Audiobooks narrated by Darren Eliker

"After the sudden death of his only child, Liko Greenman is looking for any way to pass, waste or kill time. He becomes obsessed with a compelling mystery within his son’s favorite video game, Three Hares, and is determined to solve it. The game travels along the Old Silk Road, following the triskelion motif of the Three Hares in art and architecture. The player’s journey ends abruptly at Paderborn Cathedral in Germany, but fans are certain the game isn’t over. Liko receives a condolence letter from the gaming company, with a single clue that leads him to the rural town of Birch Island, New York and a farm called Schoenfeld’s. There, Liko comes face-to-face with Danelaw Strong, who has one blue eye, one brown eye, and a compelling, dual personality. For 22 years, Dane was intimately involved with Ethan Hasen, the creator of Three Hares, and Ethan’s wife, Nomi. As three deeply bonded lovers, they made a life together at Schoenfeld’s that defied convention. Now only Dane is left to work the farm, a single hare grieving the loss of soulmates and simply concentrating on doing the next thing. Recognizing they’re both killing time and each has something to give the other, Liko agrees to move to Schoenfeld’s for the summer and Dane will guide him in solving the video game’s mystery. So begins a journey of friendship, love, grief and identity that will show Liko there’s more to the Three Hares game and more to Danelaw Strong than he could possibly imagine. Suanne Laqueur’s newest novel is a chimerical blend of romance, drama, identity, power and hope. Combining legend and folklore with her signature depth and understanding of the human experience, The Great Dane explores how we view the most profound human connection in pairs, when three is often love’s most magical number."

Suanne Laqueur (Author), Darren Eliker (Narrator)

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The Goddess of Crime and Other Stories

"Ten page-turning science fiction & fantasy short stories from Michael La Ronn, one of the most prolific science fiction & fantasy authors of his generation. With over 100 books to his name, Michael La Ronn debuts his award-winning short fiction in this groundbreaking new series. From forgotten goddesses to magical uncles to dark apocalyptic adventures, Strange Stories showcases La Ronn's vivid world-building, quirky humor, and unforgettable characters. In the lead story, “The Goddess of Crime,” a goddess arrives in a crime-ridden city to collect a dark tribute from her subjects, only to uncover something far more sinister. This story, featured in the Hidden Villains: Betrayed anthology, earned Silver Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future Contest. Each story brims with thrills, strange twists, and haunting beauty, topped off by an exclusive behind-the-scenes author's note. But that’s not all—readers also get a Strange Stories exclusive: the Encore story. This daring, genre-bending bonus tale ties together the worlds, characters, and stories of the collection in a mind-bending finale you won’t see coming. Get ready to stay up late with these strange and captivating tales. V1.0"

Michael La Ronn (Author), Darren Eliker (Narrator)

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A Small Hotel

"SILVER MEDAL IN FOREWORD REVIEWS BOOK OF THE YEAR (Historical Fiction) 'A sweeping, unforgettable WWII saga. Laqueur weaves military history, frontline combat, and enduring love into a masterpiece of historical drama.' In the summer of 1941, Europe is at war, but the idyllic Thousand Islands are alive with summer romance... Kennet Fiskare, son of a small hotel proprietor on the St. Lawrence River, falls headlong in love with Astrid Virtanen, a Swedish-Brazilian guest. Their quiet paradise is shattered when family duty and America's entry into World War II tear them apart. Plunged into the brutal European theater, Kennet undergoes a trial by fire—from the frozen forests of the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp. Bonded with his brothers-in-arms, he witnesses both the darkest depths of humanity and the extraordinary strength required to survive. Spanning three decades, A Small Hotel is a magnificent family saga exploring first love, war, and resilience across generations. Note: While introducing the original generation of the Fiskare family, this historical novel is a complete standalone and can be enjoyed before or after reading the Fish Tales series."

