Apocalyptic & Dystopian audiobooks

Life as we Knew It

By: Susan Beth Pfeffer

Narrated by: Emily Bauer

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

When Miranda first hears the warnings that a meteor is headed on a collision path with the moon, they just sound like an excuse for extra homework assignments. But her disbelief turns to fear in a split second as the entire world witnesses a lunar impact that knocks the moon closer in orbit, catastrophically altering the earth’s climate. ... Read more

The Rapture - Abridged

By: Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

Narrated by: Steve Sever

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the moments leading up to the Rapture, nobody knows it is coming as the clock silently ticks down. Choices are made. The stage is set as Nicolae Carpathia ruthlessly eliminates any obstacles in his rise to power. In the twinkling of an eye, loved ones disappear without a good-bye. Heaven rejoices as millions are welcomed into the unspeakable... Read more

School's Out--Forever - Abridged

By: James Patterson

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this eagerly awaited follow-up, brave bird-kid Max and her flock are discovered by an FBI agent and forced to go to "school." There is no such thing as an ordinary day as Max deciphers how and when she's supposed to save the world, and she faces her greatest enemy--a clone of herself.  Read more

The Prophet of Yonwood

By: Jeanne DuPrau

Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of the town’s respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction. Her garbled words are taken as prophetic instruction... Read more

The Messiah of Morris Avenue

By: Tony Hendra

Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Messiah of Morris Avenue, Tony Hendra—the acclaimed satirist and New York Times bestselling author of Father Joe—poses the question: would we recognize the messiah if he appeared today? And delivers, in the words of Frank McCourt, “just what the country needs now—a good dose of merriment in the face of crawthumping righteousness.”

In the... Read more

Cell

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Campbell Scott

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The next call you take could be your last in this terrifying #1 New York Times bestseller by master storyteller Stephen King!

On October 1, God is in His heaven, the stock market stands at 10,140, most of the planes are on time, and graphic artist Clayton Riddell is visiting Boston, having just landed a deal that might finally enable him to make... Read more

I Am Legend

By: Richard Matheson

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The basis for the film starring Academy Award nominee Will Smith, I Am Legend is a classic of horror and suspense.In I Am Legend, a terrible plague has decimated the world, and those who were unfortunate enough to survive are transformed into bloodthirsty creatures of the night. Robert Neville is the last living man on earth. Every other man,... Read more

The Regime - Abridged

By: Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

Narrated by: Steve Sever

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dynamic Romanian multimillionaire Nicolae Carpathia’s sphere of influence steadily grows as he parlays his looks, charm, charisma, and intellectual brilliance into success in business and politics. But is it mere coincidence that those who oppose or offend him suffer to the point of death? Meanwhile, a young Buck Williams begins his journalistic... Read more

The Dark Flight Down

By: Marcus Sedgwick

Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In the morning you should think
You might not last unto the night
In the evening you should think
You might not last unto the morn
Boy has survived the terrors of life with the magician Valerian, dark magic, and deadly chases, but he is still on the run. Now, as the City lies frozen, he is captured and incarcerated in the Emperor Frederick’s... Read more

The Angel Experiment - Abridged

By: James Patterson

Narrated by: Evan Rachel Wood

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Max soars above the world . . . but in James Patterson's thrilling adventure, fantasy can come crashing down to reveal the nightmares of the Angel Experiment.

Maximum Ride and her "flock" -- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel -- are just like ordinary kids, only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their... Read more

The Rising - Abridged

By: Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

Narrated by: Steve Sever

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Rising is a Left Behind series that will give you a glimpse into the lives of your favorite characters before the Rapture. Have you ever wondered what life was like before the Rapture for Rayford, Irene, and Chloe Steele, Bruce Barnes, Buck Williams, and Tsion Ben Judah? Plus, see why Viv Ivins plays such a pivotal role in Nicolae... Read more

The Dark Tower VII

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 28 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Creating "true narrative magic" (The Washington Post) at every revelatory turn, Stephen King surpasses all expectation in the stunning final volume of his seven-part epic masterwork. Entwining stories and worlds from a vast and complex canvas, here is the conclusion readers have long awaited—breathtakingly imaginative, boldly visionary, and... Read more

The Dark Tower VI

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 13 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The penultimate volume in the Dark Tower series, The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah, a #1 New York Times bestseller, is a pivotal installment in the epic saga.

Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, the Dark Tower series is unlike anything you have ever read. Here is the... Read more

The City of Ember

By: Jeanne DuPrau

Narrated by: Wendy Dillon

Length: 6 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Ember is the only light in a dark world. But when its lamps begin to flicker, two friends must race to escape the dark. This highly acclaimed adventure series is a modern-day classic—with over 4 MILLION copies sold! 
 
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are... Read more

The People of Sparks

By: Jeanne DuPrau

Narrated by: Wendy Dillon

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they are welcomed, fed, and given places to sleep. But the town’s... Read more

Messenger

By: Lois Lowry

Narrated by: David Morse

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Critically acclaimed and bestselling author Lois Lowry returns with MESSENGER; the eagerly anticipated companion to Gathering Blue and The Giver, winner of the Newbery Medal. Read more

Glorious Appearing - Abridged

By: Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

Narrated by: Steve Sever

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Thousands of years of human history stained by strife, death, and sin come to an end when the King of Glory returns to earth. The satisfying conclusion of the seven years of Tribulation covered by the Left Behind series portrays the return of Jesus Christ to earth in both glory and judgment.

At the height of the battle between the forces of evil... Read more

The Dark Tower V

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 25 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Wolves of the Calla is the thrilling fifth book in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series—a unique bestselling epic fantasy quest inspired many years ago by The Lord of the Rings.

In the extraordinary fifth novel in Stephen King’s remarkable fantasy epic, Roland Deschain and his ka-tet are bearing southeast through the forests of Mid-World. Their path... Read more

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

By: David Hagberg

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The novel of the eagerly awaited sequel to the blockbuster film franchise. The Terminator films are landmarks in Hollywood filmmaking. Now, twelve years after Terminator 2: Judgment Day, comes the new film, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.

Terminator 3 stars Arnold Schwarzenegger in his signature role. Other key roles are played by Claire... Read more

Oryx and Crake

By: Margaret Atwood

Narrated by: Campbell Scott

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning and provocative new novel by the internationally celebrated author of The Blind Assassin, winner of the Booker Prize

Margaret Atwood’s new novel is so utterly compelling, so prescient, so relevant, so terrifyingly-all-too-likely-to-be-true, that readers may find their view of the world forever changed after reading it.

This is Margaret... Read more

Armageddon - Abridged

By: Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

Narrated by: Steve Sever

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The biggest novel of 2003 will be highly anticipated by consumers worldwide. Only the almighty God stands in the way of Antichrist's plans to rule the world forever. Nicolae Carpathia challenges God to a final showdown in the cosmic battle of the ages. Read more

Jennifer Government - Abridged

By: Max Barry

Narrated by: Patrick Frederic

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jennifer Government is Here to Help!

In Max Barry’s twisted, hilarious vision of the near future, the world is run by giant American corporations (except for a few deluded holdouts like the French); taxes are illegal; employees take the last names of the companies they work for; The Police and The NRA are publicly-traded security firms; the U.S.... Read more

Jennifer Government

By: Max Barry

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

A wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype, Jennifer Government is the best novel in the world ever.

"Funny and clever.... A kind of ad-world version of Dr. Strangelove.... [Barry] unleashes enough wit and surprise to make his story a total blast." --The New York Times Book Review

"Wicked and wonderful....... Read more

The Remnant - Abridged

By: Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

Narrated by: Jack Sondericker

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Street date: July 2, 2002

The Great Tribulation unfolds as the forces of evil and the armies of God prepare for mankind's ultimate battle. Millions of Christians are protected by God as the anger of the Antichrist, Nicolae Carpathia, burns against them. The biggest novel of 2002 is highly anticipated by consumers worldwide. Read more