Fiction - Literary audiobooks

Circle of Friends - Abridged

By: Maeve Binchy

Narrated by: Fionnula Flanagan

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen. Benny--the only child, yearning to break free from her adoring parents... Eve--the orphaned offspring of a convent handyman and a rebellious blueblood, abandoned by her mother's wealthy family to be raised by nuns. Eve and Benny--they knew the sins... Read more

A Separate Peace - Abridged

By: John Knowles

Narrated by: Matthew Modine

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Gene was a lonely, introverted intellectual.  Phineas was a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete.  What happened between them at school one summer  during the early years of World War II is the  subject of A Separate Peace. A  great bestseller for over thirty years--one of the  most starkly moving parables ever written of the  dark forces that... Read more

Black Sunday - Abridged

By: Thomas Harris

Narrated by: Ron McLarty

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When the game begins in New Orleans this Super Bowl Sunday . . . 80,000 people had better get ready to die.

The Super Bowl--where thousands have gathered for an all-American tradition. Suddenly it's the most terrifying place on earth . . .

Michael Lander is the most dangerous man in America. He pilots a television blimp over packed football... Read more

Fahrt durchs Leben - Abridged

By: Hagen von Ortloff

Narrated by: Hagen von Ortloff

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die schönsten Eisenbahngeschichten mit dem Moderator und Erfinder der Kultsendung "Eisenbahnromantik" "Eisenbahnromantik", die Kultsendereihe des SWR, wird 25 Jahre alt. Zum Jubiläum gibt der Erfinder und Moderator der Sendung, Hagen von Ortloff, ein Hörbuch mit den schönsten Geschichten rund ums Thema Eisenbahn heraus. Von Erzählungen aus der... Read more

Christoph Maria Herbst liest Tucholsky-Satiren - Abridged

By: Kurt Tucholsky

Narrated by: Christoph Maria Herbst

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Christoph Maria Herbst hat sich besonders bissige Tucholsky vorgeknöpft: Was passiert, wenn ein Mann sich von einer Frau beobachtet fühlt? – Natürlich wird er sich seiner offensichtlichen Strahlkraft und Schönheit ganz bewusst. Bissig, ironisch und immer mit dem Finger in der Wunde beschreibt Tucholsky die Eigenarten der Geschlechter. "Der... Read more

Dying Light - Abridged

By: Stuart MacBride

Narrated by: John Sessions

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The second crime thriller in the No.1 bestselling Logan McRae series from Stuart MacBride. Even the darkest crimes will come to light… ‘Stuart MacBride is a damned fine writer’ Peter James Crime never sleeps. ... Read more

Christoph Maria Herbst liest: Krasse Geschichten zum Erschaudern und Schlapplachen - Abridged

By: Various Artists

Narrated by: Christoph Maria Herbst

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Eine Sammlung "echt krasser" Geschichten – Texte, bei denen Schrecken und Komik einander abwechseln: "Amerika im Goldrausch. Auch Pedro will sich eine Schürfstelle bestätigen lassen. Damit ihm keiner zuvorkommt, nimmt er den kurzen Weg über eine schmale Eisenbahnbrücke hoch über dem Fluss. In der Mitte kommt ihm plötzlich ein Zug entgegen, da er... Read more

Der kleine Buddha entdeckt die Kraft der Veränderung - Abridged

By: Claus Mikosch

Narrated by: Leonard Hohm

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Der kleine Buddha begibt sich auf die Reise. Er möchte herausfinden, warum Menschen sich nach Neuem sehnen und sich doch so schwer damit tun, etwas oder gar sich selbst zu verändern. Unterwegs begegnet er Bettlern und Reichen, einem Hellseher und einer verliebten Akrobatin. Sie alle erzählen ihm spannende, skurrile, traurige und auch lustige... Read more

