Mystery & Fantasy Audiobooks

Guys Read: A Day In the Life: A Short Story from Guys Read: Other Worlds

An artist takes us through his day, from his own particular perspective. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka. Shaun Tan (A Day in the Life) grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and made up for the fact that he was the shortest kid in every class by being known as a good drawer. Besides working full-time as an illustrator of his own stories, Shaun has worked as a designer in theater and film, and also directed the Academy Award winning short film The Lost Thing.

Shaun Tan (Author), John Morgan (Narrator)

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Guys Read: Bouncing the Grinning Goat: A Short Story from Guys Read: Other Worlds

Spark has stolen her brother's armor and his sword, and now she's looking for a job.But this job is going to bring much more than she bargained for, and even her wits might not be enough to save her.A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka. Shannon Hale (Bouncing the Grinning Goat) began writing at age ten,mostly fantasy stories where she was the heroine. She never stopped. She writes bestselling books for kids and adults and also writes graphic novels. Her book Princess Academy was named a Newbery Honor Book in 2006. Shannon lives with her family near Salt Lake City, Utah.

Shannon Hale (Author), Tessa Aberjonois (Narrator)

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Guys Read: Frost and Fire: A Short Story from Guys Read: Other Worlds

Born into a world with only seven days to live, Sim faces the same choice everyone does: how will he spend them? Is there something greater to hope for? A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka. In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2011 at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors. Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, "Live forever!" Bradbury later said, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped."

Ray Bradbury, Ray D. Bradbury (Author), Paul Boehmer (Narrator)

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Guys Read: Plan B: A Short Story from Guys Read: Other Worlds

Nathan has been locked in his room ever since "it" started growing back. They're going to come for him soon, so he's got precious little time to tell us what is happening. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka. Rebecca Stead (Plan B) went to the kind of elementary school where a person could sit on a windowsill or even under a table to read a book, and no one told you to come out and be serious. After trying to be serious as a lawyer for a while, she decided to be a full-time writer. Her book When You Reach Mewas awarded the Newbery Medal in 2010 and was a New York Times bestseller. She lives in New York City with her family.

Rebecca Stead (Author), Michael Goldstrom (Narrator)

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Guys Read: Rise of the RoboShoes: A Short Story from Guys Read: Other Worlds

First they were given AutoLaces, then NanoGyroWheels, then FissionSoles and TurboBrains and then they took over the world. But can they keep it? A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka. Tom Angleberger (Rise of the RoboShoes) began writing his first novel in eighth grade, but never completed it. Since then, he's been a newspaper reporter and columnist, a juggler, a weed boy, a lawn-mower-part assembler, and a biology research assistant. This bestselling author insists he's not really all that creative,I'm more of a puzzle-putter-together.

Tom Angleberger (Author), Nick Torren (Narrator)

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Guys Read: The Dirt on Our Shoes: A Short Story from Guys Read: Other Worlds

T-Bin has been traveling through space for years to deposit its passengers on a new planet, to give them a new life. But now, mere days from arrival, Tanner can't shake the feeling that there's a more sinister plot at work.A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka. Neal Shusterman (The Dirt on Our Shoes) grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he began writing at an early age. He has been successful as a novelist for both kids and adults, as a screenwriter, and as a television writer. He has also directed two short films.

Neal Shusterman (Author), Adam Saunders (Narrator)

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Guys Read: The Klack Bros. Museum: A Short Story from Guys Read: Other Worlds

A train gets waylaid in the middle of nowhere, and Luke and his dad find themselves with four hours to kill before it's fixed. Just enough time for a trip to the mysterious, decrepit old museum on the edge of town. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka. Kenneth Oppel (The Klack Bros. Museum) got his first encouragement as a writer when a story he wrote at age fourteen made its way to Roald Dahl, who in turn sent it to his own agent, who took Ken on as a client. Since then, Ken has written many award-winning and bestselling books. He lives with his family in Toronto.

