- Dramatisations (162)
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Midnight's Children
- BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Written by: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Nikesh Patel, Meera Syal, Anneika Rose,
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
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Saleem Sinai is born on the stroke of midnight on 14th-15th August 1947, at the exact moment that India and Pakistan become separate, independent nations....
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It is the best Audible treasure out there
- By Pulak on 27-03-19
Written by: Salman Rushdie
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The Fires of Vulcan
- Imperium, Book 5
- Written by: Travis Starnes
- Narrated by: Kevin Kemp
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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War has come to the continent, and Lieutenant Commander Ky, a test pilot from the far future and Consul of the Britannic Empire, leads armies scattered across Germania and Hispania to liberate them from Carthaginian rule.
Written by: Travis Starnes
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The Life and Death of Sambhaji (Part 2)
- Written by: Medha Bhaskaran
- Narrated by: Vasundhra Bose
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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Under the shadow of an illustrious father, Sambhaji finds himself thrust into the Maratha-Mughal conflict from a tender age. His mistakes cost him dearly, and when his father suddenly dies and he becomes the chhatrapati, it is as if he has inherited a crown of thorns....
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Narration
- By Ruchira Moitra on 10-10-24
Written by: Medha Bhaskaran
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Wild Seed
- The Patternist Series, Book 1
- Written by: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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For a thousand years, Doro has cultivated a small African village, carefully breeding its people in search of seemingly unattainable perfection. He survives through the centuries by stealing bodies, a technique he has so thoroughly mastered that nothing on Earth can kill him....
Written by: Octavia E. Butler
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The Man in the High Castle
- Written by: Philip K. Dick
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco, the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some twenty years earlier the United States lost a war....
Written by: Philip K. Dick
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The Years of Rice and Salt
- Written by: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 25 hrs and 56 mins
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It is the 14th century, and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur - the coming of the Black Death....
Written by: Kim Stanley Robinson
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Midnight's Children
- BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Written by: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Nikesh Patel, Meera Syal, Anneika Rose,
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
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Saleem Sinai is born on the stroke of midnight on 14th-15th August 1947, at the exact moment that India and Pakistan become separate, independent nations....
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It is the best Audible treasure out there
- By Pulak on 27-03-19
Written by: Salman Rushdie
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The Fires of Vulcan
- Imperium, Book 5
- Written by: Travis Starnes
- Narrated by: Kevin Kemp
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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War has come to the continent, and Lieutenant Commander Ky, a test pilot from the far future and Consul of the Britannic Empire, leads armies scattered across Germania and Hispania to liberate them from Carthaginian rule.
Written by: Travis Starnes
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The Life and Death of Sambhaji (Part 2)
- Written by: Medha Bhaskaran
- Narrated by: Vasundhra Bose
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Under the shadow of an illustrious father, Sambhaji finds himself thrust into the Maratha-Mughal conflict from a tender age. His mistakes cost him dearly, and when his father suddenly dies and he becomes the chhatrapati, it is as if he has inherited a crown of thorns....
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Narration
- By Ruchira Moitra on 10-10-24
Written by: Medha Bhaskaran
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Wild Seed
- The Patternist Series, Book 1
- Written by: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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For a thousand years, Doro has cultivated a small African village, carefully breeding its people in search of seemingly unattainable perfection. He survives through the centuries by stealing bodies, a technique he has so thoroughly mastered that nothing on Earth can kill him....
Written by: Octavia E. Butler
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The Man in the High Castle
- Written by: Philip K. Dick
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco, the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some twenty years earlier the United States lost a war....
Written by: Philip K. Dick
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The Years of Rice and Salt
- Written by: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 25 hrs and 56 mins
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It is the 14th century, and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur - the coming of the Black Death....
Written by: Kim Stanley Robinson
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Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
- A Novel
- Written by: Crystal Smith Paul
- Narrated by: Ariel Blake, Kineta Kunutu, Lynnette Nicholas
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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A multigenerational saga traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbiz....
Written by: Crystal Smith Paul
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The Visit
- Black Stars
- Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrated by: Nyambi Nyambi
- Length: 50 mins
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As a powerful matriarchy reshapes the world, two men - old friends - confront the past and future in a bracing speculative short story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of Americanah....
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Role reversal
- By Akhilesh on 05-07-22
Written by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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What If?
- A BBC Radio 4 Alternative History
- Written by: Christopher Andrew
- Narrated by: Christopher Andrew
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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In these 34 intriguing episodes, leading historian Christopher Andrew rewrites history, considering what might have transpired if pivotal events had turned out differently....
Written by: Christopher Andrew
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Eschaton
- The Infinity Engines, Book 3
- Written by: Andrew Hastie
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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The Oblivion Order is falling apart, and the time line is beginning to unravel. Dalton's obsession with the Djinn threatens to bring down the continuum and the only way to stop him is to resolve the riddles of the Eschaton Cascade and find Josh's father.
Written by: Andrew Hastie
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The Muslim Vanishes
- Written by: Saeed Naqvi
- Narrated by: Avantika Akerkar, Abhishek Deswal, Abhishek Saha,
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
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The great poet Ghalib, part of a long tradition of eclectic liberalism, found Benaras so compelling that he wrote his longest poem on the holy city....
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An amazingly relevant and informative play
- By Anonymous User on 29-10-23
Written by: Saeed Naqvi
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The Trial
- Written by: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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If Max Brod had obeyed Franz Kafka's dying request, Kafka's unpublished manuscripts would have been burned, unread....
