Historical Audiobooks | Fiction

Drums of Autumn: Kristin Atherton International Edition

"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The fourth book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series. “Unforgettable characters . . . richly embroidered with historical detail.”—The Cincinnati Post What if you knew someone you loved was going to die? What if you thought you could save them? How much would you risk to try? Claire Randall has gone to find Jamie Fraser, the man she loved more than life, and has left half her heart behind with their daughter, Brianna. Claire gave up Jamie to save Brianna, and now Bree has sent her mother back to the mysterious Scottish warrior who was willing to give his life to save them both. But a chilling discovery in the pages of history suggests that Jamie and Claire’s story doesn’t have a happy ending. Brianna dares a terrifying leap into the unknown in search of her mother and the father she has never met, risking her own future to try to change history . . . and to save their lives. But as Brianna plunges into an uncharted wilderness, a heartbreaking encounter may strand her forever in the past . . . or root her in the place she should be, where her heart and soul belong."

Diana Gabaldon (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Looking for Tank Man: A Novel

"When the Chinese premier visits Harvard, international student Pei Lulu encounters a lone woman protesting who will drastically change her understanding of the People's Republic and her own place in the world. For the first time, Lulu learns of the 1989 protest movement and the government’s violent response. Determined to find out more, she seeks answers from her family, who share surprising stories of their involvement. A formative university course prompts Lulu to pursue a line of PHD research focused on the protest movement. As Lulu navigates the nuances of academic politics in America, she also increasingly draws the attention of the Chinese government. Hamstrung and restricted in both China and the US, Lulu must ultimately come to terms with what it means to live in exile – forever between worlds. At once a compelling coming-of-age tale and a poignant tribute to the courage of activists, LOOKING FOR TANK MAN is a timely novel that explores with great depth and nuance the Tiananmen tragedy and warns against the dangers of authoritarian regimes."

Ha Jin (Author), Cindy Kay (Narrator)

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The Robe: A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation

"A full-cast dramatisation of the bestselling Biblical adventure story by Lloyd C. Douglas Weary of governing, the half-crazed Emperor Tiberius retreats to Capri, leaving his loathsome stepson, Prince Gaius, in charge of an increasingly corrupt Rome. Few dare speak out against him – so when young tribune Marcellus Gallio insults him at a banquet, he is sent away on a punishment posting to a remote hill-fort in Palestine. On arrival, he is invited to take a detachment of legionaries to Jerusalem, to help keep order during Passover. But once in the city, he finds himself officiating at the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. To blot out the horror, he gets drunk and takes part in a dice game, where he wins Christ’s robe – but the garment affects him strangely, and he suffers a complete nervous collapse. Accompanied by his faithful slave Demetrius, Marcellus sets out on a journey, hoping to heal his mind and learn more about the man he was ordered to crucify. But will he put himself and everyone he cares about in danger...? Meanwhile, Marcellus’ childhood sweetheart Diana has rushed to Capri to plead with Tiberius to send him back home. But the Emperor has his own plans for his beautiful granddaughter, and will not let her leave. Caught up in a madman’s manoeuvrings, can she escape to freedom? And what fate awaits her if she does? One of the most popular novels of the 1940s, The Robe was No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list for a year, and in 1953, it was made into an Oscar-winning movie starring Richard Burton and Jean Simmons. Adapted for radio in 1987, this epic tale of love, faith and redemption won the Silver Sony Award for Best Dramatisation, and stars Edward de Souza as the Narrator, Anton Lesser as Marcellus, Stuart Organ as Demetrius, Helena Breck as Diana and Annette Crosbie as Empress Julia. Written by Lloyd C. Douglas Dramatised by David Buck ‘Miriam’s Song’ composed by David Timson Directed by Martin Jenkins Cast Narrator/Tiberius – Edward de Souza Marcellus Gallio – Anton Lesser Senator Gallio – Bernard Hepton Demetrius – Stuart Organ Diana – Helena Breck Tuscus – Brian Hewlett Quintus – Christian Rodska Lucia – Susie Brann Tertia – Deborah Makepeace Prince Gaius – Keith Drinkel Marcipor – Manning Wilson Boy – Elizabeth Lindsay Cornelia – Pauline Letts Captain Manius – Sean Arnold Sextus – Henry Stamper Paulus – David Buck Melas – Timothy Bateson Pontius Pilate – John Castle Paula – Rachel Gurney Pilate’s aide/Second soldier – Steven Harrold Dion/Centurion/Groom – Brian Hewlett Chamberlain – Alan Dudley Theodosia – Sue Broomfield Benjamin – Cyril Shaps Justus – John Bennett Philip – Alkis Constantouris Stephanos – David Timson Benyosef – Cyril Luckham Simon Peter/Captain – Anthony Jackson Trader/Prisoner – Tim Reynolds Warder/Drunken soldier/First soldier/Caligula – Jonathan Tafler Miriam – Karen Ascoe Reuben – Clive Swift Naomi – Linda Polan Guard/Sentry – Kim Wall Empress Julia – Annette Crosbie Atreus/Driver/Slave – David Goodland Serving girl – Elaine Claxton Overseer/Sentry – Richard Durden Antonia – Jennifer Piercey Woman/Salome – Sheila Grant Sarpedon – David March First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 April-17 May 1987 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Lloyd C. Douglas (Author), Annette Crosbie, Anton Lesser, Edward De Souza, Full Cast, Helena Breck, Stuart Organ (Narrator)

