Historical Fiction Audiobooks | Fiction & Literature

Set in the backdrop of 3rd century Rome, a time of turmoil and decay, the empire finds itself on the brink of collapse. The social fabric is unraveling, and the once thriving economy is now in shambles. However, amidst this bleak scenario, a young and inexperienced fourteen-year-old boy named Varius Avitus Bassianus unexpectedly ascends to the throne. Known to history as Emperor Elagabalus, his reign is marked by controversy and scandal, leaving a lasting impact on the Roman senate and the empire as a whole. In this alternate historical drama, the narrative delves into the first four years of Varius's reign, presenting a different turn of events. The young emperor's life becomes a battleground, not only against the crumbling state of the empire but also against his own power-hungry grandmother, Julia Maesa. As Varius grapples with the challenges of governance, he finds himself entangled in a fierce struggle for control and influence with his grandmother, who seeks to manipulate him for her own gain. Alongside the political power struggle, Varius also faces the consequences of his personal choices and secrets. This alternate narrative sheds light on the hidden aspects of his life, exploring the scandals and controversies that surround him. From his religious background to his unconventional sexual preferences, each passing day on the throne further fuels the growing animosity of the Roman senate and the empire towards their young emperor. As the story unfolds, the audience witnesses the complex web of intrigue, power dynamics, and personal struggles that shape Varius's reign, offering a fresh perspective on this tumultuous period in Roman history.

Darrell L. Minor (Author), Darrell L. Minor (Narrator)

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Revenge of the Betrayer

If you like Bernard Cornwell, David Gemmell, John Gwynne and Conn Iggulden you will love this Viking adventure packed with battles, betrayal, axes and swords. 880 AD, Norway. Rollo the Betrayer has risen to become a powerful Duke in Normandy and sails with his warriors and his spite to exact revenge upon Viking warriors Hundr and Einar the Brawler. Hundr, a Northman with a dog's name… Viking warships flying the raven banner… epic battles, berserkers, twists and turns. Hundr and Einar are faced with a brutal enemy and must fight to protect their home, their loved ones and their reputations. The war with Rollo takes them deep into Viking Norway, and into a war with the King of Frankia and his vast army. Hundr must seek help from King Harald Fairhair and his old friend Haesten to overcome his mortal enemy. Can he survive brutal betrayal and vicious shield wall battles in this fast paced Viking adventure with striking characters and bloodthirsty action? Revenge of the Betrayer continues the unmissable Viking historical fiction saga series which began with Award Winning Author Peter Gibbons' debut novel Viking Blood and Blade.

Peter Gibbons (Author), Michael Langan (Narrator)

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The Girl in the Rain: The Epic Forgotten: First Crusade

“The deceiver knows the Hungarian, the wise man keeps twenty-six ghosts in his library, and the widow carries the words of the dead.” This is the final, cryptic entry scrawled in the journal belonging to the late John Chapel – a journal that detailed his obsession with finding a woman who didn’t exist. Hers was just one of several faces that he insisted he saw there in the rain, and one of the many voices that called to him every night, drawing him further into madness. Despite his wife’s unwavering faith and tireless determination, she could only watch helplessly as the man she loved slowly faded away, like a fingerprint on a window being washed away by the rain. Now, months after his death, new information has surfaced that sheds new light on her husband’s bizarre case and renews Gwenn Chapel’s search for the truth. Her only allies in this crusade are her husband’s old mentor and eccentric history professor, Dr. Campbell, and his former best friend (and her old flame), Jeremy Connelly. As she uncovers her husband’s dark past, however, she begins to question their motivations behind helping her and suspects that one of them is hiding a dark secret of his own. Can she trust either of them to help her discover the truth or will it only be found in the cryptic pages of that journal John left behind? Only Gwenn Chapel can decide where the truth lies as she embarks on a journey that will challenge her faith, the limits of her sanity, and even her love for her husband. Will she be able to put all of those pieces together that her husband left for her to unlock the mystery behind the “girl in the rain”, or be pushed over the edge and dragged down into that abyss with him?

J Christopher Wickham (Author), Percival Kingsley (Narrator)

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[French] - Propos

Tirés d’un manuscrit ancien, dont l’origine n’a pu être identifiée, les PROPOS se présentent comme un bréviaire de la vie intérieure. Jacques Sourmail a souhaité les mettre à la disposition du public, dans un langage qu’il s’est efforcé de rendre aussi accessible que possible, tout en restant proche du texte originel. En de courts chapitres, les règles essentielles de la route spirituelle nous sont ici présentées comme autant de balises lumineuses pouvant servir de repères fiables dans un monde sans cesse en mouvement. A lire et relire périodiquement pour en apprécier la profondeur et la puissance.

