Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Historical

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Title: In the Belly of the Congo

Author: Blaise Ndala

Narrator: Christel Mutombo

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Release date: February 21, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

April 1958. Organizing the Brussels World’s Fair, the biggest international event since the end of the Second World War, subcommissioner Robert Dumont cedes to pressure from the royal palace: there will be a “Congolese village” in one of the seven pavilions devoted to the settlements. Among the eleven members of this “human zoo” assembled to put on a show at the foot of the Atomium is the young Tshala, daughter of the intractable king of the Bakuba. From her native Kasai to Brussels via Léopoldville, the princess’s journey unfolds—until her forced exhibition at Expo 58, where we lose track of her. Summer 2004. Newly arrived in Belgium, a niece of the missing princess crosses paths with a man haunted by the ghost of his father—Francis Dumont, professor of law at the Free University of Brussels. A breathtaking series of events will reveal to them a secret the former subcommissioner of Expo 58 carried to his grave. From one century to the next, In the Belly of the Congo confronts History with a capital “H” to pose the central question of the colonial equation: Can the past pass?

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Title: Bombshell

Author: Max Allan Collins, Barbara Collins

Narrator: Gabrielle De Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Release date: February 7, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In an attempt to soothe growing Cold War tensions between America and Russia, Premier Nikita Khrushchev visits the US to see all that his “enemy” has to offer. Top of his to-do list? A trip to Disneyland and an introduction to sexual icon Marilyn Monroe. Thanks to the impossible security requirements, Disneyland is out of the question. Marilyn, on the other hand, jumps at the chance to put on a show for the Russian official. During her appearance, she overhears the details of an assassination plot designed to spark an atomic holocaust and devastate both superpowers. When the Secret Service refuses to believe her, Marilyn risks everything to whisk Khrushchev away to safety—in the happiest place on earth. With US agents and the KGB hot on their trail, Marilyn and Khrushchev enjoy the thrills of the amusement park while fighting to stay one step ahead of the assassins and prevent the horrors of an unprecedented war that would annihilate millions.

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Title: [Spanish] - Las armas de la luz

Author: Jesús Sánchez Adalid

Narrator: Luís Nicolau García

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 32 hours 27 minutes

Release date: February 4, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Cerca del año 1000, Almanzor amenaza el norte de la península Ibérica. Unos misteriosos barcos arriban a la costa tarraconense y dejan un extraño presente en el pequeño puerto de Cubelles. Este es el inicio de la emocionante peripecia vital de dos muchachos que acabarán viajando al Alto Urgell, cuando el conde Armengol I está a punto de unirse a la gran alianza de condes y magnates que han decidido independizarse definitivamente del reino franco y, a la vez, romper con las antiguas servidumbres impuestas por el poderoso califato de Córdoba. En medio de todo esto, una mujer joven se debatirá para liberarse de las ataduras de su cerrado mundo familiar y social. Sanchez Adalid nos presenta un gran friso narrativo que recrea, con agilidad y destreza, el agitado inicio del segundo milenio: la vida en los castillos y campamentos guerreros, las peculiares relaciones entre nobles y clérigos, la rica cultura monacal, las costumbres cotidianas, el amor, la guerra, el miedo y el valor… Siempre en los fascinantes escenarios de una tierra singularmente bella y agreste, pero también fértil y poblada de luminosas ciudades: Barcelona, Gerona, Seo de Urgell, Vic, Solsona, Besalú, Berga, Manresa, Tortosa, Lérida…; y de grandes monasterios que extienden su influencia: Santa María de Ripoll, San Cugat, San Juan de las Abadesas, San Pedro de Rodas, San Martín de Canigó… Con la Córdoba califal como telón de fondo. Una figura crucial es Oliba, hijo de los condes de Cerdanya y Besalú, que en el año 1002 renuncia a su herencia para hacerse monje. En medio de la confusión y la violencia, surge un hombre cuya cordura y sabiduría aportará luz, y descubrirá el verdadero tesoro, que es de naturaleza espiritual… 'Las armas de la luz' nos regala un viaje claro y anímico hacia el sorprendente mundo medieval, en el que se cruzan y entremezclan héroes de ficción y protagonistas históricos, en la epopeya de una tierra que lucha por regir su propio destino.

