Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Geographer's Map to Romance

By: India Holton

Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony historical-fantasy rom-com.

Professor Elodie Tarrant is an expert in magic disasters. Nothing fazes her—except her own personal disaster, that is: Professor Gabriel Tarrant, the grumpy, unfriendly man she married for... Read more

Before We Were Yours

By: Lisa Wingate

Narrated by: Emily Rankin & Catherine Taber

Length: 14 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller

“Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain

Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four... Read more

The Diamond Eye

By: Kate Quinn

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet librarian who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story.In the snowbound city of Kiev, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son—but Hitler’s... Read more

Sabriel

By: Garth Nix

Narrated by: Tim Curry

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

A tale of dark secrets, deep love, and dangerous magic!

Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Charter-Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that world. With... Read more

Kristin Lavransdatter

By: Sigrid Undset

Narrated by: Nina Yndis & Stephen Graybill

Length: 47 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

"The finest historical novel our 20th century has yet produced; indeed it dwarfs most of the fiction of any kind that Europe has produced in the last twenty years."

-- Contemporary Movements in European Literature, edited by William Rose and J. Isaacs

"As a novel it must be ranked with the greatest the world knows today." -- Montreal Star

"Sigrid... Read more

Slewfoot

By: Brom

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 14 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it.

Connecticut, 1666.

An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector.

The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil.

To Abitha, a recently widowed outcast, alone and... Read more

All the Light We Cannot See

By: Anthony Doerr

Narrated by: Zach Appelman

Length: 16 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Audie Award for Fiction

*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti*

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about... Read more

Between Two Fires

By: Christopher Buehlman

Narrated by: Steve West

Length: 14 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

His extraordinary debut, Those across the River, was hailed as "genre-bending Southern horror" (California Literary Review) and "graceful [and] horrific" (Patricia Briggs). Now Christopher Buehlman invites readers into an even darker age—one of temptation and corruption, of war in heaven and of hell on earth.And Lucifer said, "Let us rise... Read more

A Lady for a Duke

By: Alexis Hall

Narrated by: Kay Eluvian

Length: 15 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Husband Material comes a lush, sweeping queer historical romance where sparks fly between childhood friends after a life-changing separation—perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Evie Dunmore, and Lisa Kleypas!​
  When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But... Read more

The Jasmine Throne

By: Tasha Suri

Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio

Length: 19 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

"RAISES THE BAR FOR WHAT EPIC FANTASY SHOULD BE." —Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights

A ruthless princess and a powerful priestess come together to rewrite the fate of an empire in this “fiercely and unapologetically feminist tale of endurance and revolution set against a gorgeous, unique magical world” (S. A. Chakraborty).

Exiled by her... Read more

The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

By: India Holton

Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!

"So riotously clever it almost defies description...an alchemy of romantic elements held in perfect harmony."—NPR

Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols.

Beth Pickering is on the... Read more

The Pillars of the Earth

By: Ken Follett

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 40 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

If you liked the Century Trilogy, you’ll love the “extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece.”—Booklist, that changed the course of Ken Follett’s already phenomenal career. 

“Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner,” extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the... Read more

Half a Soul

By: Olivia Atwater

Narrated by: Madeleine Leslay

Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

“Whimsical, witty, and brimming over with charm” (India Holton), Olivia Atwater’s delightful debut will transport you to a magical version of Regency England, where the only thing more meddlesome than a fairy is a marriage-minded mother!

It’s difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you’re a young lady with only half a soul.

Ever since... Read more

The Island of Sea Women

By: Lisa See

Narrated by: Jennifer Lim

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“A mesmerizing new historical novel” (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island.

Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends who come from... Read more

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

By: Andrew Joseph White

Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

A blood-soaked and nauseating triumph that cuts like a scalpel and reads like your darkest nightmare.

New York Times bestselling author Andrew Joseph White returns with the transgressive gothic horror of our time!

Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all.

London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has... Read more

The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris

By: Evie Woods

Narrated by: Breffni Holahan

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

From the million-copy bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop 'A delicious book that I couldn’t resist devouring in one sitting. It was a delight to lose myself in the world of Edie and the mysterious baker. I would recommend to pastry lovers and book lovers alike!' Sally Page, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Keeper... Read more

Magpie Murders

By: Anthony Horowitz

Narrated by: Samantha Bond & Allan Corduner

Length: 15 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Narrated by Samantha BondDon’t miss Magpie Murders on PBS's MASTERPIECE Mystery! ""A double puzzle for puzzle fans, who don’t often get the classicism they want from contemporary thrillers."" —Janet Maslin, New York TimesNew York Times Bestseller | Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Novel | NPR Best Book of the Year | Washington Post Best... Read more

Pandora

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

Narrated by: Olivia Vinall

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 Sunday Times BestsellerA Library Journal Best Book of 2023“Lush, evocative and utterly irresistible.”—Jennifer Saint, author of AriadnePrepare to lift the lid on a lush reimagination of the mythological Pandora….Susan Stokes-Chapman’s atmospheric debut, PANDORA, immerses the reader in the dangerous, mysterious world of ancient antiquities... Read more

Still Life: A GMA Book Club Pick

By: Sarah Winman

Narrated by: Sarah Winman

Length: 14 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick
 
A Veranda Magazine Book Club Pick

A captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of Tin Man.

Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English... Read more

The Huntress

By: Kate Quinn

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 19 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, THE ALICE NETWORK, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America.In the aftermath of war, the hunter becomes the... Read more

Earl Crush

By: Alexandra Vasti

Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In Alexandra Vasti’s newest Regency rom-com, a reclusive earl’s life is turned upside down when a stranger shows up on his doorstep with an astonishing proposal—and an inconvenient connection to espionage. For three years, wallflower heiress Lydia Hope-Wallace has anonymously penned seditious pamphlets. And for almost as long, she’s corresponded... Read more

The Kingdom of Copper

By: S. A. Chakraborty

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Length: 23 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

S. A. Chakraborty continues the sweeping adventure begun in The City of Brass—""the best adult fantasy I’ve read since The Name of the Wind"" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir)—conjuring a world where djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger and waters run deep with old magic; where blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a... Read more

The House of Eve

By: Sadeqa Johnson

Narrated by: Ariel Blake, Nicole Lewis & Sadeqa Johnson

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

“Amazing…I was completely surprised by the ending of this beautifully told and written book.” —Reese Witherspoon

“A triumph of historical fiction” (The Washington Post), an instant New York Times bestseller, and a Reese’s Book Club pick, set in 1950s Philadelphia and Washington, DC, that explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how... Read more

Red Rabbit

By: Alex Grecian

Narrated by: John Pirhalla

Length: 13 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"Impossible to put down.” —Kelly Link, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Get In Trouble

From bestselling author Alex Grecian comes a folk horror epic about a ragtag posse that must track down a witch through a wild west beset by demons and ghosts—and where death is always just around the bend.

Sadie Grace is wanted for witchcraft, dead (or alive).... Read more