Satirische Geschichten von der Lust am Essen - Abridged

By: Verschiedene

Narrated by: Oliver Rohrbeck

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Manche Küchen sehen heute aus wie Cockpits, und die Wahl des richtigen Olivenöls wird zur Schicksalsfrage, deren Beantwortung über die ästhetische Kompetenz und die soziale Bonität des ambitionierten Amateurkochs entscheidet. "Kochen ist ja soooo kreativ", wird da geseufzt, vorausgesetzt man weiß, wo man den angesagten In-Balsamico kaufen... Read more

White Oleander - Abridged

By: Janet Fitch

Narrated by: Oprah Winfrey

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The unforgettable story of a young woman's odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes on her journey to redemption.
Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her mother and cherishes their private world full of ritual... Read more

Ya Hiç Karşılaşmasaydık - Abridged

By: Tuğçe Isıyel

Narrated by: Filiz Çolakoğlu

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Kendimizle ve ötekiyle karşılaşmalar. Karşılaşmalar hep sürer. Bir şeyle karşılaşmamızın bittiğini sandığımızda bile artık o şeyin yokluğuyla karşılaşırız. Hem iç hem de dış dünyamızda... Bu karşılaşmalarla dönüşür, birleşir, ayrılır; hayatımızı bu karşılaşmalardan inşa ederiz. Karşılaşma dediğimiz, ötekiyle bir araya gelmeyi, yüzleşmeyi,... Read more

模仿罪 - Abridged

By: 发威

Narrated by: 海浪，七胖，老信等

Length: 15 hours

Abridged: Yes

内容简介：女记者成奚蕊失踪了。她的男友刑警安晓峰陷入了漫长的寻人过程，终于发现她在失踪前，正在走访一起女大学生失踪案。正当他在调查这两起失踪案之间的联系时，那名女大学生的尸体被找到了，她被人处以了奇特而又残酷的绞刑。安晓峰坚信，女友的失踪跟女大学生被害案有着直接关联。当他终于锁定并抓捕了嫌凶后，却仍然没有找到女友的下落。更糟糕的是，嫌凶落网后，市里竟然又接连发生了好几起同样犯罪手法的命案。安晓峰发现，想要制止这场“模仿犯罪”的狂欢，就必须找到失踪的女友。可他好几次明明感受到女友成奚蕊就在自己的身边不远，却就是不出现……作者简介：发威（FAR-AWAY），男，原名金晓旭，青年制片人、编剧、作家。曾就职于多家业内头部公司，职位涉及编剧、编导、制作人、项目开发总监、文学总监等，目前主要从事影... Read more

As Cocadas - Abridged

By: Cora Coralina

Narrated by: Angela Sacini

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

O conto As Cocadas, publicado pela primeira vez em O Tesouro da Casa Velha, um dos últimos trabalhos de Cora Coralina, ganha nesta edição as cores, os traços, as ilustrações tão sintonizadas com a infância do artista Alê Abreu. A narrativa em primeira pessoa, curta, direta e, ao mesmo tempo, detalhista no que é preciso – qualidades de quem conta... Read more

Little Earthquakes - Abridged

By: Jennifer Weiner

Narrated by: Jennifer Weiner

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jennifer Weiner's richest, wittiest, most true-to-life novel yet tells the story of three very different women as they navigate one of life's most wonderful and perilous transitions: the journay of new motherhood.

Becky is a plump, sexy chef who has a wonderfull husband and baby girl, a restaurant that received a citywide acclaim -- and the... Read more

On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon - Abridged

By: Kaye Gibbons

Narrated by: Polly Holliday

Length: 5 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Like America in the mid-nineteenth century, Emma Garnet Tate is a woman at war with herself. Born to privilege on a James River plantation, she grows up increasingly aware that her family's prosperity is inextricably linked to the institution of slavery.

