Historical Fiction audiobooks

Wrath Goddess Sing

By: Maya Deane

Narrated by: Katherine Pucciariello

Length: 15 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Drawing on ancient texts and modern archeology to reveal the trans woman’s story hidden underneath the well-known myths of The Iliad, Maya Deane’s Wrath Goddess Sing weaves a compelling, pitilessly beautiful vision of Achilles’ vanished world, perfect for fans of Song of Achilles and the Inheritance trilogy.
The gods wanted blood. She fought for... Read more

Soulswift

By: Megan Bannen

Narrated by: Hayden Bishop

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A dark, epic fantasy about a girl who must rethink everything she believes after she is betrayed and hunted by the religion that raised her—from Megan Bannen, author of The Bird and the Blade. Perfect for fans of The Winner’s Curse and The Girl of Fire and Thorns. Gelya is a Vessel, a girl who channels the word of the One True God through song.... Read more

A Daughter of Fair Verona

By: Christina Dodd

Narrated by: Suzy Jackson

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The first novel in a witty, irreverent, hugely entertaining new series with an irresistible premise—Romeo and Juliet’s daughter as a clever, inquisitive, fiercely independent young woman in fair Verona—told from the delightfully engaging point of view of the captivating Rosie Montague herself …

Once upon a time a young couple met and fell in... Read more

Lucy Undying: A Dracula Novel

By: Kiersten White

Narrated by: Mx. Nicky Endres, Linda Jones, Elizabeth Knowel...

Length: 18 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A vampire escapes the thrall of Dracula and embarks on her own search for self-discovery and true love in this epic and seductive gothic fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide.

“Fiercely empowering and gloriously vengeful.”—Heather Walter, award-winning author of Malice

A CRIMEREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Her name was written... Read more

The Editor

By: Steven Rowley

Narrated by: Michael Urie

Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus comes a novel about a struggling writer who gets his big break, with a little help from the most famous woman in America.

After years of trying to make it as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally sells his novel to an editor at a major publishing house: none other than Jacqueline... Read more

Don't Cry for Me

By: Daniel Black

Narrated by: Daniel Black

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Don't miss Daniel Black's next novel Isaac's Song coming January 2025

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK IN ESSENCE MAGAZINE, THE MILLIONS AND BOOKISH


"Don't Cry for Me is a perfect song."—Jesmyn Ward

A Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise and penetrating novel of empathy and forgiveness, for... Read more

The Scandalous Ladies of London

By: Sophie Jordan

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan kicks off her amazing new high concept series, The Scandalous Ladies of London, which chronicles the lives of a group of affluent ladies reigning over glittering, Regency-era London, vying for position in the hierarchy of the ton. They are the young wives, widows, and daughters of London’s... Read more

The Sun Walks Down

By: Fiona McFarlane

Narrated by: Emma Jones

Length: 12 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Audiobooks of 2023

"Such a large cast of characters would normally be difficult to keep straight in an audiobook without tedious backtracking, but McFarlane’s skill in evoking their distinct inner lives and Jones’s deftness in capturing them in manner and accent keep them perfectly distinct." —The Washington... Read more

The Curse of Penryth Hall

By: Jess Armstrong

Narrated by: Emma Love

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn made a life for herself running a rare bookstore alongside her octogenarian employer and house mate in Exeter. She’s always avoided dwelling on the past, even before the war, but it always has a way of finding her. When Ruby is forced to deliver a box of books to a folk healer living deep in the... Read more

Long Division

By: Kiese Laymon

Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss III & Jaime Lincoln Smith

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Fiction

From Kiese Laymon, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Heavy, comes a “funny, astute, searching” (The Wall Street Journal) debut novel about Black teenagers that is a satirical exploration of celebrity, authorship, violence, religion, and coming of age in post-Katrina Mississippi.