Jacques Sourmail (Author), Jacques Sourmail (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Mentir es encender fuego

Que la historia la escriben los vencedores es tan cierto como que en el alma de las leyendas anidan aspectos reales y fantásticos. Es así que cuenta una antigua leyenda vasca que, al menos una vez, los vizcaínos hicieron frente al poder del monarca asturiano infligiéndole una gran derrota, pero ninguno de los escasos cronistas del reino astur-leonés, dejó constancia de tal acontecimiento por escrito para la posteridad. Francisco Panera se ha inspirado en la llamada leyenda de Jaun Zuria, El señor Blanco, y la mítica batalla de Padura (que, según se cuenta, fue el germen del futuro Señorío de Bizkaia) para dar forma novelada a un acontecimiento arraigado en el imaginario popular vasco. El autor recurre a la leyenda para recrear una narración casi coral, en la que numerosos y variados personajes conforman varias tramas condenadas a converger. Desde la corte asturiana a la de una incipiente Escocia, desde los desvaríos asesinos de un siniestro bandido a la obstinación de una mujer por hacer valer su linaje por encima de todo. Desde la tormentosa relación de dos muchachas en un extraño triángulo amoroso a la obstinación de unos hombres y mujeres por mantenerse fieles a sus cultos ahora llamados paganos. Desde los juegos políticos de un joven caballero a la obstinación de un fraile por liberar la tierra de paganos y salvar sus impías almas... Y de fondo, como si fuese la música que acompañará la lectura del relato, la mentira y el peso de la culpa para sostenerla, pues la mentira, como dice un personaje en la novela, es tan necesaria para la vida como la verdad, fraguándose con ella un mortero que mantendrá cohesionado el mundo. Aunque, a pesar de ello, siempre queda un rastro, similar a los restos de una hoguera ya apagada, un rastro imposible de borrar, porque no cabe duda de que Mentir, es encender fuego.

Francisco Panera (Author), Silvia G.Lasil (Narrator)

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The Wilderness Way

Inspired by the true events of the most notorious evictions in Irish history… 1861, Donegal, Ireland Ten years ago Declan Conaghan’s father died in the Great Famine, and since then, Declan has kept his promise to keep his family out of the workhouse. But all that is threatened with the arrival of new landlord, John Adair. Adair is quick to cause trouble and fear among his tenants. When he turns them off his land, Declan has no option but to break his promise… Declan is in despair until he receives a letter from America offering him the chance of a new life and salvation for his family. But it would mean signing up to the US Army and fighting for Lincoln. Despite knowing nothing of war, or US politics, Declan leaves behind all he knows. Set against the wild landscapes of Ireland and the turbulent times of the American Civil War, this sweeping narrative takes us on an epic journey to understand the strength and endurance of the human spirit. Praise for Anne Madden: 'The author seems to have put all her love into this book … this historical fiction story is exceptional' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A moving and fascinating historical fiction story that I could not put down!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This has to be another of my 'best reads' for 2023’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A gripping, realistic tale. Highly recommend.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I’ve been waiting for a book like this’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A solid book club pick!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Anne Madden (Author), John Cormack (Narrator)

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The Other Side of Midnight

"No one mixes romance, mystery, and that faint, spine-tingling sense of the supernatural, that curtain lifting in a breeze that isn't there, the hair prickling on the back of your neck, like Simone St. James. Her novels are the perfect combination of classic ghost story, historical fiction, and romantic suspense."-Lauren Willig London, 1925. Glamorous medium Gloria Sutter made her fortune helping the bereaved contact loved ones killed during the Great War. Now she's been murdered at one of her own séances, after leaving a message requesting the help of her former friend and sole rival, Ellie Winter. Ellie doesn't contact the dead-at least, not anymore. She specializes in miraculously finding lost items. Still, she can't refuse the final request of the only other true psychic she has known. Now Ellie must delve into Gloria's secrets and plunge back into the world of hucksters, lowlifes, and fakes. Worse, she cannot shake the attentions of handsome James Hawley, a damaged war veteran who has dedicated himself to debunking psychics. As Ellie and James uncover the sinister mysteries of Gloria's life and death, Ellie is tormented by nightmarish visions that herald the grisly murders of those in Gloria's circle. And as Ellie's uneasy partnership with James turns dangerously intimate, an insidious evil force begins to undermine their quest for clues, a force determined to bury the truth, and whoever seeks to expose it...

Simone St. James (Author), Billie Fulford-Brown (Narrator)

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Perkins' Ghost

On opening night of the stage play, Perkins’ Ghost, at the Astor Theatre, a shocking murder had occurred, leaving many residents of the sleepy hollow to suspect that the murderer might have been that of the ghost of Simeon Perkins. With virtually no clues to follow, apart from the unexplained sightings of a Perkins look-alike, clairvoyants, fortune cookies, intuitions and a seemingly odd connection between the murder or murderer and the Kings Orange Rangers. Sergeant Hill wondered if the murderer would ever be found.