As she tells her story in 1900, she is still prey to her childhood, to the memories of a life... Read more

Specimen Days - Abridged

By: Michael Cunningham

Narrated by: Alan Cumming

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A highly anticipated, bold new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours—three linked visionary narratives set in the ever-mysterious, turbulent city of New York

In each section of Michael Cunningham's new book, we encounter the same group of characters: a young boy, an older man, and a young woman. "In the Machine" is a ghost... Read more

Das Haus der Bücher und Schatten (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Kai Meyer

Narrated by: Johann von Bülow & Luise Helm

Length: 16 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Luise Helm und Johann von Bülow interpretieren Kai Meyers Erzählwelt erneut mit ihren unverwechselbaren, eindringlichen Stimmen. Bestsellerautor Kai Meyer erschafft eine meisterhafte Melange aus historischem Kriminalroman und bibliophiler Schauergeschichte Baltikum, kurz vor Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs. Tiefer Schnee und endlose Wälder... Read more

The Other Queen - Abridged

By: Philippa Gregory

Narrated by: Bianca Amato, Dagmara Dominczyk & Graeme Malcolm

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory—a dazzling new novel about the intriguing, romantic, and maddening Mary, Queen of Scots.

Fleeing violent rebellions in Scotland, Mary looks to Queen Elizabeth of England for sanctuary. Though promised protection, Mary, perceived as a serious threat... Read more

В поисках синего - Abridged

By: Лоис Лоури

Narrated by: Илья Веселов

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

Кира родилась с физическим изъяном. От подобных ей в поселке сразу избавляются — таков обычай. Кире удалось выжить, но теперь, после смерти матери, она остается один на один с разгневанными соседями, требующими расправы. На суде, где решается судьба сироты, ее защитник отмечает: девочка обладает удивительным умением. И это умение сыграет в... Read more

The Wedding - Abridged

By: Dorothy West

Narrated by: Regina Taylor

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

From Dorothy West, the last surviving member of the Harlem Renaissance, The Wedding is an intimate glimpse into African American middle class. Set on bucolic Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s, this is the story of life in the Oval, a proud, insular community made up of the best and brightest of the East Coast's black bourgeoisie. Within this inner... Read more

Jazz - Abridged

By: Toni Morrison

Narrated by: Toni Morrison

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: Yes

From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner, a passionate, profound story of love and obsession that brings us back and forth in time, as a narrative is assembled from the emotions, hopes, fears, and deep realities of Black urban life. With a foreword by the author.

“As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prize–winning Beloved.... Morrison... Read more

Und alle so still (Autorisierte Lesefassung) - Abridged

By: Mareike Fallwickl

Narrated by: Marie-Isabel Walke, Astrid Kohrs & Henning Nöhren

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Was wäre, wenn alle Frauen sich verweigern und in einen Care-Streik treten würden? Ein großer feministischer Gesellschaftsroman über Widerspruchsgeist und Solidarität. Elin ist Anfang zwanzig und lebt mit ihrer Mutter in einem Wellnesshotel. Während des Lockdowns ist sie Influencerin geworden. Seither sieht sie sich mit misogynem Hass im Netz... Read more

Sophias Geheimnis - Abridged

By: Katja Kruckeberg

Narrated by: Charlotte Puder & Thomas Dehler

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

»Katja Kruckeberg inspiriert mit "Sophias Geheimnis" zu einem kraftvollen Leben, fernab von Selbsthilfe-Klischees.«Marlen Gaida, Chefreporterin People & Lifestyle, Funke Mediengruppe   »Hin und wieder kommt ein Buch auf den Markt, das anders ist unddie Art und Weise beeinflusst, wie Bücher geschrieben werden. Fesselnd undprägnant«Marco... Read more

The Family - Abridged

By: Mario Puzo

Narrated by: Philip Bosco

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

“Dazzling, passionate, a masterwork that ranks with Puzo’s best.”
—Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguys“One of his most satisfying works….A thoroughly entertaining posthumous present from one of the masters of popular fiction.”
—BooklistMario Puzo’s final masterwork. A sweeping epic saga of corruption, greed, treachery, and sin, The Family is... Read more