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Answers to Dog
By: Pete Hautman
Narrated by: Pete Cross & GM Hakim
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
National Book Award winner Pete Hautman explores a friendship like no otherāand the universal truth that dogs make life better, especially for underdogs. Evan doesnāt seem to fit in at school or at home. He goes out of his way to avoid attention. He sits at the back of the bus, keeps his head down in class, and keeps to himself. But when a... Read more
View audiobookA Tide of Black Steel
By: Anthony Ryan
Narrated by: Steven Brand
Length: 19 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
From the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new epic new fantasy trilogy inspired by Norse mythology.Ā A new age has dawned. An age of blood and steel. An age of wrath.Ā
The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one... Read more
Everything We Never Had
By: Randy Ribay
Narrated by: RamĆ³n de Ocampo, Jesse Inocalla, Manny Jacinto ...
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD!
From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally charged, moving novel about four generations of Filipino American boys grappling with identity, masculinity, and their fraught father-son relationships.
Watsonville, 1930. Francisco Maghabol barely ekes out a... Read more
Castle of the Cursed
By: Romina Garber
Narrated by: Ana Osorio
Length: 12 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
A delicious and dark gothic romance from bestselling author Romina Garber!
THE HOUSE IS ALWAYS HUNGRYā¦
After a mysterious attack claims the lives of her parents, all Estela has left is her determination to solve the case. Suffering from survivorās guilt so intense that she might be losing her grip on reality, she accepts an invitation to live... Read more
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder
By: Kerryn Mayne
Narrated by: Annie Maynard
Length: 9 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Lenny Marks is excellent at not having a life.
She bikes home from work at exactly 4pm each day, buys the same groceries for the same meals every week, and owns thirty-six copies of The Hobbit (currently arranged by height). The closest thing she has to a friendship is playing Scrabble against an imaginary Monica Gellar while watching Friends... Read more
Foul Days
By: Genoveva Dimova
Narrated by: Zura Johnson
Length: 15 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
The Witcher meets Naomi Novik in this fast-paced fantasy rooted in Slavic folklore, from an assured new voice in genre fiction.
As a witch in the walled city of Chernograd, Kosara has plenty of practice treating lycanthrope bites, bargaining with kikimoras, and slaying bloodsucking upirs. Thereās only one monster she canāt defeat: her ex, the... Read more
The Sword Unbound
By: Gareth Hanrahan
Narrated by: George Weightman
Length: 20 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Gareth Hanrahan's acclaimed epic fantasy series of dark myth, daring warriors and bloodthirsty vengeance continues withĀ The Sword Unbound.
He thought he was saving the world. That was his first mistake.
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Twenty years ago, Alf and his companions defeated the Dark Lord and claimed his city. Now, those few of the Nine that remain find themselves... Read more
Dragon Rider
By: Taran Matharu
Narrated by: Tom Babbage
Length: 17 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
New York TimesĀ bestselling author Taran Matharuās debut adult fantasy series introduces an immersive story written in the tradition of the viral cultivation genre. Discover a rich world of magic, warriors, and dragons, in which a fearless orphan and an ambitious handmaiden flee from the empire that would imprison them, with a dream to return to... Read more
View audiobookMy Beloved Monster
By: Caleb Carr
Narrated by: James Lurie
Length: 13 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
The #1 bestselling author ofĀ The Alienist tells the extraordinary storyĀ of Masha, a half-wild rescue cat who fought off a bear, tackledĀ Caleb like a linebackerāand bonded with him as tightly as any catĀ and human possibly can. Caleb Carr has had special relationships with cats since he was a young boy in a turbulent household, famously peopled by... Read more
View audiobookHow to Plot a Payback
By: Melissa Ferguson
Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham & Steve West
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
"The perfect escape for lovers of dogs, second chances, and swoon-worthy romance. Don't miss this one." --Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Same Time Next SummerHe crossed an ocean, and it still wasn't enough to escape his lifelong nemesis. Now he has to work with her.Successful screenwriter Finn Masters just landed his dream job writing... Read more
View audiobookWolf at the Table
By: Adam Rapp
Narrated by: Paul Sparks
Length: 15 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
The Corrections meets We Need to Talk About Kevin in this harrowing multigenerational saga about a family harboring a serial killer in their midst, from the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award finalist playwright Adam Rapp.
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As late summer 1951 descends on Elmira, New York, Myra Larkin, thirteen, the oldest child of a large Catholic family, meets a... Read more
Mona of the Manor
By: Armistead Maupin
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 5 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Narrated by Mara WilsonāMaupin is one of Americaās finest storytellers.āāNeil GaimanĀ Set in the early 1990s, the long-awaited tenth novel in Armistead Maupinās beloved and enduring Tales of the City series follows the adventures of Mona Ramsey, now the widowed Lady of a glorious old manor in Britainās golden Cotswolds, and her fabulous adopted... Read more
View audiobookFerris
By: Kate DiCamillo
Narrated by: Cherry Jones
Length: 4 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother, and growing up.
