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This is audio book month so we are highlighting our audio book collection both as online downloads from Overdrive or One Click and from our collection on the library shelves.  Most of the authors have more than title available ...to save space I have chosen one.  Remember these audio books are available in hard copy (compact discs or MP3) and many are available on our two online sites.   Sue Hill

Chime By Billingsley, Franny Read by Duerden, Susan 2011-03 - Listening Library 9780307915191 CHECK CATALOG In the early 20th century in Swampsea, 17-year-old Briony, who can see the spirits that haunt the marshes around their town, feels responsible for her twin sister's horrible injury until a young man enters their lives and exposes secrets that even Briony does not know about. …More

The Black Unicorn By Brooks, Terry Read by Hill, Dick 2011-08 - Brilliance Corporation 9781455826346 CHECK CATALOG A year had passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdon from the wizard, Meeks. But unbeknownst to him, he has been the victim of a trap by Meeks, who has succeeded in stealing the Paladin and appropriating his face. Suddenly none of Ben's friends know him, but all of his enemies do. He must win it all back again--only this time on his own! …More

Changes By Butcher, Jim Read by Marsters, James 2010-04 - Penguin Audiobooks 9780143145349 CHECK CATALOG The new work in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling Dresden Files series. Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden's lover--until she was attacked by his enemies, leaving her torn between her own humanity and the bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court. …More

Magic Street By Card, Orson Scott Read by Willis, Mirron 2010-07 - Blackstone Audiobooks 9781441747594 CHECK CATALOG In a peaceful, prosperous African-American neighborhood in Los Angeles lives Mack Street, a mystery child. Mack realizes how different he is from others when he sees a magic house that no one else can see. Inside, what Mack does has strange effects on the real world of concrete, commerce, and conflict. …More

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell By Clarke, Susanna Read by Prebble, Simon 2004-11 - MacMillan Audio 9781593977412 CHECK CATALOG A BookPage Notable Title Sophisticated, witty, and ingeniously convincing, Clarke's magisterial novel weaves magic into a flawlessly detailed vision of historical England. She has created a world so thoroughly enchanting that it leaves readers longing for more. …More

The Onion Girl By de Lint, Charles Read by Reading, Kate 2008-12 - Blackstone Audiobooks 9781433247699 CHECK CATALOG In Newford, where myths walk clothed in modern shapes, only the paintings of young Jilly Coppercorn capture the hidden beings that dwell in the citys shadows. But now, a dark secret from Jillys past has come to claim her. …More

A Wizard of Mars By Duane, Diane 2011-05 - Graphia Books 9780152054496 CHECK CATALOG In the ninth installment of the Young Wizards series, Kit and Nita become part of an elite team investigating the mysterious message in a bottle, which holds the first clues to the secrets of the long-lost inhabitants of Mars. …More

The Eyre Affair By Fforde, Jasper 2009-12 - Penguin Audiobooks 9780143145707 CHECK CATALOG The "New York Times" bestseller is the first in a series of outlandishly clever adventures featuring the resourceful, fearless literary detective Thursday Next, renowned Special Operative. …More

Good Omens By Gaiman, Neil Author Pratchett, Terry Performed by Jarvis, Martin 2009-11 - HarperAudio 9780061735813 CHECK CATALOG The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. …More

Wizard's First Rule By Goodkind, Terry Performed by Tsoutsouvas, Sam 2011-07 - Brilliance Corporation 9781455826216 CHECK CATALOG In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, Richard Cypher encounters a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, in his forest sanctuary. She seeks his help...and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence.In their darkest hour, Kahlan calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword?to invoke within himself something more noble. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just changed...or that their time has run out.This is the beginning. One book. One rule. Witness the birth of a legend.?Wonderfully creative, seamless, and stirring.? ? Kirkus Review …More

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn By Goodman, Alison Read by Wu, Nancy 2008-12 - Brilliance Corporation 9781423379553 CHECK CATALOG Twelve-year-old Eon has been in training for years. His intensive study of Dragon Magic, based on East Asian astrology, involves two kinds of skills: sword-work and magical aptitude. He and his master hope that he will be chosen as a Dragoneye a " an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. But Eon has a dangerous secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a boy for the chance to become a Dragoneye. Females are forbidden to use Dragon Magic; if anyone discovers she has been hiding in plain sight, her death is assured. When Eona (TM)s secret threatens to come to light, she and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a deadly struggle for the Imperial throne. Eon must find the strength and inner power to battle those who want to take her magic...and her life. …More

Dark Lord By Greenwood, Ed Read by Lane, Christopher 2007-11 - Brilliance Corporation 9781423348917 CHECK CATALOG When he mysteriously finds himself drawn into a world of his own devising, writer Rod Everlar is confronted by a shocking truth a " he has lost control of his creation to a brooding cabal of evil. In order to save his creation a " and himself a " he must seize control of Falconfar and halt the spread of corruption before ita (TM)s too late. Dark Lord is the first epic installment in The Falconfar Saga from bestselling author Ed Greenwood. …More

