Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 44 mins)
• By J.K. Rowling
• Narrated By Stephen Fry

Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 8 mins)
• By J.K. Rowling
• Narrated By Stephen Fry

Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone.... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4

• UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 35 mins)
• By J.K. Rowling
• Narrated By Stephen Fry

The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Book 6

• UNABRIDGED (20 hrs and 56 mins)
• By J.K. Rowling
• Narrated By Stephen Fry

When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny....

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 31 mins)
• By J.K. Rowling
• Narrated By Stephen Fry

When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves.... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss....

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5

• UNABRIDGED (29 hrs and 46 mins)
• By J.K. Rowling
• Narrated By Stephen Fry

Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time....

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Book 7

• UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 59 mins)
• By J.K. Rowling
• Narrated By Stephen Fry

As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy....

The Graveyard Book

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 48 mins)
• By Neil Gaiman
• Narrated By Neil Gaiman
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When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family.

Northern Lights: His Dark Materials Trilogy, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 48 mins)
• By Philip Pullman
• Narrated By Philip Pullman
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This is the first book in the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Award-winning trilogy His Dark Materials, from Philip Pullman. Set in a parallel world very similar to our own, Northern Lights tells the compelling story of 12-year-old Lyra's quest to rescue her friend and find her father, aided by her daemon, an armoured bear, and a witch-queen.

The Wizards of Once

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 55 mins)
• By Cressida Cowell
• Narrated By David Tennant
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Once there was magic, and the magic lived in the dark forests. Until the warriors came... This is the story of a young boy wizard and a young girl warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide. Xar is a wizard boy who has no magic and will do anything to get it. Wish is a warrior girl, but she owns a banned magical object, and she will do anything to conceal it.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Read by Eddie Redmayne

• UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 40 mins)
• By J.K. Rowling, Newt Scamander
• Narrated By Eddie Redmayne

A set textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since publication, Newt Scamander's masterpiece has entertained wizarding families through the generations. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the wizarding world. Scamander's years of travel and research have created a tome of unparalleled importance.

Eragon: The Inheritance Cycle, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 27 mins)
• By Christopher Paolini
• Narrated By Gerrard Doyle
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When Eragon finds a polished stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Overnight, his simple life is shattered and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 22 mins)
• By C.S. Lewis
• Narrated By Michael York
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Lucy has stumbled upon a marvellous land of fauns and centaurs, nymphs and talking animals. But soon she discovers that it is ruled by the cruel White Witch, and can only be freed by Aslan, the great Lion, and four children.

The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 3 mins)
• By Rick Riordan
• Narrated By Jesse Bernstein
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong. Now I spend my time fighting with swords, battling monsters with my friends, and generally trying to stay alive. This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea.

The Sea of Monsters: Percy Jackson, Book 2

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 59 mins)
• By Rick Riordan
• Narrated By Jesse Bernstein
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Percy Jackson has had a quiet year. Not a single monster has set foot in his New York school. But when a game of dodgeball turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get . . . well, ugly. And then Percy's friend Annabeth brings more bad news: the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood have been poisoned, and the only safe haven for young demigods is under threat.

Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead: Magnus Chase, Book 3

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 58 mins)
• By Rick Riordan
• Narrated By Michael Crouch
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

The third and audiobook in the Magnus Chase series, from the best-selling author of Percy Jackson.

Inheritance: The Inheritance Cycle, Book 4

• UNABRIDGED (31 hrs and 28 mins)
• By Christopher Paolini
• Narrated By Gerrard Doyle

Not so very long ago, Eragon-Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider, was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders. Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still, the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him.

Eldest: The Inheritance Cycle, Book 2

• UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 36 mins)
• By Christopher Paolini
• Narrated By Gerrard Doyle

Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesméra, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider. It is the journey of a lifetime, filled with awe-inspiring new places and people, each day a fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and Eragon isn't sure whom he can trust.

The Maze Runner: The Maze Runner, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 53 mins)
• By James Dashner
• Narrated By Mark Deakins
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone. He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade - a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone maze. Like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they came to be there - or what's happened to the world outside. All they know is that every morning when the walls slide back, they will risk everything - even the Grievers, half-machine, half-animal horror that patrol its corridors, to try and find out.

