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Bestsellers in Literature & Fiction

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Cover of Last Ride

1 Last Ride Craig Alanson Read by R.C. Bray 21 hrs 40 min

Cover of Brandon

2 Brandon Franklin Horton Read by Shannon McManus 10 hrs 18 min

Cover of Memory's Flame

3 Memory's Flame pirateaba Read by Erin Bennett 43 hrs 55 min

Cover of Flowbreaker

4 Flowbreaker Andrew Rowe, Mallory Reaves Read by Nick Podehl 26 hrs 4 min

Cover of Murder Stage Left

5 Murder Stage Left Verity Bright Read by Karen Cass 8 hrs 8 min 5.0 2 ratings

Cover of Warlock, Book 4

6 Warlock, Book 4 Daniel Kensington Read by Lewis Alexander, Rozelyn Rader 17 hrs 47 min

Cover of Homebound

7 Homebound J.L. Mullins Read by Tess Irondale 24 hrs 18 min 5.0 3 ratings

Cover of The Assassin's Chase

8 The Assassin's Chase Cap Daniels Read by P.J. Ochlan 9 hrs

Cover of The Fires of December

9 The Fires of December Brandon Sanderson 12 hrs 42 min

Cover of Sky's Edge

10 Sky's Edge Kristen Ashley

Cover of Boom Town

11 Boom Town David Baldacci 11 hrs

Cover of He Who Fights with Monsters 13: A LitRPG Adventure

12 He Who Fights with Monsters 13: A LitRPG Adventure Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell Read by Heath Miller 22 hrs 34 min

Cover of Death Masks [Dramatized Adaptation]

13 Death Masks [Dramatized Adaptation] Jim Butcher Read by Full Cast 11 hrs

Cover of Roverpowered 6

14 Roverpowered 6 Drew Hayes Read by Amy Landon 3 hrs 1 min

Cover of Orphan

15 Orphan Guy Enigma Read by Johnathan McClain 21 hrs 53 min 4.3 3 ratings

Cover of The Altar of Pergamon

16 The Altar of Pergamon Jonathan Cahn Read by Peter Lawrence 10 hrs 55 min

Cover of Dragonflight

17 Dragonflight Anne McCaffrey Read by Sophie Aldred 10 hrs 8 min 5.0 1 rating

Cover of The Infinite Extent

18 The Infinite Extent Dennis E. Taylor Read by Ray Porter 8 hrs 22 min

Cover of Prospector's Peak

19 Prospector's Peak Emma Slate Read by Pagan McGrath, Zach Lazar Hoffman 9 hrs 35 min 5.0 11 ratings

Cover of Off the Record

20 Off the Record T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod Read by Lori Prince 21 hrs 40 min 5.0 1 rating

Cover of Dead Man's Journey

21 Dead Man's Journey Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child 11 hrs

Cover of Cat Lady

22 Cat Lady Tuuli Kanervankallio, Kate R. Chrisman Read by Jessie Buckley, Richard E. Grant 6 hrs 5 min 4.8 152 ratings

Cover of The Timekeeper

23 The Timekeeper Nicholas Sansbury Smith 9 hrs 30 min

Cover of Body Refinement in a Beast Tamer’s World, Book 4

24 Body Refinement in a Beast Tamer’s World, Book 4 Seth Ring Read by J. S. Arquin 14 hrs 30 min

Highest rated in Literature & Fiction

The ones listeners scored highest — narration included.

Cover of End of King

End of King Alvin Atwater Read by Matt Hicks, Allie Piper 14 hrs 12 min 5.0 102 ratings

Cover of The Primal Hunter 15

The Primal Hunter 15 Zogarth Read by Travis Baldree 21 hrs 3 min 4.9 1,493 ratings

Cover of Adventures in Godok

Adventures in Godok Always RollsAOne, Erick Thiemke Read by Nikola Hamilton 17 hrs 21 min 4.9 667 ratings

Cover of Own It

Own It Shvonne Latrice Read by Winston James, Wesleigh Siobhan 20 hrs 21 min 4.9 485 ratings

Cover of Bog Standard Isekai: Warbound

Bog Standard Isekai: Warbound Miles English Read by Johnathan McClain 19 hrs 31 min 4.9 244 ratings