Suanne Laqueur (Author), Darren Eliker (Narrator)

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The Voyages of Trueblood Cay: Being an especial accounting of his life and times at sea, as told by Gil Rafael

"A clever novel-within-a-novel, 'written' by Venery protagonist Javier Landes under the pen name Gil Rafael, The Voyages of Trueblood Cay is an epic queer nautical fantasy filled with ancient lore, slow-burn romance, and mythical adventure. Pelippé Trueblood, a nineteen-year-old mariner descended from giant shipbuilders, is chosen for a legendary quest: embark on a dangerous voyage across chartless seas to locate the mythical Tree of Life. Joining his crew is Fen il-Kheir—a brooding, dangerous kheiron (a centaur-like shapeshifter) with a dark past he cannot outrun. Unwillingly bound together, Trueblood and Fen must navigate stormy waters, ancient prophecies, and a growing passion that neither anticipated. Featuring giant shipbuilders, flying horses, and rich mythical worldbuilding, this standalone fantasy can be enjoyed as a companion to the Venery series or as an independent adventure. AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award for Fantasy narration “Darren Eliker provides an excellent narration of this complex and highly creative installment of the Venery series. Eliker's delivery allows listeners to become immersed in the adventures of Pelippé Trueblood and Fen il-Kheir, a fantastical kheiron, a creature that can shift between being a man and a horse. Each character and species has a distinguishable sound. The story encompasses high fantasy, queer romance, magical explorations, ships built by giants, a feud among the gods, a spice that brings beauty, murder, queens, centaurs, courtesans, warriors, and storytellers. The whole tapestry is enhanced by Eliker's voices and deft handling of the adventures, mysteries, and intimacies that carry listeners into this other world.”"

Suanne Laqueur (Author), Darren Eliker (Narrator)

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A Scarcity of Condors

"The powerful, gripping conclusion to the award-winning Venery series. Grounded in the real-world history of Chile’s Operation Condor, this historical drama explores stolen children, genetic heritage, and a family’s fight for the truth. Juleón 'Jude' Tholet is an accomplished, closeted gay pianist rebuilding his life in Seattle. Surrounded by a family that loves him, Jude believes his history is set in stone—until a routine DNA test delivers a devastating shock: he is not biologically related to the parents who raised him. To uncover the truth behind his birth, the Tholet family must unearth long-buried secrets from 1973 Santiago. Their search takes them back through Pinochet's military dictatorship, political detention camps, exile, and the harrowing stories of Los Desaparecidos (The Disappeared Ones). Poignant and unforgettable, A Scarcity of Condors weaves a powerful story of survival, identity, and the extraordinary lengths a family will go to protect one another."

Suanne Laqueur (Author), Darren Eliker, Vanessa Desilvio (Narrator)

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A Charm of Finches

"'A breathtaking story populated with layered, imperfect characters who will capture your imagination and shake up your notions of love.' — Kennedy Ryan, New York Times bestselling author An ex-hustler, an art therapist, and a trauma survivor form an unconventional triangle in this deeply psychological, emotionally raw MM romance. Former escort Javier Landes is asking for a fresh start in love. He finds it in Steffen Finch—a talented Manhattan art therapist who works with male survivors of sexual assault. What begins as a casual spark rapidly deepens into a soulful, passionate connection. Geronimo 'Geno' Caan is Stef’s most complex client. Shattered mentally and physically, Geno relies on an alter-ego to cope with his trauma, using art therapy to slowly express what cannot be spoken aloud. Over the course of a year, the boundaries between professional care and romantic devotion begin to blur. Together, Jav, Stef, and Geno navigate an intense, healing journey—proving how love can bloom in the darkest corners of human experience. Contains adult themes of trauma recovery, psychological healing, and male vulnerability written with deep sensitivity and emotional depth."

Suanne Laqueur (Author), Darren Eliker (Narrator)

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An Exaltation of Larks

"'Laqueur challenges herself and her readers... With a voice that is completely unique, gorgeous writing, and characters so three-dimensional you'd swear you could touch them.' —The Angry Reader Winner of the Grand Prize in the 2017 Writer's Digest Book Awards First Place Winner in the 2019 North Street Book Prize Two tragedy-laden September 11ths. Three lives bound across three decades. One unforgettable epic of love, resilience, and survival. September 11, 1973: Eleven-year-old Alejandro Penda watches Santiago, Chile fall to a violent military dictatorship. Disappeared from his home and torn from his family, Alex escapes alone to America, where he is taken in by the prominent Lark family of Guelisten. Burdened by grief, he builds a life grounded in loyalty, eventually marrying Valerie Lark. September 11, 2001: Javier Landes, a high-earning Manhattan male escort, guards his heart behind a wall of luxury and emotional distance. But when the fall of the Twin Towers leaves him as the sole guardian of his orphaned nephew, Jav is forced to confront the suppressed pain of his own past. When Alex, Valerie, and Jav cross paths, an magnetic and unexpected connection forms—one that spans decades and continents. As unresolved histories surface, all three must face the truth about grief, sexual identity, and what it truly means to belong to a family. 'An exploration of how people find a new family... the strength of this book was the characters' rich inner lives—their yearning for love and devotion to one another.' —Jendi Reiter, author and North Street Book Prize Judge"