Written in a... Read more

The Labyrinth of the Spirits

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Narrated by: Daniel Weyman

Length: 27 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times Bestseller""Packed with suspense. . . a gripping edge-of-your-seat thriller.” — Washington Book Review
The internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author returns to the magnificent universe he constructed in his bestselling novels The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel’s Game, and The Prisoner of Heaven in this riveting... Read more

Lady in the Lake

By: Laura Lippman

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

SOON TO BE A SERIES FROM APPLE TV!A New York Times Bestseller2020 Audie Awards® Finalist - Thriller/SuspenseThe revered New York Times bestselling author returns with a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the... Read more

Queen Hereafter

By: Isabelle Schuler

Narrated by: Sara Vickers

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“A bruising tale of passion, ambition, power, vengeance, and desire . . . a stunning retelling.” —Entertainment Weekly, Most Anticipated Books of Fall“Suspenseful, atmospheric and full of twists and turns, I loved the brutal, backstabbing world that Isabelle Schuler conjures up where only the most ruthless can survive. A thoroughly enjoyable... Read more

The Widows of Malabar Hill

By: Sujata Massey

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Introducing an extraordinary female lawyer-sleuth in a new historical series set in 1920s Bombay! Bombay, 1921: Perveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, has just joined her father's law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. Armed with a law degree from Oxford, Perveen also has a tragic personal history... Read more

In Another Time

By: Jillian Cantor

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld & George Newbern

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A sweeping historical novel that spans Germany, England, and the United States and follows a young couple torn apart by circumstance leading up to World War II—and the family secret that may prove to be the means for survival.Love brought them together. But only time can save them…1931, Germany. Bookshop owner Max Beissinger meets Hanna... Read more

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy

By: Mackenzi Lee

Narrated by: Moira Quirk

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Felicity Montague must use all her womanly wits and wiles to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor—even if she has to scheme her way across Europe to do it. A must-have for fans of Mackenzi Lee’s extraordinary and Stonewall... Read more

A Queen's Game

By: Katharine McGee

Narrated by: Imogen Wilde

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The author of the American Royals series invites you to visit 19th-century Europe amid the glamour and intrigue of the Victorian era. In this historical romance inspired by true events, three princesses struggle to find love—and end up vying for the hearts of two future kings.

A WOMAN'S WORLD BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

In the last... Read more

The Thread Collectors

By: Shaunna J. Edwards & Alyson Richman

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

“An unforgettable story of female strength, hope and friendship. This collaborative work is magnificent—a true revelation!” —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman with the Blue Star

“A brilliant story brimming with unexpected friendships and family ties. Historically sound and beautifully stitched, The Thread Collectors will... Read more

The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!

“Readers will be on the edge of their seats….  A brilliant tale of resistance, courage and ultimately hope.”  –Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London... Read more

A Caribbean Heiress in Paris

By: Adriana Herrera

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"A romp-filled and refreshingly diverse historical romance."—Buzzfeed

Paris, 1889
The Exposition Universelle is underway, drawing merchants from every corner of the globe…including Luz Alana Heith-Benzan, heiress to the Caña Brava rum empire.

Luz Alana set sail from Santo Domingo armed with three hundred casks of rum, her two best friends and one... Read more

Lovecraft Country

By: Matt Ruff

Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Now an HBO® series from J.J. Abrams (executive producer of Westworld), Misha Green (creator of Underground), and Jordan Peele (director of Get Out and Us), this brilliant and imaginative novel by critically acclaimed author Matt Ruff makes visceral the terrors of Jim Crow America, melding historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian... Read more

The Lady He Lost

By: Faye Delacour

Narrated by: Blythe Fortune

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Lieutenant Eli Williams was supposed to be dead. In the two years since his shipwreck, his friends and family mourned him, his brother spent his savings, and his fiancée married someone else. So when he turns up in the middle of the London social season, he quickly becomes the talk of the town. All Eli wants is to set his life back in order and... Read more

Smoke

By: Dan Vyleta

Narrated by: Allan Corduner

Length: 18 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Readers of the Harry Potter series and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell are sure to be mesmerized by Dan Vyleta’s thrilling blend of historical fiction and fantasy, as three young friends scratch the surface of the grown-up world to discover startling wonders—and dangerous secrets.
 
 
 
“Dan Vyleta writes with intricacy and imagination and... Read more

Washington Black

By: Esi Edugyan

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • “A gripping historical narrative exploring both the bounds of slavery and what it means to be truly free.” —Vanity Fair

Eleven-year-old George Washington Black—or Wash—a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is initially terrified when he is... Read more