Written by: Franz Kafka
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The Invisible Library
- The Invisible Library, Book 1
- Written by: Genevieve Cogman
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. And along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she's posted to an alternative London. Their mission - to retrieve a dangerous book....
Written by: Genevieve Cogman
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Wild Wastes: Eastern Expansion
- Written by: Randi Darren
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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Before World War II could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm. Now, Yosemite City stands as the gateway between two worlds....
Written by: Randi Darren
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Axiom's End
- A Novel
- Written by: Lindsay Ellis
- Narrated by: Abigail Thorn, Stephanie Willis
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
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It's fall 2007. A well-timed leak has revealed that the US government might have engaged in first contact. Cora Sabino is doing everything she can to avoid the whole mess, since the force driving the controversy is her whistleblower father....
Written by: Lindsay Ellis
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Campaign
- Last Life, Book 6
- Written by: Alexey Osadchuk, Zachary J. Lorang - translated by
- Narrated by: Ryan Burke
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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After receiving the title of Margrave de Valier, Max has set off on campaign as part of the royal army commanded by the Duke de Clairmont, Marshal of Vestonia.
Written by: Alexey Osadchuk,
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The Calculating Stars
- A Lady Astronaut Novel
- Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the East Coast of the US, including Washington, DC. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the Earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs....
Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
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Cast Under an Alien Sun
- Destiny's Crucible, Book 1
- Written by: Olan Thorensen
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
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Joe Colsco boarded a flight from San Francisco to Chicago to attend a national chemistry meeting. He would never set foot on Earth again....
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Good story
- By Anonymous User on 08-07-23
Written by: Olan Thorensen
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Apostles of Mercy
- A Novel (Noumena, Book 3)
- Written by: Lindsay Ellis
- Narrated by: Abigail Thorn, Angel Pean, Neil Hellegers,
- Length: 16 hrs and 19 mins
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Apostles of Mercy is the new alternate history first contact novel from the instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LA Times bestselling Lindsay Ellis.
Written by: Lindsay Ellis
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A Fearful Symmetry
- Destiny's Crucible, Book 8
- Written by: Olan Thorensen
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
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They tried to kill or capture Yozef Kolsko. The possibility that Caedellium could have peaceful years going forward is refuted. The key is bringing down Narthon....
Written by: Olan Thorensen
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The Pen and the Sword
- Destiny's Crucible, Book 2
- Written by: Olan Thorensen
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
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The odds seem overwhelming, and it will take all Yozef can do, the courage of his new people, and luck, to survive....
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good story
- By Anonymous User on 10-07-23
Written by: Olan Thorensen
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She Is the Darkness
- Chronicles of The Black Company, Book 7
- Written by: Glen Cook
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
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Led by the wily commander, Croaker, and the Lady, the Company is working for the Taglian government, but neither the Company nor the Taglians are overflowing with trust for each other....
Written by: Glen Cook
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The Man in the Bunker
- Tom Wilde, Book 6
- Written by: Rory Clements
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
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Germany, late summer 1945. The war is over, but the country is in ruins....
Written by: Rory Clements
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Towers of Heaven: Book 1
- (A LitRPG Adventure)
- Written by: Cameron Milan
- Narrated by: Steve Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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One day, six towers appear on Earth. Each one stands hundreds of stories tall, and are invulnerable to all attacks. At the base of each tower is a portal, welcoming in all who dare enter it. All sorts of magical monsters can be found inside the towers....
Written by: Cameron Milan
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Before She Sleeps
- A Novel
- Written by: Bina Shah
- Narrated by: Deepti Gupta, Lameece Issaq, Soneela Nankani,
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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In modern, beautiful Green City, the capital of Southwest Asia, gender selection, war, and disease have brought the ratio of men to women to alarmingly low levels. The government uses terror and technology to control its people....
Written by: Bina Shah
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Maelstrom
- The Infinity Engines, Book 2
- Written by: Andrew Hastie
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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Caitlin has disappeared and someone has changed history. Lost in an alternate reality, Josh must discover who has disrupted the timeline and try to fix the continuum. But there's a problem.
Written by: Andrew Hastie
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Voyage
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation by Dirk Maggs
- Written by: Stephen Baxter
- Narrated by: Michael Roberts, Vincent Marzello, Rolf Saxon,
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
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An alternative history of the US space programme, dramatised by Dirk Maggs. What if John F. Kennedy survived the assassination attempt and developed the space programme? Find out....
Written by: Stephen Baxter
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Awaken Online: Dominion
- Written by: Travis Bagwell
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 27 hrs and 46 mins
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Following Jason's evolution into a Keeper, he finds his fledgling city once again in turmoil. A new and deadly enemy threatens the Twilight Throne - one that has no difficulty contending with Jason and the members of Original Sin....
Written by: Travis Bagwell
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Winter in Eden
- Written by: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
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A new ice age threatens Earth. Facing extinction, the dinosaurs must employ their mastery of biology to swiftly reconquer human territory....
Written by: Harry Harrison
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Vision in Silver
- A Novel of the Others
- Written by: Anne Bishop
- Narrated by: Alexandra Harris
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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The New York Times best-selling author of The Black Jewels Trilogy transports readers to a world of magic and political unrest - where the only chance at peace requires a deadly price….
Written by: Anne Bishop