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ANIMA RISING

ANIMA RISING

Earphones Award Winner

by Christopher Moore | Read by Mary Jane Wells

Harper Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

Narrator Mary Jane Wells's outstanding performance transports listeners to 1911 Vienna. When Gustav Klimt spies a nude woman floating in the Danube, he can't resist sketching her. But it turns out that she's alive, and he takes her to his studio. With a little help from Freud and Jung, she recovers her memory. She realizes that she's more than 100 years old and the involuntary... Read More

BURN FOR ME

BURN FOR ME Hidden Legacy 1

by Ilona Andrews | Read by Nanette Savard, Eva Wilhelm, Wyn Delano, and a Full Cast

GraphicAudio | Audio Program
Fantasy

A full cast of experienced narrators breathe life into this thrilling supernatural tale filled with magic, mystery, and a hunt for objects with enormous power. Marissa Clay portrays kindhearted, self-assured private investigator Nevada Baylor, whose power is instantly recognizing lies. She teams up with Connor "Mad" Rogan, portrayed by Henry Kramer, a ruthless killer who has a... Read More

ELPHIE

ELPHIE A Wicked Childhood

by Gregory Maguire | Read by Edoardo Ballerini

Harper Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

It's up to listeners to decide if they need a deep dive into the early childhood of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who is the protagonist of the international phenomenon WICKED: THE MUSICAL. For those who do, Edoardo Ballerini's storytelling is grand and decisive as he wades through this dark addition to the canon. Elphaba is born to a father who is a pious missionary... Read More

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE

by Sarah Beth Durst | Read by Caitlin Davies

Macmillan Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

This feel-good audiobook is the sequel to THE SPELLSHOP. Narrator Caitlin Davies delivers a warm, emotionally rich performance, capturing Terlu's vulnerability and Yarrow's gruff charm with heart and nuance. Davies's character voices, especially that of the lively sentient rose, Lotti, bring the magical world to life. After being turned into a statue for practicing illegal... Read More

A FAR BETTER THING

A FAR BETTER THING

by H.G. Parry | Read by Nathaniel Priestley

Macmillan Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

Nathaniel Priestly ushers listeners into the mind and heart of Sydney Carton, who listeners may remember is the unfortunate protagonist of Charles Dickens's TALE OF TWO CITIES. Author Parry has given Carton a backstory that explains both his uncanny resemblance to Charles Darnay and his dissolution: He was stolen as a toddler by fairies and raised in their Realm. Now Carton is... Read More

HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW (2 OF 2)

HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW (2 OF 2) Crescent City, Book 3

by Sarah J. Maas | Read by Colleen Delany, Kit Swann, Danny Montooth, Nick J. Russo, Devon Lexington, Jonathan David Bullock, Danny Gavigan, and a Full Cast

GraphicAudio | Audio Program
Fantasy

Lead narrator Colleen Delany takes on the lion's share of this full-cast dramatization of the second half of Book 3 of the Crescent City series. Plucky, talented Bryce Quinlan, portrayed by Kit Swann, wields a sword and a long knife against evil yet agile foes, including the godlike Asteri, who have conquered her world. Bryce and her warrior husband, Hunt Athalar, voiced by... Read More

I GAVE YOU EYES AND YOU LOOKED TOWARD DARKNESS

I GAVE YOU EYES AND YOU LOOKED TOWARD DARKNESS

by Irene Solà, Maya Faye Lethem [Trans.] | Read by Alma Cuervo

Recorded Books | Unabridged
Fantasy

Alma Cuervo's polished narration is perfect for this unconventional, dreamlike tale blending folklore and fantasy, seamlessly translated from Spanish. Listeners are drawn into the final day of Bernadeta's life, which takes place in a remote farmhouse in the rugged Guilleries mountains of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. As she lies dying, the voices of her female ancestors,... Read More

IDOLFIRE

IDOLFIRE

by Grace Curtis | Read by Jen Jayden

Tantor Media | Unabridged
Fantasy

Jen Jayden takes listeners on a quest driven by two determined women who fall in love along the way. Aleya, a noble-born soldier, must travel to the famed city of Nivela to secure a legendary item that will win the hearts of her family and the people of the country she hopes to rule. Kirby heads toward Nivela to break an ancient curse that has left the townspeople of Wall's End... Read More

THE INCANDESCENT

THE INCANDESCENT

Earphones Award Winner

by Emily Tesh | Read by Zara Ramm

Macmillan Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

In this queer dark academia fantasy, narrator Zara Ramm is so committed that it's hard to know where she ends and Chetwood Academy's Director of Magic, Dr. Walden, begins. Walden is a magician in her late 30s, a powerful demon wrangler, and an excellent teacher. She's equally responsible for managing teenage angst in the classroom and keeping the demons that infiltrate campus... Read More