Itās the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley... Read more
Women of Good Fortune
By: Sophie Wan
Narrated by: Catherine Ho
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
A reluctant bride and her two best friends plot to steal all the gift money from her glitzy high-society wedding in this dazzling, heartfelt, funny novel for fans ofĀ Crazy Rich Asians
āA glittering debut. Delightful.āĀ āCarley Fortune, #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author ofĀ Every Summer After
Bride-to-be Lulu is about to marry Shanghaiās most... Read more
The Palace
By: Gareth Russell
Narrated by: John Telfer
Length: 14 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
A āriotously readableā¦tender and affectionateā (Daily Mail, London) exploration of five hundred years of British historyāfrom King Henry VIII to Queen Elizabeth IIāas seen through the doorways of the exquisite Hampton Court Palace.
Architecturally breathtaking and rich in splendid art and dƩcor, Hampton Court Palace has been the stage of some of... Read more
Blood Betrayal
By: Ausma Zehanat Khan
Narrated by: Fareeda Pasha
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
In Blackwater Falls, Colorado, veteran police officer Harry Cooper is hot on the
heels of some local vandals when the situation turns deadly: Harry, believing one
of them has a gun, opens fire and Duante Young, a young Black man, is killed. The
āgunā in Duanteās hands was a bottle of spray paint. Meanwhile, in nearby
Denver, a drug raid goes... Read more
The Hunting Moon
By: Susan Dennard
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
Length: 9 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
"Davies captures the magic of Dennard's exciting world and illuminates each character" āAudioFile on The Luminaries
The Hunting Moon is the highly anticipated sequel to The Luminaries by New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard.
Winnie Wednesday has gotten everything she thought she wanted. She passed the deadly hunter trials, her family... Read more
Dark Moon, Shallow Sea
By: David R. Slayton
Narrated by: Michael David Axtell
Length: 11 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
The first in a new epic fantasy series from David R. Slaytonāauthor of White Trash WarlockāDark Moon, Shallow Sea is a powerful story of divine betrayal, ghosts, and self-discovery, perfect for fans of the Dark Souls series or Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson.When Phoebe, goddess of the moon, is killed by the knights of the sun god, Hyperion, all... Read more
View audiobookSword Catcher
By: Cassandra Clare
Narrated by: Christian Coulson & Fiona Hardingham
Length: 23 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world foreverĀ in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from theĀ author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.
āEverything I look for in fantasy.āāGeorge R. R. Martin
A POPSUGAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
In the vibrant... Read more
This Dark Descent
By: Kalyn Josephson
Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow & Rebecca Norfolk
Length: 12 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Called a "fierce and darkly magical thrill ride" by acclaimed author Ava Reid, NYT bestselling Kalyn Josephson delivers a spellbinding fantasy full of intrigue, romance, and pulse-pounding action, perfect for fans of The Shadows Between Us and The Scorpio Races.
Every ten years, the citizens of Veradell gather for the Illinir, a treacherous horse... Read more
Looking Glass Sound
By: Catriona Ward
Narrated by: Christopher Ragland & Katherine Fenton
Length: 12 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
āIf you love the novels of Shirley Jackson, Patricia Highsmith, and Tana French, hereās your next obsession.ā āKelly Link, author of White Cat, Black Dog
From Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street, comes a masterful story about friendship and betrayal, dark obsessions, and the impossibility of escaping your own story.
In a... Read more
The Apology
By: Jimin Han
Narrated by: Kathleen Kim
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
This āsweeping intergenerational saga" tells the story of a pampered and defiant South Korean matriarch thrust into the afterlife from which she seeks a second chance to make amends (Kirstin Chen)āand fights off a tragic curse that could devastate generations to come. In South Korea, a 105-year-old woman receives a letter. Ten days later, she... Read more
View audiobookThe Splinter in the Sky
By: Kemi Ashing-Giwa
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
Length: 13 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER
A ābreathtaking space operaā (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about a young tea expert who is taken as a political prisoner and recruited to spy on government officialsāa role that may empower her to win back her nationās independenceāperfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Nnedi Okorafor.
The dust may have just settled in... Read more
Thief Liar Lady
By: D. L. Soria
Narrated by: Zura Johnson
Length: 18 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
āHappily Ever Afterā is a total scam, but at least this time the princess is the one controlling the griftāuntil her true love arrives and threatens to ruin the whole scheme. Intrigue, magic, and wit abound in this Cinderella fairytale reimagining, perfect for fans of Heather Walter and Naomi Novik.
āA dazzlingly magical, thrilling, and inventive... Read more