Kenneth Oppel (Author), Todd Haberkorn (Narrator)

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Guys Read: The Scout: A Short Story from Guys Read: Other Worlds

It was just your typical, run-of-the-mill scout field trip:that is, until Kit spotted an object from space plummeting to Earth. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka. D. J. MacHale (The Scout) is a bestselling author and is also a director, executive producer, and creator of several popular television series and movies. He lives in Southern California with his family, where they spend a lot of time backpacking, scuba diving, and skiing

D. J. MacHale, D.J. MacHale (Author), Andrew Eiden (Narrator)

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Guys Read: The Warlords of Recess: A Short Story from Guys Read: Other Worlds

Josh and Tony aren't any great shakes on the basketball court:but with the fate of the planet on the line, they're going to have to step up. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka. Eric Nylund (The Warlords of Recess) is a New York Times bestselling and World Fantasy Award nominated author of fourteen published science fiction, fantasy, and YA novels. His latest is a science fiction series for young readers, The Resisters. Eric also works for Microsoft Studios, where he makes video games.

Eric S. Nylund (Author), Johnathan McClain (Narrator)

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Once We Were: The Hybrid Chronicles, Book 2

I am lucky just to be alive. Eva was never supposed to have survived this long. As the recessive soul, she should have faded away years ago. Instead, she lingers in the body she shares with her sister soul, Addie. When the government discovered the truth, they tried to "cure" the girls, but Eva and Addie escaped before the doctors could strip Eva's soul away. Now fugitives, Eva and Addie find shelter with a group of hybrids who run an underground resistance. Surrounded by others like them, the girls learn how to temporarily disappear to give each soul some much-needed privacy. Eva is thrilled at the chance to be alone with Ryan, the boy she's falling for, but troubled by the growing chasm between her and Addie. Despite clashes over their shared body, both girls are eager to join the rebellion. Yet as they are drawn deeper into the escalating violence, they start to wonder: How far are they willing to go to fight for hybrid freedom? Faced with uncertainty and incredible danger, their answers may tear them apart forever. Kat Zhang is an avid traveler, and after a childhood spent living in one book after another, she now builds stories for other people to visit, including What's Left of Me, her first novel, and its sequel, Once We Were.

Kat Zhang (Author), Kim Mai Guest (Narrator)

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Case File 13 #2: Making the Team

You hold in your hands a most frightening file. Through extensive research and firsthand accounts, I have compiled everything you need to know about case file 13. In this book, you will find the next grisly adventure of three boys whose monster knowledge led them down a path so dark, so dangerous, Excuse me, aren't you forgetting about the three girls who knew way more about monsters? Get real, Angie. It's not his fault you girls are so forgettable. No fighting! You all showed bravery in the face of ghosts, grave robbers, and even mad scientists in this volume alone, and that proves you're all extraordinary. It's just that the boys are more extraordinary. Nick! Are we quite finished? Now, let's see, where was I . . . You hold in your hands a most frightening file, chronicling the adventures of three awesome boys whose superior monster knowledge made them way cooler than the girls. This is the second volume. Read on if you dare. . . . J. Scott Savage has been hunting and writing about monsters for as long as he can remember. His mother believes his first word might have been "lycanthrope," and the first thing he bought with the money he earned delivering newspapers was a six-foot plastic Frankenstein monster. Currently he lives with his undead wife, Jennifer, his shape-changing sons, Jacob and Nicholas, and a collie named Pepper that howls at full moons and joins him on his frequent midnight graveyard excursions. When he is not researching grisly and gruesome facts, he enjoys reading, writing, and exploring the outdoors. Savage is also the author of the middle-grade fantasy series Farworld.

J. Scott Savage (Author), Andy Paris (Narrator)

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In the Shadow of Blackbirds

In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion. Sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches as desperate mourners flock to séance and spirit photographers for comfort, but she herself has never believed in ghosts. During her bleakest moment, however, she's forced to rethink her entire way of looking at life and death, for her first love-a boy who died in battle-returns in spirit form. But what does he want from her? Featuring haunting archival early-twentieth-century photographs, this is a tense, romantic story set in a past that is eerily like our own time.

Cat Winters (Author), Angela Goethals (Narrator)

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