The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials Trilogy, Book 2

• ORIGINAL (8 hrs and 55 mins)
• By Philip Pullman
• Narrated By Philip Pullman, cast

The thrilling second book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, read by the author and a full cast. In this stunning sequel to Northern Lights, the intrepid Lyra Silvertongue and her daemon, Pantalaimon, find themselves in a shimmering, haunted other world – Cittagazze where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. Here she meets twelve-year-old Will Parry, a fugitive from a third universe.

Pick the Plot: Story Thieves, Book 4

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 37 mins)
• By James Riley
• Narrated By Kirby Heyborne

Being able to jump into books used to seem like the greatest thing in the world to Owen Conners. But now Owen's trapped in a time travel book where listeners - that would be you - decide how the story goes. As if that weren't enough, Owen's also stuck in a prison for time criminals in a prehistoric era. He's surrounded by bizarre fellow prisoners, including Kara Dox. How does Kara recognize Owen if they've never met before? She seems to think they're old friends, but that can't be possible.

The Golden Wizard: The Scrolls of Zndaria

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 55 mins)
• By J.S. Jaeger
• Narrated By RJ Walker

Join Nathanial "Nate" McGray, the 15-year-old son of the king's woodsman, on an unforgettable adventure. He is determined to be the first peasant to become a wizard in the magical world of Zndaria. Wedged in a sticky spot, Nate is saved from the town bullies by a mysterious elf named Blinkly. Together, Nate and Blinkly embark on a journey to the Halls of Magic. Along the way, they encounter vicious Dread Vikings, deadly bounty hunters, and a deranged beast.

The Axe of Sundering: Adventurers Wanted, Book 5

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 31 mins)
• By M. L. Forman
• Narrated By Kirby Heyborne

Whalen Vankin is a great an honorable wizard, and he has only ever personally trained two other wizards. One is Alexander Taylor, a young man who has earned a reputation as a brave adventurer, a warrior, and a man of honor. The other is Jabez, Vankin's nephew - a man whose choices have led him down a different, darker path. Dark magic has covered Westland and evil is stirring. Whalen and Alex must journey together into the heart of danger, confronting a sea serpent, and facing down more than one dragon.

Dragon Redeemer: World of Aluvia, Book 3

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 9 mins)
• By Amy Bearce
• Narrated By Rebecca Gibel
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Four years have passed since a fairy swarm released the voice of prophecy in Nell Brennan. In that painful moment, a skilled warrior became a reluctant leader and defender of Aluvia's magic. Now a new enemy threatens their still-fragile lands, one Nell feels powerless to stop even with help from the voice within her. A mysterious dark alchemist from the Ice-Locked Lands is rising to power on the strength of his sword arm and an ice-breathing dragon obedient to his command.

The White Tower

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 40 mins)
• By Cathryn Constable
• Narrated By Rosie Jones

From the author of The Wolf Princess comes a thrilling story of magic and mystery about a girl who dreams she can fly - and the ancient school where that dream might just become reality. When Livy's accepted at Temple College, an exclusive school for the most gifted students, no one is more surprised than her. After all, she doesn't think she's very smart at all! But she does have a secret that sets her apart from everyone else....

The Portal and the Veil: The Keepers, Book 3

• UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 27 mins)
• By Ted Sanders
• Narrated By Andrew Eiden

Horace F. Andrews and his friends are fighting the battle of their lives, a battle that will decide the fate of everyone and everything they love. As Wardens and Keepers of Tan'ji, the fabled talismans of power, it is their duty to keep the world safe from those who would destroy it. But all is not as it seems. Sometimes there are too many secrets and too many places to stumble in the dark. When one powerful Keeper and his Tan'ji are kidnapped, the Wardens have to ask who could have betrayed them. Who could have let the enemy into their stronghold?

Zach King: My Magical Life

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 30 mins)
• By Zach King
• Narrated By Zach King

Everyone in Zach King's family has a magical power. His father can turn back time, his sister can turn invisible, and his mother can transform any object into something else. And Zach...well, he hasn't found his magical power yet, and his family is growing worried that he's been "skipped". So his parents decide to stop homeschooling him in magical arts and send him instead to a regular middle school with regular kids. To Zach, it's the worst news ever. Who wants to be ordinary when everyone around them is extraordinary?