Cover of The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound 14

The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound 14 Noret Flood, puddles4263 Read by MacLeod Andrews 31 hrs 47 min 4.9 149 ratings

Cover of Ascension

Ascension RinoZ Read by Phil Thron 22 hrs 21 min 4.9 113 ratings

Cover of Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!, Vol. 15

Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!, Vol. 15 Ryuto Read by Fred Berman 5 hrs 48 min 4.9 97 ratings

Cover of The Mystery of the Missing Man

The Mystery of the Missing Man Karen Baugh Menuhin Read by Sam Dewhurst-Phillips 8 hrs 28 min 4.9 95 ratings

Cover of Timeless Doors and Captured Gods

Timeless Doors and Captured Gods Alice Winters Read by Greg Boudreaux 10 hrs 5 min 4.9 92 ratings

Cover of Fat Ma

Fat Ma Nicole Jackson Read by Lauryn Nichols, Midnite Michael 4 hrs 51 min 4.9 68 ratings

Cover of Mage Tank 5

Mage Tank 5 Cornman Read by Daniel Wisniewski 22 hrs 27 min 4.8 320 ratings

Cover of Illuminating Intrigue

Illuminating Intrigue M. Tress Read by Richard Brock, Raya Kane 17 hrs 10 min 4.9 57 ratings

Cover of Tyler's Rule

Tyler's Rule Jolie Vines Read by Zara Hampton-Brown, Lucas Webley 11 hrs 10 min 4.9 52 ratings

Cover of Too Stubborn to Die 2

Too Stubborn to Die 2 B. F. Huups, Sir Bedivere The Mad Read by Glen Lloyd, Arya Jacobs 19 hrs 1 min 4.8 171 ratings

Cover of Cat Lady

Cat Lady Tuuli Kanervankallio, Kate R. Chrisman Read by Jessie Buckley, Richard E. Grant 6 hrs 5 min 4.8 152 ratings

Cover of Savage Season

Savage Season Tara Ellis Read by Jynelle Brown, Midnite Michael 18 hrs 57 min 4.8 82 ratings

Cover of Rise of the Class Smith 2

Rise of the Class Smith 2 Leon West Read by Mike Mathewson, Skylar Rae Guernsey 18 hrs 43 min 4.8 71 ratings

Cover of All Jobs and Classes! I Just Wanted One Skill, Not Them All!: Book III

All Jobs and Classes! I Just Wanted One Skill, Not Them All!: Book III Comedian0 L Read by Ryan Dimon, Arielle Noelle 23 hrs 17 min 4.8 71 ratings

Cover of The Toxic Duet

The Toxic Duet Nek Mills Read by Midnite Michael, Anna Lynn Wright 12 hrs 11 min 4.8 52 ratings

Cover of Lord of the Fungal Spire

Lord of the Fungal Spire K. Georgiades aka PathOfPen Read by Austin Rising 23 hrs 55 min 4.7 115 ratings

New releases in Literature & Fiction

Out in the last three months.

Cover of Brandon

Brandon Franklin Horton Read by Shannon McManus 10 hrs 18 min

Cover of Murder Stage Left

Murder Stage Left Verity Bright Read by Karen Cass 8 hrs 8 min 5.0 2 ratings

Cover of Orphan

Orphan Guy Enigma Read by Johnathan McClain 21 hrs 53 min 4.3 3 ratings

Cover of Dragonflight

Dragonflight Anne McCaffrey Read by Sophie Aldred 10 hrs 8 min 5.0 1 rating

Cover of Adventures of City Girl

Adventures of City Girl Carol Maloney Scott Read by Kathryn Wylde 8 hrs 4 min

Cover of Brona

Brona Terry Brooks, Delilah S. Dawson Read by Will Damron 13 hrs 3 min 4.5 2 ratings

Cover of The Assassin's Chase

The Assassin's Chase Cap Daniels Read by P.J. Ochlan 9 hrs

Cover of Off the Record

Off the Record T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod Read by Lori Prince 21 hrs 40 min 5.0 1 rating

Cover of Apocalypse Continuum, Book 1

Apocalypse Continuum, Book 1 Jakob H. Greif Read by Johnathan McClain 15 hrs 36 min