A Discovery of Witches By Harkness, Deborah E. Read by Ikeda, Jennifer 2011-02 - Penguin Audiobooks 9780142429112 CHECK CATALOG A richly inventive novel about an ages-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together. Unabridged, 19 CDs, 24 hours …More

All Together Dead By Harris, Charlaine Narrated by Parker, Johanna 2007-05 - Recorded Books 9781428147805 CHECK CATALOG Sookie must deal with a new man in her life--the shapeshifter Quinn--after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love. Harris's bestselling Southern Vampire series is the inspiration for HBO's upcoming "True Blood," adapted by "Six Feet Under" creator Alan Ball. …More

Black Magic Sanction By Harrison, Kim Read by Gavin, Marguerite 2012-02 - Blackstone Audiobooks 9781455158706 CHECK CATALOG Rachel Morgan has fought vampires, werewolves, demons, and other supernaturaldangers as both witch and bounty hunter and lived to tell the tale. But she'snever faced off against her own kind--until now. …More

The Enchantment Emporium By Huff, Tanya Performed by Linden, Teri Clark 2010-11 - Brilliance Corporation 9781441879813 CHECK CATALOG The Gale family can change the world with the charms they cast, and they like to keep this in the family. Alysha Gale is tired of having all her aunts try to run her life, both personally and magically. So when the letter from her Gran arrives willing her a "junk" shop in Calgary, Alysha jumps at the chance. It isn't until she gets there that she realizes her customers are fey. And no one told her there's trouble brewing in Calgary-trouble so big that even calling in the family may not save the day... …More

Wizard and Glass By King, Stephen Author Muller, Frank 2003-06 - Penguin Audiobooks 9780142800409 CHECK CATALOG "Wizard and Glass, " the fourth episode in King's white-hot Dark Tower series, is a sci-fi/fantasy novel that contains a post-apocalyptic Western love story that begins with the series' star, world-weary Roland, and his world-hopping posse trapped aboard a runaway train. Unabridged. 23 CDs. …More

Hood By Lawhead, Stephen R. Read by Verner, Adam 2006-09 - Oasis Audio 9781598591620 CHECK CATALOG For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life, fresh meaning, and an unexpected setting. …More

A Dance with Dragons By Martin, George R. R. 2011-07 - Bantam Books 9780553801477 CHECK CATALOG Dubbed "the American Tolkien" by "TIME" magazine, Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author delivers the fifth book in his landmark series--as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire. …More

All the Weyrs of Pern By McCaffrey, Anne Read by Foster, Mel 2008-10 - Brilliance Corporation 9781423357353 CHECK CATALOG Led by Masterharper Robinton and F'lar and Lessa, the people of Pern excavate the ancient remains of the planet's original settlement and uncover the colonist's voice-activated artificial intelligence system. …More

Sabriel By Nix, Garth Read by Curry, Tim 2008-10 - Listening Library 9780739368251 CHECK CATALOG Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Charter-Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that world. With Mogget, whose feline form hides a powerful, perhaps malevolent spirit, and Touchstone, a young Charter Mage, Sabriel travels deep into the Old Kingdom. There, she confronts an evil that threatens much more than her life - and comes face-to-face with her own hidden destiny. …More

Inheritance By Paolini, Christopher Read by Doyle, Gerard 2011-11 - Listening Library 9780739372487 CHECK CATALOG 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. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chances. The Rider and his dragon have come further than anyone dared to hope. But can they topple the evil king and restore justice to Alagaesia? And if so, at what cost? This is the much-anticipated, astonishing conclusion to the worldwide bestselling Inheritance cycle. "From the Hardcover edition." …More

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By Rowling, J. K. Read by Dale, Jim 2007-07 - Listening Library 9780739360385 CHECK CATALOG The seventh--and final--book in the phenomenal Harry Potter series is also available in audio, narrated by award-winning actor Jim Dale. Unabridged. …More

The Way of Kings By Sanderson, Brandon 2011-05 - Tor Books 9780765365279 CHECK CATALOG A "New York Times" bestseller--a richly imagined epic by the author chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, set in a world relentlessly blasted by awesome tempests, where emotions take physical form, and terrible secrets hide deep within the rocky landscape. …More

The Amulet of Samarkand By Stroud, Jonathan 2004-05 - Hyperion Books for Children 9780786852550 CHECK CATALOG Set in modern-day London, this first book in a gripping new trilogy introduces young magician's apprentice Nathaniel. Humiliated by a hotshot wizard, Nathaniel summons the not-so-tame djinni, Bartimaeus, and sends him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand. …More