Historical Fiction audiobooks

Hamlet

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Staff Audiolibros Colección

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

El rey Hamlet ha muerto envenenado. En su lugar, asume su hermano, Claudio, y al poco tiempo se casa con la reina Gertrudis. Pero el príncipe Hamlet sospecha, y la aparición del fantasma de su padre le da la razón. En plan de vengarse, finge locura. ¿Pero hasta qué punto esa locura es fingida? ¿Cuánto de simulacro y cuánto de enfermedad hay en... Read more

What Is the What

By: Dave Eggers

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 20 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children —the so-called Lost Boys—was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias, government bombers, and wild animals, crossing the deserts of three... Read more

Clockwork Princess

By: Cassandra Clare

Narrated by: Daniel Sharman

Length: 16 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Danger, betrayal, and enchantment abound in the “exhilarating” (Booklist) conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy—now with a gorgeous new cover, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! Clockwork Princess is a Shadowhunters novel.

THE INFERNAL DEVICES WILL NEVER STOP COMING

A net of shadows begins to tighten... Read more

When Jesus Wept

By: Bodie Thoene

Narrated by: DJ Canaday

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

“Page-turning . . . Set against the political and religious turmoil of the times, the Thoenes’ story vividly reimagines the evolving friendship between Jesus and Lazarus.” —Publishers WeeklyLAZARUS—the man Jesus raised from the dead in one of the most extraordinary encounters with The Living Savior in all of Scripture. But the life of Lazarus... Read more

Search for the Buried Bomber

By: Xu Lei

Narrated by: James Chen

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The X-Files meets Indiana Jones in Search for the Buried Bomber, the first in Xu Lei’s Dark Prospects series of thrillers steeped in archeological myths and government secrets.During China’s tumultuous Cultural Revolution, the People’s Liberation Army dispatches an elite group of prospectors famous for their work uncovering rare minerals to the... Read more

To Have His Cake (and Eat it Too)

By: P. O. Dixon

Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

What single gentleman of a large fortune, with sense and education and knowledge of the world, would not wish to have his cake and eat it too?Mr. Darcy comes to realize the reason it's seldom possible when he hires Miss Elizabeth Bennet—whose situation is dire after her father's passing—as his sister's paid companion.Can two strong-willed people... Read more

As an Earl Desires

By: Lorraine Heath

Narrated by: Emily Gray

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Camilla Hutchenson, countess, sponsor, darling of the ton, has reached a staggering level of social power. But one man has managed to distract her attention from her full schedule of charity endeavors and teas-and not just because he holds the deed to her estate.The man in question, Archibald Warner, is the new Earl of Sachse. Though at first... Read more

Holy Smoke

By: Frederick Ramsay

Narrated by: Robin Field

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Jerusalem's deadly secrets are emerging from the smoke.The year is AD 29, and Jerusalem chafes under the Roman Empire's continued presence and oppressive rule. In spite of that unpleasant fact, life goes on—but not for everyone. People die, some because it is their time, others by misadventure. One death in particular brings the city's daily... Read more

Only a Mother Knows

By: Annie Groves

Narrated by: Sue Jenkins

Length: 11 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling novel about four young women in wartime London, from the best-selling author of London Belles and My Sweet Valentine. In Article Row, in London’s Holborn – four young women, Tilly, Sally, Dulcie and Agnes – have already been witnesses to the heartache and pain that Hitler’s bombs have inflicted on ordinary... Read more

Fever

By: Mary Beth Keane

Narrated by: Candace Thaxton

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, a novel about the woman known as “Typhoid Mary,” who becomes, “in Keane’s assured hands…a sympathetic, complex, and even inspiring character” (O, The Oprah Magazine).

Mary Beth Keane has written a spectacularly bold and intriguing novel about the woman known as “Typhoid Mary,” the first person in... Read more

The Liars' Gospel

By: Naomi Alderman

Narrated by: Neil Dickson, Moira Quirk & Matthew Wolf

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

An award-winning writer reimagines the life of Jesus, from the points of view of four people closest to him before his death.

This is the story of Yehoshuah, who wandered Roman-occupied Judea giving sermons and healing the sick. Now, a year after his death, four people tell their stories. His mother grieves, his friend Iehuda loses his faith,... Read more

Strands of Bronze and Gold

By: Jane Nickerson

Narrated by: Caitlin Prennace

Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . .

When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation—on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting—from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for... Read more

Child of Vengeance

By: David Kirk

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 14 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A bold and vivid historical epic of feudal Japan, based on the real-life exploits of the legendary samurai Musashi Miyamoto.