Cover of Heavenly Defiance

Heavenly Defiance Kade Harmon Read by William Turbett 8 hrs 45 min 4.0 2 ratings

Cover of Chameleon

Chameleon Pip Landers-Letts Read by Marisa Calin 8 hrs 15 min 5.0 1 rating

Cover of Prospector's Peak

Prospector's Peak Emma Slate Read by Pagan McGrath, Zach Lazar Hoffman 9 hrs 35 min 5.0 11 ratings

Cover of Cat Lady

Cat Lady Tuuli Kanervankallio, Kate R. Chrisman Read by Jessie Buckley, Richard E. Grant 6 hrs 5 min 4.8 152 ratings

Cover of The Primal Hunter 15

The Primal Hunter 15 Zogarth Read by Travis Baldree 21 hrs 3 min 4.9 1,493 ratings

Cover of Bedeviled

Bedeviled Laura Thalassa Read by Stella Bloom, Shane East 16 hrs 33 min 4.9 35 ratings

Cover of Mage Tank 5

Mage Tank 5 Cornman Read by Daniel Wisniewski 22 hrs 27 min 4.8 320 ratings

Cover of The Chef

The Chef K. L. Slater Read by Annabel Scholey, Laura Aikman 8 hrs 12 min 4.3 2,689 ratings

Coming soon in Literature & Fiction

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Cover of Memory's Flame

Memory's Flame pirateaba Read by Erin Bennett 43 hrs 55 min

Cover of Flowbreaker

Flowbreaker Andrew Rowe, Mallory Reaves Read by Nick Podehl 26 hrs 4 min

Cover of Have Courage

Have Courage Craig Johnson Read by George Guidall 9 hrs 36 min

Cover of Monsters of Ohio

Monsters of Ohio John Scalzi Read by Wil Wheaton

Cover of Keeping Jennifer

Keeping Jennifer Susan Stoker Read by Emma Wilder, J.F. Harding 9 hrs 47 min

Cover of Death Masks [Dramatized Adaptation]

Death Masks [Dramatized Adaptation] Jim Butcher Read by Full Cast 11 hrs

Cover of Halo: The Fall of Reach (Full-Cast Dramatized Adaptation)

Halo: The Fall of Reach (Full-Cast Dramatized Adaptation) Eric Nylund Read by Steve Downes, Jen Taylor 11 hrs

Cover of Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo

Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo Janet Evanovich 7 hrs 30 min

Cover of Clive Cussler Obsidian Sky

Clive Cussler Obsidian Sky Dirk Cussler Read by Scott Brick 12 hrs

Cover of Birth of the Witch

Birth of the Witch Nora Roberts Read by Stephanie Németh-Parker 13 hrs 58 min

Cover of Peculiar Stars

Peculiar Stars Rebecca Yarros Read by Audrey Obeyn, Teddy Hamilton 8 hrs

Cover of Stuart Woods' Hostile Intent

Stuart Woods' Hostile Intent Brett Battles Read by Jason Culp 10 hrs

Cover of Death's Due

Death's Due Seth Ring Read by Ramon De Ocampo 12 hrs

Cover of Body Refinement in a Beast Tamer’s World, Book 4

Body Refinement in a Beast Tamer’s World, Book 4 Seth Ring Read by J. S. Arquin 14 hrs 30 min

Choices of One: Star Wars Legends Timothy Zahn Read by Marc Thompson 15 hrs

Cover of The Fall of the Crowned King

The Fall of the Crowned King Amber V. Nicole Read by Ruthie Bowles 24 hrs

Cover of The Forever Dead

The Forever Dead John Birmingham Read by Morgan Hallett 13 hrs

Cover of Last Ride

Last Ride Craig Alanson Read by R.C. Bray 21 hrs 40 min

Cover of The Burning King: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy

The Burning King: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy JKSManga Read by Heath Miller 18 hrs 14 min

Cover of Devil's Desk 4

Devil's Desk 4 Mark Tufo Read by Sean Runnette

Cover of Bee-solving Our Differences: A Dungeon-Core LitRPG

Bee-solving Our Differences: A Dungeon-Core LitRPG Icalos Read by Savy Des-Etages 17 hrs 5 min

Cover of State of Mind, A First Family Novel

State of Mind, A First Family Novel Marie Force Read by Eva Kaminsky

Cover of Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night Jodi Taylor 10 hrs

Cover of Fumbled

Fumbled Jahquel J. 8 hrs 30 min