JACK SERPENT

JACK SERPENT The Scriver Archives, Book 1

by E.A. Field | Read by Ralph Lister

Dreamscape | Unabridged
Fantasy

Ralph Lister narrates this first installment in The Scriver Archives. Jack, the sole survivor of the Scriver Trials, is on a mission to document the monsters who are plaguing every continent on earth and discover how to kill them. Jack has been recruited to kill the High Stryga, in particular, before she uses stolen magic to enslave all humans. But he can't do it alone, so he... Read More

THE MAGICIAN OF TIGER CASTLE

THE MAGICIAN OF TIGER CASTLE

by Louis Sachar | Read by Edoardo Ballerini, Louis Sachar

Penguin Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

Edoardo Ballerini narrates this tale of two kingdoms that were set to enforce an arranged marriage in order to save the princess's kingdom. But right before the wedding, the princess fell in love with a lowly scribe. Anatole, once a prestigious magician, was ordered to create a potion to make the princess acquiesce to the arrogant prince. But Anatole felt fatherly towards the... Read More

THE MEMORY HUNTERS

THE MEMORY HUNTERS The Consecrated, Book 1

by Mia Tsai | Read by Channie Waites

Recorded Books | Unabridged
Fantasy

Channie Waites delivers a committed narration of this queer fantastical thriller about memory and legacy. Key, one of the most celebrated memory hunters of her time, is able to dive back into history to pull out relevant stories for the Museum of Human Memory. Vale serves as Key's guardian, protecting her from black market hunters. When Key dives too far back, she uncovers a... Read More

ONCE WAS WILLEM

ONCE WAS WILLEM

by M.R. Carey | Read by Joe Jameson

Hachette Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

Joe Jameson guides listeners through a dark yet hopeful fable of a boy who is reborn at a terrible cost. From the moment Willem awakens--neither fully alive nor wholly revenant--Jameson's gruff tone and English accent suggest a rugged, intimately human presence. Jameson's storytelling strikes a deft balance between eerie surrealism and heartfelt warmth, drawing listeners into... Read More

THE RAGPICKER KING

THE RAGPICKER KING Chronicles of Castellane, Book 2

by Cassandra Clare | Read by Fiona Hardingham, Christian Coulson

Random House Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

Fiona Hardingham and Christian Coulson's performances bring swoon-worthy tension to this epic fantasy sequel. Kel's role as bodyguard, spy, and confidante to Prince Conor unfolds against a backdrop of whispered conspiracies and royal betrayals. Coulson anchors the narrative with a measured cadence. His subtle shifts in pitch and restrained character voices demand rapt... Read More

A RESISTANCE OF WITCHES

A RESISTANCE OF WITCHES

Earphones Award Winner

by Morgan Ryan | Read by Grace Gray

Penguin Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

Grace Gray narrates this WWII historical fantasy from the perspectives of three characters: Lydia Polk, a British woman who recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Witches; Rebecca Gagne, a Jewish resistance fighter in France; and Henry Boudreaux, a Haitian American art historian with a little magic of his own. Lydia must enlist the help of Rebecca and Henry to obtain a... Read More

STONE AND SKY

STONE AND SKY Rivers of London, Book 10

by Ben Aaronovitch | Read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Shvorne Marks

Penguin Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

Book 10 of the Rivers of London series delivers an audiobook mix of mystery, magic, and adventure. The plot is rich and layered, unfolding at a pace that lets Aaronovitch's intricate world-building shine. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith expertly portrays Peter Grant's trademark wit and dry humor, while Shvorne Marks brings Abigail Kamara to life with warmth and intelligence. Their... Read More

THE WITCH ROADS

THE WITCH ROADS Witch Roads, Book 1

by Kate Elliott | Read by Ella Lynch

Tantor Media | Unabridged
Fantasy

In this first installment of a duology, Ella Lynch's British-accented narration introduces listeners to an epic fantasy filled with political intrigue. Humble deputy courier Elen is tasked with leading an arrogant prince and his entourage on a secret footpath through a land infested with poisonous spores. Elen is keeping many secrets. One is that a spore-eating viper lives... Read More

A WITCH'S GUIDE TO MAGICAL INNKEEPING

A WITCH'S GUIDE TO MAGICAL INNKEEPING

by Sangu Mandanna | Read by Samara MacLaren

Penguin Audio | Unabridged
Fantasy

Snuggle up with this cozy magical performance by Samara MacLaren. Sera is a shadow of her former self. Once one of the most powerful witches in Britain, she now runs an inn with her great-aunt, whom she resurrected from death, and a snarky fox who was once human. Still bitter from having been cast out of the Guild, Sera is trying to deal with eccentric inn patrons and to regain... Read More

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