Nothing goes better with the crisp fall season and apple cider or a pumpkin spice latte than a fantasy audiobook! So turn up the sound and hit play on any of these recommendations to get you in that autumnal mood.

The Games Gods Play

Written by Abigail Owen

Performed by Piper Goodeve

Published by Recorded Books

The gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them…

Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won’t notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus’ patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a different god. The worst god. Hades.

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Skyshade (Lightlark, Book 3)

Written by Alex Aster

Performed by Suzy Jackson

Published by Recorded Books

Coming in November!

The pulse-pounding third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation, Alex Aster.

Love kills kingdoms…Back in Grim’s castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed.

 

 

Twin Flames

Written by Olivia Abtahi

Performed by Dalia Ramahi

Published by Recorded Books

Twins Bianca and Leila could not be more different from each other. Being both Argentinian and Iranian in a small town has always been hard, but with Leila shunning her heritage and Bianca embracing it, the two walk very different paths. It’ll take a sisterly reconciliation for the girls to find out and to save their hometown in this New Visions Award–winning fantasy adventure.

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Dating & Dismemberment

Written by A.L. Brody

Performed by Eva Kaminsky

Published by Recorded Books

A romantic comedy full of love, laughter, and limbs. Darla Drake, Duchess of Death, is a legendary monster who has haunted the woods around Camp Clear Creek for years. Until an existential crisis forces her to take a sabbatical from wreaking havoc on pimply teens while she figures out what she really wants from the rest of her (possibly infinite) life. But what does a monster do when her malevolent days are over?

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The Maid and the Crocodile

Written by Jordan Ifueko

Performed by Adetinpo Thomas

Published by Recorded Books

“A beautifully realized evergreen story about finding love and community.” ― Kirkus Reviews

In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job—preferably as a maid, for employers who don’t mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot.

But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumored to devour pretty girls. Small Sade entrances the Crocodile with her secret: She is not only an orphan and an aspiring maid, but also a Curse-Eater, gifted with the ability to alter people’s fates by cleaning their houses.

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The Last One

Written by Rachel Howzell Hall

Performed by Tamika Katon-Donegal

Published by Recorded Books

Coming in December!

The Witcher meets N.K. Jemisin in a new series from NYT bestselling author Rachel Howzell Hall where a young woman awakens in a field with no memory and learns that the world is dying? And that she is the only one who can save it from an evil, destructive force…herself.

 

 

The Sword and the Sophomore

Written by B.P. Sweany

Performed by Tami Stronach

Published by Recorded Books

Action-packed and funny, but also serious and insightful, The Sword and the Sophomore goes beyond usual YA fantasy tropes to confront real-life teenage issues of social cliques, relationships, sexual agency, and profound personal loss.

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The Failures

Written by Benajmin Liar

Performed by John Skelley

Published by Recorded Books

Welcome to the Wanderlands. A vast machine made for reasons unknown, the Wanderlands was broken long ago. First went the sky, splintering and cracking, and then very slowly, the whole machine—the whole world—began to go dark. Meet the Failures. Following the summons of a strange dream, a scattering of adventurers, degenerates, and children find themselves drawn toward the same place: the vast underground Keep.

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Five Broken Blades

Written by Mai Corland

Performed by Jaine Ye, Greg Chun, Sophie Oda, Donald Chang, Roger Yeh, and Zion Jang

Published by Recorded Books

The instant New York Times bestseller

It’s the season for treason … The king of Yusan must die. The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the god king Joon. He has it coming. Under his merciless immortal hand, the nobles flourish, while the poor and innocent are imprisoned, ruined … or sold. And now each of the five blades will come for him.

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Evocation

Written by S.T. Gibson

Performed by Oscar Reyes

Published by Tantor Audio

The Devil knows your name, David Aristarkhov…As a teen, David Aristarkhov was a psychic prodigy, operating under the shadow of his oppressive occultist father. Now, years after his father’s death and rapidly approaching his thirtieth birthday, he is content with the high-powered life he’s curated as a Boston attorney, moonlighting as a powerful medium for his secret society.

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The Brides of High Hill (Singing Hills Cycle, Book 5)

Written by Nghi Vo

Performed by Cindy Kay

Published by Tantor Audio

Nghi Vo’s Hugo Award–winning Singing Hills Cycle returns with a stand-alone gothic mystery that unfolds in the empire of Ahn.

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Tress of the Emerald Sea (A Cosmere Novel)

Written by Brandon Sanderson

Performed by a full cast

Published by GraphicAudio

“Engrossing worldbuilding, appealing characters, and a sense of humor make this a winning entry in the Sanderson canon.”― Kirkus, starred review

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a rollicking, riveting tale set in the Cosmere universe―a standalone adventure perfect for fans of The Princess Bride.

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House of Sky and Breath Part 2 (Crescent City Book 2)

Written by Sarah J. Maas

Performed by a full cast

Published by GraphicAudio

“An action-packed, page-turning urban fantasy romance which readers will devour.” ―Booklist, starred review

Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal-they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds.

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