Japan in the late 16th century was a land in turmoil. Lords of the great clans schemed against each other, served by aristocratic samurai bound to them by a rigid code of honor. Bennosuke is a high-born but lonely teenager... Read more

Mary Coin

By: Marisa Silver

Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky, Alison Fraser & Mark Zeisler

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

In her first novel since The God of War, critically acclaimed author Marisa Silver takes Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photograph as inspiration for a breathtaking reinvention—a story of two women, one famous and one forgotten, and of the remarkable legacy of their singular encounter.

In 1936, a young mother resting by the side of a road in... Read more

The Tinner's Corpse

By: Bernard Knight

Narrated by: Paul Matthews

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Crowner John is summoned to investigate the murder of a tin miner. The victim worked for Devon's most powerful and successful mine owner, Walter Knapman. There seems, to be only one motive - to sabotage Walter's business. But the tinners have their own laws, and they are none too pleased at Crowner John's interference. How on earth can Crowner... Read more

Summerset Abbey

By: T. J. Brown

Narrated by: Sarah Coomes

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

1913: In a sprawling manor on the outskirts of London, three young women seek to fulfill their destinies and desires amidst the unspoken rules of society and the distant rumblings of war….Rowena BuxtonSir Philip Buxton raised three girls into beautiful and capable young women in a bohemian household that defied Edwardian tradition. Eldest sister... Read more

Wise Men

By: Stuart Nadler

Narrated by: Bernard Setaro Clark

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Almost overnight, Arthur Wise has become one of the wealthiest and most powerful attorneys in America. His first big purchase is a simple beach house in a place called Bluepoint, a town on the far edge of the flexed arm of Cape Cod. It's in Bluepoint, during the summer of 1952, that Arthur's teenage son, Hilly, makes friends with Lem Dawson, a... Read more

The Turncoat

By: Donna Thorland

Narrated by: Madeleine Lambert

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

They are lovers on opposite sides of a brutal war, with everything at stake and no possibility of retreat. They can trust no one—especially not each other.Major Lord Peter Tremayne is the last man rebel bluestocking Kate Grey should fall in love with, but when the handsome British viscount commandeers her home, Kate throws caution to the wind... Read more

The Accursed

By: Joyce Carol Oates

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 22 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A major historical novel from "one of the great artistic forces of our time" (The Nation)—an eerie, unforgettable story of possession, power, and loss in early-twentieth-century Princeton, a cultural crossroads of the powerful and the damnedPrinceton, New Jersey, at the turn of the twentieth century: a tranquil place to raise a family, a genteel... Read more

What Darkness Brings

By: C.S. Harris

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

C.S. Harris' best-selling Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries transport listeners back to the elegance and courtly drama of Regency England. When a wealthy diamond merchant turns up dead, Sebastian sets out to prove the innocence of the man accused - his former lover Kat's husband. A missing gem seems to be the key, but as Sebastian traces its origins,... Read more

The Bull Slayer

By: Bruce Macbain

Narrated by: Richard Powers

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Sometimes murder is only a distraction from the real betrayal.Pliny, a respectable young senator and lawyer, is the newly appointed governor of Bithynia, a turbulent frontier province rotting with corruption and seething with hatred of Rome. When a high Roman official is found murdered on a desolate hillside miles from the capital, Pliny must... Read more

A Bloom in Winter

By: T. J. Brown

Narrated by: Sarah Coomes

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

As the icy chill of winter, 1914, settles on the magnificent country estate of Summerset Abbey, three young women seek comfort and warmth in the smiles of friends, the fire in their hearts, and the promise of spring….Victoria BuxtonWith her delicate constitution but strong, unflappable spirit, Victoria has never followed societal conventions,... Read more

The Painter's Apprentice

By: Charlotte Betts

Narrated by: Anne Dover

Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

1688. Beth Ambrose has led a sheltered life within Merryfields, her family home on the outskirts of London; a place where her parents provide a sanctuary for melancholic souls. A passionate and gifted artist, Beth shares a close bond with Johannes the painter, who nurtures her talents and takes her on as his apprentice.

But as political tensions... Read more

Semper Fidelis

By: Ruth Downie

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Back at his post as a doctor in the twentieth legion in Roman-occupied Britain, Ruso uncovers a new danger even closer to home than the neighboring barbarians.



As mysterious injuries, and even deaths, begin to appear in the medical ledgers, it's clear that all is not well amongst the native recruits to Britannia's imperial army. Is the... Read more