CMB Fantasy Book Club

Neverwhere

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Length: 13 hours 48 minutes

National BestsellerSelected as one of NPR’s Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of All TimeThe #1 New York Times bestselling author’s wildly successful first novel featuring his new Neverwhere tale, “How the Marquis Got His Coat Back.” Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he... Read more

The Long Earth

A Novel

Long Earth: Book #1

By: Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
Narrated by: Michael Fenton Stevens
Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

The first novel in a brilliant collaboration between the visionary Discworld® creator Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science fiction novelist Stephen Baxter, The Long Earth transports readers to an infinity of new worlds—a series of parallel “earths"" with doorways leading to adventure, intrigue, excitement, and an escape into the furthest... Read more

Angel's Ink

The Asylum Tales

The Asylum Tales: Book #1

By: Jocelynn Drake
Narrated by: Michael Urie
Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

“A lot of fun, with a whole new take on the dark urban fantasy. Bright and breezy, with fascinating characters, and a background with hidden depths. Drake puts the ink in incredible.”
—Simon R. Green“Angel’s Ink is an other-earthly blend of magic and technology in the best tradition of urban fantasy that refused to let me go. The continuing... Read more

Uprooted

By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Julia Emelin
Length: 17 hours 43 minutes

“Your childhood fairytales and your grandmama’s folktales from the old country have grown up. Wild, earthy, sexy, smartly written, deeply satisfying, and, yes, magical, Uprooted is everything you ever wanted from a bedtime story. Don’t take it from me; it also won the Nebula Award for best novel. Read more

The Aeronaut's Windlass

The Cinder Spires: Book #1

By: Jim Butcher
Narrated by: Euan Morton
Length: 21 hours 38 minutes

Jim Butcher, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files and the Codex Alera novels, conjures up a new series set in a fantastic world of noble families, steam-powered technology, and magic-wielding warriors. . . .
 
Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses... Read more

The Peach Keeper

A Novel

By: Sarah Addison Allen
Narrated by: Karen White
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Chased the Moon welcomes you to her newest locale: Walls of Water, North Carolina, where the secrets are thicker than the fog from the town’s famous waterfalls, and the stuff of superstition is just as real as you want it to be.

It’s the dubious distinction of thirty-year-old Willa Jackson to... Read more

Cry Wolf

Alpha and Omega: Book #1

By: Patricia Briggs
Narrated by: Holter Graham
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Now Briggs begins an extraordinary new series set in Mercy Thompson’s world—but with rules of its own.

INTRODUCING THE ALPHA AND OMEGA NOVELS...

Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever... Read more

A Wizard of Earthsea

Earthsea Cycle: Book #1

By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: Rob Inglis
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book AwardWinner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf AwardOne of TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeGed was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This... Read more

Wicked

The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

Wicked Years: Book #1

By: Gregory Maguire
Narrated by: John McDonough
Length: 19 hours 44 minutes

“Incredible story - read it before you see the movie!! The book is even better. Read more

Bloodshot

Cheshire Red Reports: Book #1

By: Cherie Priest
Narrated by: Natalie Ross
Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Raylene Pendle (AKA Cheshire Red), a vampire and world-renowned thief, doesn’t usually hang with her own kind. She’s too busy stealing priceless art and rare jewels. But when the infuriatingly charming Ian Stott asks for help, Raylene finds him impossible to resist — even though Ian doesn’t want precious artifacts. He wants her to retrieve... Read more

Dark Currents

Agent of Hel: Book #1

By: Jacqueline Carey
Narrated by: Johanna Parker
Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Jacqueline Carey is the New York Times best-selling author of the award-winning Kushiel's Legacy series. Dark Currents introduces Daisy Johanssen, a hell-spawn living in a Mid-west resort town that also boasts fairies, vampires, and a Norse goddess. As police department liaison for the paranormal, Daisy takes notice when a drowning victim shows... Read more

Ink and Bone

Great Library: Book #1

By: Rachel Caine
Narrated by: Julian Elfer
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

In this exhilarating series, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the test of time. …Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the... Read more

Autumn Thorns

Whisper Hollow: Book #1

By: Yasmine Galenorn
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 12 hours 32 minutes

In an all-new series, New York Times bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn invites readers to Whisper Hollow, where spirits walk among the living and the lake never gives up her dead . Fifteen years ago, I ran away from Whisper Hollow, Washington, a small town on Crescent Lake in the Olympic Peninsula. But truth is, if you were born here, you can... Read more

Sparrow Hill Road

Ghost Stories: Book #1

By: Seanan McGuire
Narrated by: Amy Landon
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Rose Marshall died in 1952 in Buckley Township, Michigan, run off the road by a man named Bobby Cross—a man who had sold his soul to live forever, and intended to use her death to pay the price of his immortality. Trouble was, he didn't ask Rose what she thought of the idea.



It's been more than sixty years since that night, and she's still... Read more

Shadow Rider

Shadow Rider (Feehan): Book #1

By: Christine Feehan
Narrated by: Jim Frangione
Length: 16 hours 27 minutes

The #1 New York Times bestselling "queen of paranormal romance"* is back with a sexy new series starring a Chicago crime family that hides a dark, mystical secret... Whether it's fast cars or fast women, Stefano Ferraro gets what he wants. When he's not fodder for the paparazzi, he commands Ferraro family businesses-both legitimate and... Read more

A Promise of Fire

Kingmaker Chronicles: Book #1

By: Amanda Bouchet
Narrated by: Mia Barron
Length: 14 hours 7 minutes

KINGDOMS WILL RISE AND FALL FOR HERCat Fisa isn't who she pretends to be. She's perfectly content living disguised as a soothsayer in a traveling circus, avoiding the destiny the Gods—and her dangerous family—have saddled her with. As far as she's concerned, the magic humming within her blood can live and die with her. She won't be a pawn in... Read more

How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days

Embraced: Book #1

By: Kerrelyn Sparks
Narrated by: Jill Tanner
Length: 14 hours 15 minutes

The first book in a bold new fantasy romance series by New York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks. Luciana grew up on the Isle of Moon, hidden away because of her magical powers. But when her father arrives, he offers her a choice: remain on the island or return with him and marry the Beast of Benwick in order to save their legacy - and... Read more

Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge

A Novel of Magic and Mixology

By: Paul Krueger
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Bailey Chen is fresh out of college with all the usual new-adult demons: no cash, no job offers, and an awkward relationship with Zane, the old friend she kinda-sorta hooked up with during high school. But when Zane introduces Bailey to his monster-fighting bartender friends, her demons become a lot more literal. It turns out evil creatures... Read more

The Last Wolf

Legend of All Wolves: Book #1

By: Maria Vale
Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

For three days out of thirty, when the moon is full and her law is iron, the Great North Pack must be wild.



If she returns to her Pack, the stranger will die.



But if she stays . . .



Silver Nilsdottir is at the bottom of her Pack's social order, with little chance for a decent mate and a better life. Until the day a stranger stumbles into their... Read more

Iron & Blood

Jake Desment Adventures: Book #1

By: Gail Z. Martin & Larry N. Martin
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Adventure in New Pittsburgh... New Pittsburgh, 1898--a crucible of invention and intrigue. Born from the ashes of devastating fire, flood and earthquake, the city is ruled by the shadow government of The Oligarchy., In the swarming streets, people of a hundred nations drudge to feed the engines of progress, while in the abandoned tunnels beneath... Read more