I Am Slappy's Evil Twin: Goosebumps Slappyworld, Book 3

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 50 mins)
• By R.L. Stine
• Narrated By Joe Fria, Aaron Landon, P.J. Ochlan
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

A brand-new Goosebumps arc narrated by the most iconic and evil character of the series, Slappy! It can't be true! An identical twin dummy as evil as Slappy? Gavin thinks he has the original dummy. But he doesn't have Slappy - he has Snappy. And once Snappy comes to life, he will do anything to destroy his twin brother.

The Mage: Foxcraft, Book 3

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 31 mins)
• By Inbali Iserles
• Narrated By Stephanie Drake

The final book in a thrilling fantasy trilogy starring one of the animal kingdom's most hunted heroes. Foxcraft is full of excitement and heart and a touch of magic. Isla's journey to rescue her brother comes to an end in this rich and gripping conclusion to the Foxcraft trilogy. The young fox travels to the frigid Snowlands to seek help among the wolves, and discovers the most well-kept secrets of her kind.

The Wonderling

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 20 mins)
• By Mira Bartók
• Narrated By Simon Vance

Welcome to the Home for Wayward and Misbegotten Creatures, an institution run by evil Miss Carbunkle, a cunning villainess who believes her terrified young charges exist only to serve and suffer. Part animal and part human, the groundlings toil in classroom and factory, forbidden to enjoy anything regular children have, most particularly singing and music. For the Wonderling, an innocent-hearted, one-eared, fox-like eleven-year-old with only a number rather than a proper name - a 13 etched on a medallion around his neck - it is the only home he has ever known.

The Last Kids on Earth

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 52 mins)
• By Max Brallier
• Narrated By Robbie Daymond

Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average 13-year-old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. But Jack alone is no match for the hordes of zombies and winged wretches and vine thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg.

The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 37 mins)
• By Max Brallier
• Narrated By Robbie Daymond

Life after the zombie apocalypse is pretty good for 13-year-old Jack Sullivan: He lives in a mind-clobberingly cool tree fort with his best friends, speeds through town playing Real-Life Mario Kart, has a crew of monster buddies, battles zombies on the regular, and generally treats life like it's a video game! But then Jack's friends make a startling discovery: They may not be the last kids on Earth after all. This is great news for everyone...except Jack.

The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade: The Last Kids on Earth, Book 2

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 1 min)
• By Max Brallier
• Narrated By Robbie Daymond

The zombies are disappearing. This might seem like a good thing, since zombies eat your brains, but normal human kid Jack Sullivan is suspicious. He keeps hearing an eerie shrieking noise that seems to be almost summoning the zombies - but to where, and for what (probably) foul purpose? Jack, his three best friends (maybe the only people left on Earth), and their pet monster, Rover, need to get to the bottom of this.

Ben Franklin's in My Bathroom!

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 46 mins)
• By Candace Fleming
• Narrated By Malcolm Campbell

Nolan is a typical kid living in a typical 21st-century American town. Ben Franklin is, well, Ben Franklin - Founding Father, inventor of the lightning rod and bifocals and more. When, through a bizarre set of circumstances, Nolan and his little sister, Olive, find Ben in their house, chaos isn't far behind. From introducing him to the toaster to taking him to the public library (another Ben invention) to preventing a nosy neighbor from blowing Ben's cover, Nolan does his best to be Ben's tour guide to the new world he helped form.

The Halloween Tree

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 38 mins)
• By Ray Bradbury
• Narrated By Kirby Heyborne

On Halloween night, eight trick-or-treaters gather at the haunted house by the edge of town, ready for adventure. But when something whisks their friend Pip away, only one man, the sinister Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud, can help the boys find him. "If you want to know what Halloween is, or if you simply want an eerie adventure, take this mystery history trip. You couldn't ask for better than master fantasizer Ray Bradbury," raves The Boston Globe.

Worzel Gummidge Takes a Holiday

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 24 mins)
• By Barbara Euphan Todd
• Narrated By Jessica Martin

John and Susan are back at Scatterbrook - this time in May, though that makes little difference to the havoc caused by Worzel Gummidge and his fellow scarecrows, Earthy Mangold and Hannah Harrow. Unfortunate results ensue from their antics, including a swarm of bees invading the living room of Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton. Worzel also has a go at flying before coming down to earth with a crash. First published in 1949, this is the fifth in the series of Barbara Euphan Todd's Worzel Gummidge novels.