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GEORGE FALLS THROUGH TIME

by Ryan Collett | Read by Samuel Barnett Harper Audio

Fiction

Samuel Barnett delivers a fresh interpretation of the St. George and the Dragon legend. George, whom Barnett portrays in a snide, harried tone that makes him bitingly funny, becomes inc... more »

TAILORED REALITIES

by Brandon Sanderson | Read by André Santana, Avi Roque, Dion Graham, Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick, Imani Jade Powers, January LaVoy, MacLeod Andrews, Michael Kramer, Ray Porter, Shahjehan Khan, Stephanie Németh-Parker Macmillan Audio

Science Fiction

A dynamic ensemble of all-star narrators brings to life these stories assembled--and in one case, published--for the first time. Representing Sanderson's writing experimentation and gro... more »

THE LIVING AND THE DEAD

by Christoffer Carlsson, Rachel Wilson-Broyles [Trans.] | Read by Peter Noble Random House Audio

Mystery & Suspense

Peter Noble coolly performs this twisty crime novel. Using a narrative tone that is distant and objective, he still manages to inhabit each character, providing credible male and female... more »

SHADOW TICKET

by Thomas Pynchon | Read by Edoardo Ballerini Penguin Audio

Mystery & Suspense

Edoardo Ballerini convincingly portrays thugs, a torch singer, all manner of gumshoes; he does Hungarians, Germans, English elites. His vocals are spot-on. The wildly imagined plot begi... more »

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