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Say You'll Be There: a compelling and brilliantly real novel about friendship, love and betrayal

"'This captivating book is a remarkable and moving testament to the strength and resilience that can be drawn upon from within female friendships' AYESHA MANAZIR SIDDIQI, author of The Centre 'An authentic kaleidoscope of trauma, regret, resilience, self-actualisation and love' GREG MOSSE, author of Murder at Church Lodge Say You'll Be There is a celebration of friendship, a story of survival, and a fight against the notion that some girls were destined to quietly disappear. Perfect for fans of Wahala (Nikki May) and Expectation (Anna Hope). 1997. It's Red Nose Day and Tess, Candace, Dana and Arianna rock up to school dressed as the same Spice Girl. Embarrassing. But it's the start of a friendship that will see them through the challenges of school, family life, and their first romantic relationships – good, bad and unspeakable. And sure, they only became a band for detention, but this could be the start of everything they dreamed of… 2019. The girls haven't been in touch for years – since devastating secrets and the trials of adult life tore them apart. Until, one day, Candace contacts Tess and Arianna to say Dana has gone missing. As the three women come together to search for their missing friend and fill in the gaps between the years, it opens up a world of trouble they all believed was firmly in the past. Praise for Nina Millns 'Riveting, real and raw . . . a powerful journey' BALVINDER SOPAL, actress 'Wisely and wittily leaps into the heart of friendships' SABRINA MAHFOUZ, auhthor of How You Might Know Me 'A thrilling page-turner' T.J. EMERSON, author of The Perfect Holiday 'Had me laughing out loud in some places and unable to tear my gaze from the drama in others. Highly recommended' CASS GREEN, author of The Woman Next Door"

Nina Millns (Author), Akilha Shraya (Narrator)

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The Seeker of Lost Paintings: An unforgettable story of love and betrayal across the decades from th

"An unforgettable story of love and betrayal across the decades from the author of The Porcelain Maker - perfect for fans of Christy Lefteri and Victoria Hislop. 'A richly detailed and finely written story of art and passion, concealment and appearances, set against a vividly imagined occupied Rome' Claire Fuller, author of Bitter Orange 'This luminous and sensual novel paints a vivid picture of wartime Italy and contemporary London, shining with the light and shade, the love and loss of life and the timeless beauty of art' Kate Lord Brown, The Golden Hour Rome 1939 Arriving in Rome to work for the wealthy Montefalco family, Maddalena is homesick and alone. She finds solace - and love - in the beauty of the city, but as the war in Nazi-occupied Italy rages, she must make a devastating choice. London, 1997 After her mother Maddalena's death, Beatrice Fremont discovers a fragment of a painting and a letter that sends her on a hunt to Rome. Helping her is art dealer Jude Adler, who's convinced they are looking for a lost Caravaggio. For Jude, this could be the find of a lifetime; but for Beatrice their search uncovers a shocking secret and the answer to a mystery kept hidden for years. Praise for The Porcelain Maker: 'A page-turning journey to uncover a past of heroism, betrayal, love, and loss' Heather Morris, bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz 'So compelling' Sunday Times 'A gorgeous debut' Heat "

Sarah Freethy (Author), Lucy Walker-Evans (Narrator)

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No Friend To This House: A Gripping Feminist Retelling of Greek Myth From the Bestselling Author of

