This time on Narrated, we were inspired by the ongoing excitement and international camaraderie in the soccer/football world; so we are picking books set or written by authors around the world.

This time we discussed Green City Wars, written by Adrian Tchaikovsky, and narrated by John Pirhalla.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for providing review copies of Green City Wars for today's episode.

Green City Wars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Service Model [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Flux [Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/9584404/flux">OverDrive/Libby]

A Snake Falls to Earth [https://tidd.ly/3CAvg4T">Libro.fm]

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Automatic Noodle [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Never Let Me Go [Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/105251/never-let-me-go">Overdrive/Libby]

Klara and the Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed the 2026 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novel and were joined by Seth from Hugos There Podcast.

2026 Hugo Finalists - Best Novel:

A Drop of Corruption [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Everlasting [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Death of the Author [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Shroud [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Incandescent [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Raven Scholar [Libro.fm]

Other Referenced Works:

Brigands and Breadknives [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Shattering Peace [Audible]

Angel Down [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Notes from a Regicide [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Down in the Sea of Angels [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Luminous [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed Last Night in Brooklyn, written by Xochitl Gonzalez, and narrated by Elizabeth Rodriguez.

Last Night in Brooklyn [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Olga Dies Dreaming [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Anita de Monte Laughs Last [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Great Gatsby [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Harlem Shuffle [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Forbidden Notebook [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

When No One Is Watching [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The City We Became [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

The World We Make [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive]

Martyr! [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Chosen and the Beautiful [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive]

This time we discussed Villain, book 2 of the Hench series, written by Natalie Zina Walschots, and narrated by Alex McKenna.

Villain [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Hench [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Starter Villain [Audible]

Reckoners (Series): Steelheart [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Dreadful [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Refrigerator Monologues [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

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This time we discussed The Tapestry of Fate, written by Shannon Chakraborty, and narrated by Lameece Issaq, Amin El Gamal & Sneha Mathan.

The Tapestry of Fate [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Ignyte Awards

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 199]

Between Earth and Sky (Series): Black Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 82]

The Daevabad Trilogy (Series): The City of Brass [https://tidd.ly/40xyEqs">Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed the 2026 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novella and were joined by Lori from Hugo, Girl!.

2026 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella:

What Stalks the Deep [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Automatic Noodle [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Website]

Cinder House [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Murder by Memory [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The River Has Roots [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Summer War [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Killing Spell, written by Shay Kauwe, and narrated by Barrie Kealoha.

The Killing Spell [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

To Shape a Dragon's Breath [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Babel [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Language of Liars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

The Invisible Wild [Libro.fm]

This time we discussed The Faith of Beasts, written by James S. A. Corey, and narrated by Jefferson Mays.

The Faith of Beasts [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

2026 Hugo Awards

The Mercy of Gods [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Livesuit [Libro.fm] / [Audible]

The Expanse (Series): Leviathan Wakes [Libro.fm] / [https://www.overdrive.com/media/3288774/leviathan-wakes">Overdrive/Libby]

Old Man's War (Series):The Shattering Peace [Audible]

This time we discussed The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances, written by Glenn Dixon, and narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya.

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

To Kill a Mockingbird [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

Annie Bot [https://tidd.ly/3xc89e7">Libro.fm]

Up (2009) [Wikipedia]

The Brave Little Toaster (1987) [Wikipedia]

WALL-E (2008) [Wikipedia]

Dinosaurs (1991-1994) [Wikipedia]

Arc of the Scythe (Series): Thunderhead [Audible]

Service Model [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]

Klara and the Sun [Libro.fm] / [Audible]

Chaos on CatNet [Audible]