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Title: [Spanish] - La Virreina Criolla

Author: Almudena De Arteaga

Narrator: Olivia Vives

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Release date: January 28, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Felicitas Saint-Maxent, la hermosa hija criolla de uno de los colonos franceses más poderosos de Nueva Orleans, vive junto a su familia entre las espléndidas casas de campo y los palacetes de la ciudad que su padre ha adquirido comerciando con pieles, armas y toda suerte de mercancías Misisipi arriba. Cuando la Luisiana pasa inesperadamente en 1763 de manos de la corona francesa a la corona española, la vida de sus pobladores quedará marcada para siempre. Muy joven y ya viuda y madre a los diecinueve años, contrae segundo matrimonio con el poderoso gobernador español Bernardo de Gálvez: a su lado es testigo de la ayuda que brindó España a la independencia de Estados unidos, de la valerosa toma por parte de su marido de la Mobila y Pensacola en la costa de la Florida, o de los abordajes y asesinatos a que los piratas del Caribe someten a los barcos españoles y a sus tripulaciones. Felicitas, criolla francesa de nacimiento y española de adopción, pasea por las callejas de una encantadora Habana dieciochesca disfrutando de la opulencia de la Perla del Caribe en su momento más glorioso, y sabe dejar su regia impronta en México desde el primer día en que llega al Virreinato de la Nueva España. Hermosa, culta e inquieta, al quedar viuda del virrey, Bernardo de Gálvez, y haciendo honor al lema de su marido 'Yo solo' como la condesa de Gálvez que ya era, decidió dejar atrás todo lo que conocía para viajar con sus hijos a España y educarlos en el regazo ilustrado de la corte madrileña. Felicitas Gálvez vive una vida cuajada de pasión, originalidad e ilustración entre dos mundos, y simboliza el tornaviaje de todas aquellas mujeres que antes que ella marcharon a América buscando una oportunidad.

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Title: Auschwitz Twins

Series: #3 of Auschwitz Twins

Author: Roberta Kagan

Narrator: Shaina Summerville

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Release date: January 24, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A bloodcurdling drama unravels in the shadow of Mengele's dark, twisted obsession. Ernst must face his nemesis as he battles to save Shoshana, Bluma, Perle, and ultimately, his heart. Marcel Petoit has weaponized Gisele's dark secrets. Will she escape his evil grip? Will Herschel and Naomi ever see their girls again? The Auschwitz Twins is a thrilling finish to Roberta Kagan's gut-wrenching WW2 historical series set within the grim walls of the dreaded Nazi killing floor.

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Title: Hotel Milano: Booker shortlisted author of Europa

Author: Tim Parks

Narrator: Sean Baker

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Release date: January 19, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. From the bestselling writer of Italian Ways, Europa and The Hero's Way, a story set during the first days of lockdown in Europe, about the unexpected kindness of strangers and one man's emotional reckoning. Milan, 2020. Drawn abruptly from his reclusive life in London for a friend's funeral, Frank finds himself in the eye of a pandemic he had barely registered on the news. From the relative comfort of his balcony at Hotel Milano, he surveys the train station across the piazza, seeing the mad dash for the last trains, hearing the sirens and watching the police stop people in the street. He feels himself remote from it all. Then, one night, the sound of a child's footsteps leads him to discover a family sheltering secretly above him: a family who need his help. As the days pass, this reserved and difficult man begins to open himself to others. Faced with the task of saving a life, he must also take stock of his own. ©2023 Tim Parks (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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Title: The Tenderfoot