Suanne Laqueur (Author), Darren Eliker, Vanessa Desilvio (Narrator)

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All is Fair

"As the Germans blitz Poland in 1939, a young fighter pilot finds his way to France and ultimately England where he distinguishes himself in the Battle of Britain. He meets a woman and falls in love and so does she over time. He crashes in the English Channel and ultimately is captured. After escaping he seeks to return to his love and tries to cross the Pyrenees but is captured again where he is imprisoned until the end of the war nears. He then learns his love was a spy working for her father and had given the Germans secrets that caused the death of his best friend. The same secrets he had inadvertently told her. When they finally meet, they still love each other but he feels he could never trust her again but he then learns he is the father of her young daughter."

Michael Kenneth Smith (Author), Darren Eliker (Narrator)

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Harbinger in the Night

"In the near future, a new space race is in full swing to be the first to colonize Mars. The United States and allied European governments working alongside private industry are competing against the RSAC, a new Russian-Chinese alliance, to build working spacecraft to make the long journey. In preparations for the mission, an engineering team from an aerospace/tech conglomerate is building out the interplanetary communications network when a mysterious object emerges from the depths of interstellar space. As the nations of Earth scramble to investigate this strange comet, they must overcome plots from within and the machinations of a malignant AI in order to be the first to meet the menace, or the promise, that the intruder foretells. Major Koda Cheveyo, a special operations soldier is tasked to lead his team to face this possible threat while Michael Thompson, a quantum computer engineer, works with his homebrewed AI to counter the emerging peril from within. Together with the help of a billionaire tech tycoon and a government security agent, their mission could reshape the future of humanity."

Bill Woods, John S Warner (Author), Darren Eliker (Narrator)

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Beyond Brightside: A Dark Science Fiction Adventure Thriller

"The Exciting Conclusion to the Brightside Saga! In a World Where Mind Readers are Feared, Thought Thieves aren’t the Only Ones Being Tortured and KilledDive into the world where Joe Nolan and a group of mind readers have broken out of the beautiful mountain town of Brightside, the first internment camp for Thought Thieves. Follow the compelling story of Joe Nolan whose actions have made him the number one most wanted man in America. Also high on the list are Joe’s father and a savvy and resourceful young Thought Thief named Becky. Accompany Joe and his friends as they attempt to dismantle the system that has infiltrated the lives of every citizen, creating a society where neighbors turn in their neighbors and family members are pitted against each other. Don’t let your guard down and trust no one."

Mark Tullius (Author), Darren Eliker (Narrator)

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Without Expiration: A Personal Anthology

"“Are we bad people who sometimes do good things, or good people who do bad things?” As society struggles to reconcile the uncovering of past wrongs with simple human frailty, punishment and personal redemption, the stories in Without Expiration challenge us to consider the humanity of characters who are flawed and heartbroken and who do and suffer terrible things. Works from Without Expiration have been published in some of America’s best short fiction journals. From the tale of a devastated father hunting his daughter’s killer to that of a couple forced to confront the disintegration of their marriage anew each time the wife awakes from a persistent vegetative state, the short fictions in this anthology seek to obliterate any sense of righteous indignation and to question how any of us can make it unscathed through a life where our every mistake is without expiration. Named one of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2020 and a finalist for the 2020 Eric Hoffer Award. “Flawed, despondent characters show a surprising wit and humanity […] Hincy’s taut prose makes the entire collection a quick read but still fills the stories with indelible passages. […] The book strikes a chord with characters whose defects make them simultaneously believable and with descriptions of moments involving a loved one’s death, either its prolonged aftermath or its inevitability. […] Cynicism and cheekiness abound in brief but memorable stories.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Deft, poignant, and unflinching, this collection takes the short story form and turns it inside-out like yesterday's lost sock. Not to be missed.” — Charles Hood, winner of the Kenneth Patchen Prize for Experimental Fiction"

William R. Hincy (Author), Darren Eliker (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Darren Eliker

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