"No Friend to This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea, written and read by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes. 'Haynes is the modern embodiment of the best of Homer' - Radio Times This is what no one tells you, in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo. This part of his quest has been forgotten, by everyone but me . . . Jason and his Argonauts set sail to find the Golden Fleece. The journey is filled with danger, for him and everyone he meets. But if he ever reaches the distant land he seeks, he faces almost certain death. Medea - priestess, witch, and daughter of a brutal king - has the power to save the life of a stranger. Will she betray her family and her home, and what will she demand in return? Medea and Jason seize their one chance of a life together, as the gods intend. But their love is steeped in vengeance from the beginning, and no one - not even those closest to them - will be safe. Based on the classic tragedy by Euripides, this is Medea as you've never seen her before . . . Praise for Natalie Haynes: 'Witty, gripping, ruthless' - Margaret Atwood on Stone Blind 'Fiercely feminist . . . A many-layered delight' - The Guardian on A Thousand Ships 'Passionate and gripping' - Madeline Miller on The Children of Jocasta"

Natalie Haynes (Author), Natalie Haynes (Narrator)

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Bees in June: A hope-filled historical novel set in a 1960s small town and infused with magical real

"Uncle Dixon always told Rennie to tell the bees everything, but somewhere along the way, Rennie forgot. Now, with her life at its lowest, she begins to see the bees in a new light. Will she believe again in the magic of the hives, and will she listen as the bees try to guide her home? Perfect for fans of Sarah Addison Allen, Margaret Renkl, and Rachel Linden. It's 1969, and the town of Spark Tennessee, is just as excited about the moon landing as the rest of the country. Rennie Hendricks is grieving and trying to heal from the unimaginable loss of her infant son. She had hoped a child would repair the cracks in her marriage to her husband, Tiny, but the tragedy has only served to illuminate his abusive character. Trying to relieve some of the financial stress that inflames Tiny's anger, Rennie accepts a position cooking at the local diner. Hidden away in a kitchen making delicious food, she rediscovers the joy she finds in cooking for others, and as she spends more time with her new boss, she realizes there are more options for women than she thought possible. One of the benefits of her new job is that she can bring meals to her beloved Uncle Dixon, the man who practically raised her along with her late Aunt Eugenia, a woman unkindly labeled as a witch by most of the town. What those people didn't understand is that Eugenia was a healer and connected to power they couldn't grasp. Rennie thinks her elderly uncle is confused when he talks about communicating with his bees, but then she starts to see them glow, leading her toward safety time and time again. Could it be that these bees, discovered long ago by her Aunt Eugenia, are magical and trying to tell her something? And what about the new neighbor, Ambrose Beckett, who seems to understand the bees too. Is he being truthful about why he has moved to Spark, or is there more to him than meets the eye? Hope-filled and infused with magical realism, Bees in June captures Rennie's journey back to her true self, creating a rewarding life that the bees showed her was possible if she only believed in herself and the magic that surrounds her."

Elizabeth Bass Parman (Author), Brittany Pressley, Michael Crouch, Seth Podowitz (Narrator)

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Wind Walker

"In this breathtaking climax, Bass, the hardy survivor of a world now gone, prepares to fight his magnificent final battle. The wild and free world of the mountain man is quickly fading into the past. For Titus Bass, leading his family north to winter with the Crow people, the journey is a sad one. He must save an old friend from death and rescue his daughter Magpie from cutthroat traders. He will try to free a wagon train of innocents from its unscrupulous leader, and he will try to come to terms with his long–lost daughter Amanda, bound for a new home in a faraway land Bass himself will never see. But when he arrives in the land of the Crow, he finds old friends—and old ways—dying out. Determined to live out his final years in peace, Bass comes to realize that, on the changing frontier, survival is never a certain thing. Soon he will face his greatest lesson and hardest challenge of all—one that might cost the last of the legendary mountain men his life."

Terry C. Johnston (Author), Alex Boyles (Narrator)

