Fiction-fueled Road Trip? Fill Your Ears With These Finished Audio Fiction Selections
Happy Thanksgiving Day to those in the US who celebrate. And for those who commemorate today as the National Day of Mourning—I see and respect you.
Many people have long trips ahead of them this time of year, so my personal selections this week are long. Like.... really long. But also incredibly engaging and entertaining.
Let's get into it!
- Evo
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Tumanbay: the most magnificent city on earth. The beating heart of a vast empire. A city of dreams – where those who once arrived as slaves now reside in the seat of power.
An engrossing, epic fantasy from creators John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker.
Note from creator:
Series complete as of
Season
4
finale released
Nov 27, 2020
Next season status:
4
season,
seasons,
34
episodes
currently available
Listening time:
29h 58m
Next season status:
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Evo's take:
Don't let the "fantasy" part fool you. This is much more of a military/administration/coup kind of story, which arguably sounds less sexy than "fantasy." But I enjoyed it immensely. Perhaps you will as well.
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A’isha is just about holding down her job at the tech giant Meta before her old friend bursts in and accuses her boss of murder. She has to face up to what she has become, the lies that are woven in her past and the terrifying truth of what Meta are doing.
When Cupid wakes up from a night of partying in to find that all of his mother’s love potion is missing, he is stripped of his godly powers and exiled to Earth where he has only 7 days to recover the potion. Twists and turns and some unexpected allies await, and the clock is ticking…
Mike is a new fire watcher in the Wyoming woods. He hopes to spend his days looking for fires and working on his new book. But things aren’t as peaceful as he hoped. He starts seeing and hearing creepy noises in the woods. Are these odd occurrences happening or is he just going stir crazy?
Sebastian Fen finds himself entangled in a series of unexplainable events in Echor City, from the conspiracies surrounding the biotechnology giant Augur Corp to the secrets of the magical anomalies that transform those who encounter them into the stuff of nightmares…
What dark deeds unfold on the streets of Arkham? Which unwitting souls will succumb to the maddening call… OF CTHULHU?Unlikely heroes from all walks of life risk their sanity to keep the world spinning as they face down eldritch nightmares, unholy rituals, kindly creatures, and monstrous humans.
Crime fiction by Mark Coggins featuring private investigator August Riordan. Each season is a one chapter/one episode reading of a Riordan novel by the author.
Host Blake Pfeil recreates his experiences exploring abandoned spaces across the US. Along the way, he asks critical questions while encouraging folks to activate their imaginations as a tool for healing.
For hundreds of years, the eldest-born male of each generation of the Flinch family has been servant and guardian to the vampire, Lord Underwood. David, by right of succession, is to be his resurrector. But sister, Lydia, craves the role of guardian and will do anything to get it.
Note from creator:
Series complete as of
Season
3
finale released
Feb 5, 2022
3
season,
seasons,
67
episodes
Listening time:
46h 13m
Next season status:
Slated for Jan 2023
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Evo's notes:
New Seasons Coming Soon
Get caught up on the prior seasons of these shows before they return in a few days or weeks.
The Solar System, 2373, standard Earth time. The Space Race never ended. Humanity has colonized the planets with the help of extraterrestrial refugees, and with them the omnipresent A.I. personal assistant, Kestrel.
A strange letter. An impossible sender. Secrets hidden in the ground. Set in present-day Washington State, listen to a man’s journey to unlock a family mystery—and find things long ago buried.