Author: Robert Vaughan

Narrator: Al Kessel

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Release date: January 17, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Master of the Western adventure, New York Times bestselling author Robert Vaughan is back with another must-listen sure to please Western fans of all ages. When Turquoise Ranch hand Curly Stevens went into Flagstaff to meet a new employee arriving on the train, his first impression of Rob Barringer is of how big and strong the tenderfoot is. Rob's eagerness to learn and his willingness to take on the most difficult jobs wins everyone over, including ranch foreman Jake Dunford, and Melanie Duford, his beautiful daughter. Rob is well-educated, and his demeanor and intelligence catches the attention of Melanie, causing him difficulty with ranch manager Lee Garrison, who believes he has an exclusive right to Melanie. Garrison makes life difficult for the ranch hands, and Rob in particular. When Jake Dunford makes a public accusation that the ranch manager is stealing from the ranch, Garrison reacts by firing everyone, but it is Garrison who is in for a big surprise.

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Title: Bloody Joe

Series: #1 of Bloody Joe Mannion

Author: Peter Brandvold

Narrator: J. Rodney Turner

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Release date: January 17, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

GET READY FOR A DOSE OF ACTION AND ADVENTURE WITH A HEAPING HELPING OF WESTERN JUSTICE! 'Bloody' Joe Mannion is a town tamer of great renown. Known as the most uncompromising lawman on the Western frontier, he's been the town marshal of Del Norte in the Colorado Territory for the past five years. One day in Del Norte, he loses his famous temper and badly beats Whip Helton, the son of a prominent rancher. That night, the son and his outlaw pards burn Joe's house and kidnap and rape his daughter. Joe goes on the warpath, getting crossways with the son's father, prominent rancher Garth Helton. The town's prominent boosters want the money Helton has invested in Del Norte as well as the railroad he wants to bring there. Now with Whip Helton behind bars, his father has issued an ultimatum to Bloody Joe and the town—either turn his son loose or he and his Spur riders will burn the town to the ground and sift the ashes. Bloody Joe finds himself between a rock and a hard place, waiting for a bullet in the back. But that's all right. To make sure Whip Helton hangs for kidnapping and rape, Bloody Joe will risk everything, including his life, the town, and a hail of hot lead!

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Title: [Spanish] - El enigma Vivaldi

Author: Peter Harris

Narrator: Daniel Masián

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Release date: January 14, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

¿Por qué las rarezas del genial compositor veneciano Antonio Vivaldi llamaron la atención de sus contemporáneos y a lo largo del tiempo han hecho correr ríos de tinta? Antes de morir, el cura rojo, nombre con el que se le conoce en alusión al color de su pelo, confiará un extraño documento que contiene un terrible secreto a una hermandad llamada Fraternitas Charitatis -a la que perteneció Vivaldi-, encargada de custodiar saberes ocultos y peligrosos. ¿Qué esconde este misterioso documento? ¿Qué hay detrás del llamado enigma del cura rojo? La presencia en Venecia, casi tres siglos más tarde, de un músico español devoto de Vivaldi para estudiar al compositor logrará despertar la ambición de ocultas organizaciones. ¿Por qué tanto tiempo después hay gente dispuesta a matar por hacerse con el misterioso documento? Peter Harris lleva al lector de la Venecia de los dogos, en pleno siglo XVIII, a la actual ciudad invadida por los turistas, a través de este thriller que atrapa al lector desde su inicio.

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Title: [Spanish] - Irina

Author: Empar Fernández

Narrator: Victoria Ramos Aguilar

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Release date: January 12, 2023

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Asunción fue una de aquellas niñas republicanas que embarcó hacia Rusia en 1937 para huir del infierno de la guerra civil. Irina es un mujer hecha a sí misma, que lucha contra la nostalgia y el recuerdo y empieza de cero en una sociedad desconocida. De forma totalmente inesperada, Santiago Cadavieco, demasiado joven para sentirse tan viejo, asocial y escéptico, entra en contacto con el pasado de Irina, a través de Oxana, una atractiva rubia recién llegada de Moscú. Santiago contempla perplejo como todas sus rutinas y sus más íntimas convicciones saltan por los aires cuando Oxana pone su vida patas arriba. Casi sin darse cuenta, Santiago, que solo aspira a transitar por la vida sin sobresaltos, se convierte en cómplice de una huida a vida o muerte.