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The Righteous: A Novel

"From the New York Times bestselling and National Jewish Book Award–winning author: a gripping novel of foreboding, betrayal, heroism, and hope set in World War II Budapest By the end of 1943, nearly all of Europe’s Jewish population had fled, been deported, captured, or killed by Hitler. Only Hungary, and its almost 900,000 Jews, remained free from Hitler’s subjugation. They lived under government edicts and restrictions but without fear of harm. That changed in March 1944, after the Nazi defeat at Stalingrad, as an avaricious Hitler conquered Hungary and declared his plan for mass extermination of the Jewish people. With the notorious Adolf Eichmann supervising the process, Nazis began rounding up Hungary’s Jewish population. In this dramatic new novel, The Righteous, Theresa Weissbach, a professor at the University of Michigan, hasn’t heard from her parents in Budapest for over a year. Her best friend, Julia Powers, recently awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for her OSS service in occupied Holland, joins with her to locate and rescue Theresa’s family. While there, they become involved in a much larger cause, trying to save as many people as they can. Theresa’s father, a leader of the Budapest Jewish community, accompanies them in a desperate effort to rescue their people. Working alongside the newly formed US War Refugee Board, diplomats from neutral nations, and leaders of underground rescue organizations, Julia and Theresa forge relationships with Swiss Vice Consul Carl Lutz and Swedish businessman, Raoul Wallenberg. Their skills and connections in the complex networks of public and secret diplomacy enable Julia, Theresa, and others to take enormous risks in an effort to save thousands of innocent lives. Authentic, suspenseful, and deeply moving, The Righteous continues Ronald H. Balson’s fictional exploration of World War II and the heroic actions of those who resisted Hitler’s Master Plan. This program is read by Fred Berman, five-time Audie Award–winner, Broadway star, and narrator of over 400 audiobooks. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press"

Ronald H. Balson (Author), Fred Berman (Narrator)

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The Flight of the Falcon

"As a tour guide, Armino Fabbio leads a pleasant, if uneventful life - until he becomes circumstantially involved in the death of a peasant in Rome. The woman, he gradually learns, was his family's beloved servant many years ago before, in his native town of Ruffano. Fabbio returns to his birthplace, and finds it is haunted by the phantom of his brother, Aldo, who was shot down in flames during the war. Over five hundred years before, the sinister Duke Claudio, known as The Falcon, lived his twisted, brutal life, preying on the people of Ruffano. The town seems to have forgotten its violent history, but have things really changed? The parallels between the past and present become ever more evident. 'She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense' GUARDIAN 'Daphne du Maurier is an excellent storyteller' KIRKUS REVIEWS 'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH"

Daphne du Maurier (Author), Bert Seymour (Narrator)

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

"Brought to you by Penguin. The air glitters with hope as the snowy village of Merrywake celebrates the Christmas season after the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars. As the Viscount’s famous Twelfth Night Ball draws closer, many of the villagers have a story to tell – we meet a lovelorn vicar and kindly maid reunited after a misunderstanding, three sisters vying for the hand of a dastardly duke, two servants hiding a dangerous secret and a solider making his way home, unsure of the welcome he might receive. As their tales braid together, we see life and love in the village from belowstairs to high society. Reimagining each of the traditional carol's gifts, and written in tribute to Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, The Twelve Days of Christmas is a collection of festive tales filled with seasonal cheer and heart-warming characters. Will the challenges and mysteries that the Viscount’s guests encounter be resolved by the night of the ball? © Susan Stokes-Chapman 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Susan Stokes-Chapman (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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The Guest in Room 120

"A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025! From USA Today bestselling author Sara Ackerman comes a spellbinding dual-timeline novel set at Honolulu's iconic Moana Hotel, where a real-life mysterious death in 1905 collides with a writer's search for the truth one hundred years later. For fans of Ariel Lawhon and Fiona Davis. 1905 As the mother of a university and a woman with an iron will, Jane Stanford has made her share of enemies. After a scare at her mansion in San Francisco and on the advice of her doctor, she flees to Honolulu and the fashionable new Moana hotel. But as fate would have it, the island is not as safe as it seems. 2005 Zoe Finch is a bestselling author who desperately needs a jump start on her next novel, and she makes a split decision to attend a writers' conference at the Moana under an assumed name. As a storm brews offshore, she begins having nightmares that feel hauntingly real. Terrified, Zoe enlists the help of mystery writer Dylan Winters and, over the course of the week, races to uncover the shocking truth of what happened in the hotel one hundred years ago almost to the day. 1905 'Iliahi Baldwin's life changes the moment she lands a job at the Moana. Newly hired and reeling from a tragic loss, she strikes up an unlikely friendship with the formidable Jane Stanford upon her arrival, which leaves young 'Ili devastated when the unthinkable happens. 'Ili knows things, but there are powerful people who need the truth to remain hidden, and to cross them could prove disastrous. Inspired by the incredible true story of one of America's most mysterious deaths, this is an unforgettable tale of betrayal and secrets that still echoes through the years. More captivating stories from Sara Ackerman: - The Maui Effect - The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West - The Codebreaker's Secret - Radar Girls - Red Sky Over Hawaii - The Lieutenant's Nurse - Island of Sweet Pies & Soldiers"

Sara Ackerman (Author), Jennifer Robideau (Narrator)

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