Short Stories audiobooks

The Baumoff Explosive

By: William Hope Hodgson

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work including horror, fantastic fiction, and science fiction stories.

'The Baumoff Explosive' (sometimes known as 'Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani') was first published in 1919. This story is one of Hodgson's most powerful and disturbing and is especially relevant... Read more

Mallon the Guru & The Collected Short Stories of Freddie Prothero

By: Peter Straub

Narrated by: Peter Straub

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Peter Straub has spent forty years at the forefront of modern literary horror. This pair of stories represent his astonishing range and his ability to terrify, transport, and hold a reader hostage. Both stories crack the foundation of our reality and opens our eyes, taking us further and further into the darkness that normally remains deeply,... Read more

We’ve Already Gone This Far

By: Patrick Dacey

Narrated by: Tanya Eby, Sean Pratt & Richard Powers

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A heartfelt, vital collection; the debut of an exciting new talent already hailed as one of George Saunders’ “favorite young American writers”In Patrick Dacey’s stunning debut, we meet longtime neighbors and friends—citizens of working-class Wequaquet—right when the ground beneath their feet has shifted in ways they don’t yet understand. Here,... Read more

Where Futures End

By: Parker Peevyhouse

Narrated by: Katie Koster, Caitlin Davies, Emily Woo Zeller,...

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of five time-spanning, interconnected novellas that weave a subtle science-fictional web that stretches from the present into the future as our world collides with a mysterious alternate universe.Each of these stories presents a teen trying to find his or her way in unusual circumstances. Five teens, five futures.Dylan develops a... Read more

The Visiting Privilege

By: Joy Williams

Narrated by: Richard Powers, Emily Woo Zeller, Elisabeth Rod...

Length: 20 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The legendary writer’s first collection in more than ten years, a literary event of the highest orderJoy Williams has been celebrated as a master of the short story for four decades, her renown passing from one generation to the next even in the shifting landscape of contemporary writing. And at long last the incredible scope of her singular... Read more

Afterward

By: Edith Wharton

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A couple looks for a new home in southern England – but it has to be haunted. They stay in the legendary house of Lyng, where it is said that the inhabitants don’t know that they’ve encountered the ghost until long afterward. Artfully crafted in five different parts, Wharton spins an ironic story of greed, guilt, and revenge.  Read more

Fünf Apfelsinen

By: Georg Felsberg

Narrated by: Georg Felsberg

Length: 2 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Kurze Geschichten vom Reisen auf dem Indischen Subkontinent. Georg Felsberg über 30 Jahre Fernsehredakteur und Reporter in der ARD, hat in den letzten neun Jahren viele Länder Asiens bereist. Seine Texte - kurze Erzählungen, Anekdoten und Miniaturen - sind eine Liebeserklärung an den indischen Subkontinent. Viele Monate war er allein mit... Read more

Stars Above: A Lunar Chronicles Collection

By: Marissa Meyer

Narrated by: Rebecca Soler

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"Soler's narration fits the tone of each story and provides unique voices for each character, including a breathy, high-pitched voice for Winter and a harder, cruel voice for Mistress Sybil." — AudioFile Magazine

The #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!

The enchantment continues. . . .
The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories - and... Read more

The Best of Bova, Vol. 1

By: Ben Bova

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Vikas Adam, Paul Boehmer, Orso...

Length: 15 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The first volume in a sterling collection of stories from legendary hard science fiction master Ben BovaThese are selected stories from Bova’s amazing career at the center of science fiction and space advocacy. He is the creator of the New York Times bestselling Grand Tour series, a six-time Hugo Award winner, and past president of the National... Read more

Bill the Bloodhound

By: P.G. Wodehouse

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Henry Pifield Rice is a detective, technically. He prides himself in his disguises, which are, in truth, pretty deplorable. So when he’s detailed to follow a touring theatrical romantic comedy, his life is absolutely transformed. P.G. Wodehouse had the rare gift of writing humor that stands the test of time. Most famous for his Jeeves and... Read more