L.M. Wasylciw (Author), Jack Wynters (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Salo Solo: El patrullero del amor

Salomón, un viudo de mediana edad, decide salir a la aventura de encontrar pareja sentimental. Y no sentirse solo. «-Circule, Salomón. Circule. En los lugares de siempre no va a encontrar nada: con las que tenía que pasar ya pasó, y con las otras no va a pasar nunca. Ábrase y circule.» Salomón Goldfarb es viudo y ha pasado largo los sesenta. Cerró su localcito de cueros y vive del alquiler. Intenta seguir con su vida pero la soledad lo abruma. Entra en aquel círculo -literalmente vicioso- del ansiolítico y el desvelo; y una tarde, en busca rutinaria de la receta mensual, un médico nuevo de la prepaga lo lanza a circular. Salo, bajito, inseguro siempre, decide salir a la conquista y comienzan allí sus aventuras. Frecuenta teatros, talleres literarios, seminarios de filosofía. Abre una cuenta en Tinder; recupera el contacto con su prima, a quien no ve hace décadas; se acerca a su vecina del piso de abajo; se va de camping; baila; hace de extra en una película y hasta se une a un grupo de activistas provida. Sin demasiado éxito, pero decidido a lograrlo como sea, Salo se convierte en el patrullero del amor. Mauricio Kartun, con el humor irreverente que conocemos de su teatro, despliega en esta novela su finísimo oído, su habilidad para contar historias y su maestría para crear esos personajes inolvidables, que siempre nos recuerdan lo patético, pero también lo sensible de la condición humana. La crítica dijo... Sobre Terrenal. Pequeño misterio ácrata: «La felicidad de la obra teatral perfecta.» Analía Melgar, Perfil «Una obra de excelencia sobrenatural que logró convertirse en el mayor éxito del teatro alternativo argentino de los últimos años.» Juan Carlos Antón, La Prensa «Uno de esos textos que se van a estudiar por siempre, que van a ser joyas, clásicos de la dramaturgia nacional.» Pablo Gorlero, La Nación Sobre La vis cómica «Un despliegue de talento que me dejó sin palabras.» Osvaldo Quiroga, El refugio de la cultura Sobre Salomé de chacra «Un delicioso cóctel de clasicismo griego, gore, diablada, tabladillo telúrico y barricada de insurgencia. Este es un Kartun desatado y en estado de gracia.» Luis Mazas, Veintitrés Sobre Ala de criados «Una obra que roza la perfección teatral y literaria.» Olga Cosentino, Noticias

Mauricio Kartun (Author), Mauricio Kartun (Narrator)

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Tangled Spirits: A Novel

Winner of the 2023 Florida Authors and Publishers Association Silver Award for Historical Fiction 'The story is a heartwarming glimpse into the Heian period of Japan and its mythology. Recommended.' - Historical Novels Review “For anyone unfamiliar with court life in ancient 10th century Japan… this is the book to read.” - Historical Fiction Company A captivating time-slip tale of spirit possession, friendship, and imperial intrigue inspired by real-life people, events, and beliefs in tenth century Japan. 2019: Mina Cooper hopes her study-abroad program in Japan will solve her anxiety issues. After all, she’s doing what she loves - studying Japanese language and literature. But she’s still waking up at four am with a racing heart, so Mina decides to change her life, to change herself. And suddenly she has a lot more to be anxious about. 999: Desperately lonely after her mother and sister die in an epidemic, aspiring shaman Lady Masako attempts to summon them. But she’s inexperienced in such rituals, and pulls Mina’s spirit into her body instead. After a struggle for control and a failed exorcism, the two spirits agree to cooperate long enough to get help from the Royal Astrologer, the only person powerful enough to send Mina home. But his help comes at a cost. If Mina doesn’t pay it, she risks her spirit fusing with Masako’s. And if that happens, she’ll never get home.

Kate Shanahan (Author), Anne Marie Lewis (Narrator)

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Bearman Vs The Nazis

Jesse D. Lopez (Author), Jesse D. Lopez (Narrator)

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Firefax

'I would advise you, young man, to take care around anyone with the surname Firefax. I know not if the rumors be true that they be king killers, but they are, without any doubt, a dangerous family.' Legend tells of a city of gold on a phantom island. The wealth of that city could end the American Revolution. But the only person who knows the island’s location is the world’s deadliest assassin. And he’s not giving up that secret without a fight . . .

Amelia Maria Vergara (Author), Vas Eli (Narrator)

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