyalty, Corporal Cameron embarks... Read more

War of the Networks

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Katie Cross

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

With the Central Network entrenched in war and teetering on the brink of destruction, eighteen-year-old Bianca Monroe is determined to defeat Mabel’s powerful Almorran magic by finding the Book of Light.   During an attempt to save a burning orphanage, Bianca finds herself caught in a trap. Mabel kidnaps her, taking her to the hot sands of the... Read more

Divertimento 1889

By: Guido Morselli

Narrated by: Gianni Quillico

Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Come fa un re a evadere dai suoi doveri regali, che gli si manifestano poi per lo più come opprimente burocrazia? È la domanda che balena nella mente non certo complessa di Umberto I, appena gli si presenta l'occasione di trattare direttamente un affare vantaggioso per le incerte finanze della Real Casa, e in più con una misteriosa e altolocata... Read more

Rise of the Demigods

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Katie Cross

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A STUBBORN WITCH. Bianca Monroe wants one thing: to create a Sisterhood of Protectors.   She might be the only one that thinks it's a good idea.   With demigods in Alkarra, and a frustrated Council attempting to usurp her father, Bianca is faced with opposition on every side. When her desire to defend the Central... Read more

Alkarra Awakening

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Katie Cross

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Still reeling in the wake of her mother’s death, sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe is forced to move to Chatham Castle.   Not even the sudden appearance of ancient dragons in haunted Letum Wood nor her two best friends can distract her from the strength of her deep, dark rage.   Her grief puts her magical powers into chaos, endangering any witch... Read more

The Reluctant Bride

By: Lynne Francis

Narrated by: Annie Aldington

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A gripping saga of love, longing and manipulation . . .
Kent, 1822
Fearing for his life, Thomas Marsh has fled Castle Bay and found work as a mill hand, deep in the countryside. Here he comes across the unconventional Isabel Cavendish and is captivated by her beauty and wildness. But Isabel's father has ambitions for his daughter, and she is soon... Read more

Il profumo dei fiori di zafferano

By: Clare Marchant

Narrated by: Angela Ricciardi

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

DUE DONNE. UN FIORE PREZIOSO. UN SEGRETO TERRIBILE, NASCOSTO DA CINQUE SECOLI. 1541 Sola nella gelida torre di una tenuta nel Suffolk, Eleanor intinge la penna nell'inchiostro e inizia a scrivere. Non c'è più tempo, ormai, per fare ciò che è necessario. Gli uomini del re Enrico VIII stanno arrivando, e lei deve andarsene in fretta e lasciare... Read more

Un reino lejano (Epopeya Cátara 2)

By: Isabel San Sebastián

Narrated by: Íñigo Álvarez de Lara & Charo Soria

Length: 15 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

En el período de mayor esplendor de la Edad Media, una familia desunida por el infortunio lucha por dejar atrás la barbarie a que se enfrenta para plantar las semillas de un futuro civilizado. Novela histórica y al mismo tiempo viaje interior, Un reino lejano llegará al corazón de los lectores. En la época de las cruzadas, Gualterio de Girgenti... Read more

The It Girl and Me

By: Laini Giles

Narrated by: Laini Giles

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Daisy DeVoe has left her abusive husband, her father has been pinched for bootlegging, and she’s embarrassed by her rural Kentucky roots. But on the plus side, she’s climbing the ladder in the salon of Paramount Pictures, styling hair for actress Clara Bow.Clara is a handful. The “It” Girl of the Jazz Age personifies the new woman of the 1920s... Read more

Rust on the Allegheny

By: Corey McCullough

Narrated by: Michael Beckett

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A multi-generation family saga set in a Pennsylvania town that changed the world.In 2019, a man takes a copyediting job at his local newspaper. In 1939, a boy stands outside a theater and hatches a plan to sneak in. And on a cold, rainy night in 1982, a college student gives a bloodied hitchhiker a ride. Not one of these individuals is aware of... Read more

The Lost Magic

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Katie Cross

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Never underestimate the power of a vigilant witch. Twenty-one-year-old Bianca Monroe has one goal: to keep the status quo.   She's finally happy. The Central Network has recovered from the war, peace remains steady enough, and she loves teaching the new Guardian recruits how to use a sword.   The last thing she wants is change.   At the third... Read more

The Forgotten Gods

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Katie Cross

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Never Underestimate the Power of a Distant Witch. Bianca Monroe has one goal in mind when she heads to the land of the gods: convince the god of fire, Ignis, to take his magic back.   How hard could it be?   Yet, Alaysia is not what she expected.   In fact, it's better.   While Bianca battles rogue demigods and new magic, the god of fire... Read more

El dedo de oro

By: Guillermo Sheridan

Narrated by: Mauricio Pérez Castillo

Length: 14 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

"La clave de El dedo de oro es el protagonismo absoluto del lenguaje, donde el habla mexicana es sometida a una tortura feroz, a una sofisticada exageración retórica de todas las lenguas mexicanas." -Christopher Domínguez Michael En un futuro postapocalíptico, aunque no muy lejano, el país ha pagado su deuda externa cediendo parte de su... Read more

War of the Gods

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Katie Cross

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Never Underestimate the Power of a Protective Witch.   Bianca Monroe knows one thing: no god or demigod is going to destroy her forest.   Letum Wood is under her protection.   When demigods and gods antagonize Alkarra, she's not about to step back and let Tontes take control. Natural disasters, unexpected challenges, and crushing god magic... Read more

Miss Mabel's School for Girls

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Katie Cross

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Never underestimate the power of a determined witch.   Letum Wood is a forest of fog and deadfall, home to the quietly famous Miss Mabel’s School for Girls, a place where young witches learn the art of magic. Sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe has inherited a deadly curse.   Determined to break free before it kills her, she enrolls in the respected... Read more

The High Priest's Daughter

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Katie Cross

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Despite swirling rumors of war, seventeen-year-old Bianca Monroe is living without restraint for the first time. With no curse to hinder her and her enemy, Miss Mabel, imprisoned in an impervious dungeon, she’s finally free.   Except . . . nothing lasts forever.   The Southern Network attacks, launching Bianca, her beloved father, and everyone... Read more

Miss Robinson and the Unsuitable Baron

By: Sofi Laporte

Narrated by: Ella Lynch

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A proper schoolmistress, an aristocratic nincompoop, and an improper proposal.     When Ellen Robinson seeks out Baron Edmund Tewkbury in London to deliver his ward, he wheedles her into staying—as his wife.   Edmund Graves, Sixth Baron Tewkbury, is in a pretty pickle after lying to his friend about being married. To save face, he must introduce... Read more