After Twenty Years, and Mammon and the Archer

By: O. Henry

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

When two friends reunite after a twenty-year absence, the limits of friendship become evident. Painting two distinct portraits of people who have grown apart, O. Henry explores themes of friendship, loyalty and trust. ¶ In Mammon and the Archer, the pursuit of love, and the love of money go head-to-head for dominance in a timely... Read more

Beasts and Children

By: Amy Parker

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Lorrie Moore, Claire Vaye Watkins, and Rebecca Lee, this debut story collection cuts into the sometimes dark heart of the American family From the tense territory of a sagging, grand porch in Texas to a gated community in steamy Thailand to a lonely apartment in nondescript suburbia, these linked stories unwind the lives of... Read more

The Odd Man

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “The Odd Man,” Ellery is challenged to solve an imaginary riddle devised by three members of the Puzzle Club. With very little information to go on, he must correctly answer to his confreres which of their three imagined... Read more

Proto Zoa

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A delightful collection of Lois McMaster Bujold’s early stories and a comprehensive introduction by this New York Times bestselling author“Protozoa” is a word from biology via the Greek meaning “first animals.” These short stories were indeed among the first life spontaneously generated in Lois McMaster Bujold’s nascent writing career. Along... Read more

The Three Students

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “The Three Students,” Ellery is challenged to solve an imaginary riddle devised by three members of the Puzzle Club. He must decide which of the titular trio (handily named Adams, Barnes, and Carver) stole a valuable ring... Read more

The Honest Swindler

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a stand-alone audiobook for the first time.In “The Honest Swindler,” Ellery is challenged to solve an imaginary riddle devised by three members of the Puzzle Club. He must explain how an old prospector could have spent five years on a fruitless uranium hunt and still... Read more

The Khitmatgar

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and notable writer of ghost stories, most of whose work concerns life and society in British India.

'The Khitmatgar' tells the story of the Jacksons, whose finances are at a very low ebb. They have come to Panipore in search of employment. The only lodgings they can find are at the... Read more

To Let

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and a notable writer of ghost stories; most of her work concerned life and society in British India.

'To Let' is a ghost story set in the Raj. Having left very late in the season to travel into the hills from Lucknor to escape the fierce summer heat, Aggie Shandon asks for a friend's help... Read more

The Striding Place

By: Gertrude Atherton

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1946) was a prominent and prolific American author of novels, short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers. Her horror stories are particularly popular.

'The Striding Place' (1895) tells the story of a man who is searching for his best friend, who's gone missing. The search takes him to a... Read more

If You See Her Face

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Bithia Mary Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and writer of ghost stories; most of her work concerned life and society in British India.

'If You See Her Face' tells the story of Daniel Gregson, political agent to a rajah, and his assistant, Percy Goring, who are travelling to the Delhi durbar when their train is prevented from going... Read more

Number Ninety

By: B. M. Croker

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

B. M. Croker (1848-1920) was an Irish-born novelist and a notable writer of ghost stories.

'Number Ninety' is one of Croker's best-known ghost tales and was first published in the Christmas Number of Chapman's Magazine of Fiction in 1895.

At a rowdy dinner party, the discussion turns to ghosts, and John Hollyoak, the most outspoken and derisive of... Read more

The Bed by the Window

By: E. F. Benson

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist, and short story writer, best known for his evocative and beautifully narrated ghost and horror stories.

'The Bed by the Window' is the story of a man who takes himself off to a remote guest house so as to be free of distractions while he finishes a... Read more

Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand

By: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the 19th century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era.

'Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand' is a strange story about a haunted house in Ireland. The only part of the sinister... Read more

The Loosened Cord

By: Alexander W. Drake

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Alexander W. Drake (1843-1916) was a successful American wood engraver and art collector and director of the art department for Scribner’s and Century magazines. The weird tales he wrote were collected by friends to memorialize him following his death.

'The Loosened Cord' (1894) describes an elaborate dinner party which includes an unusual... Read more