Enchanting Fairy Tale Audiobooks You Can't Miss!
Enter a world of magic and enchantment with our captivating collection of fairy tale audiobooks. These timeless stories have captured the imaginations of generations with their timeless themes of love, loss, bravery, and adventure. Our expert narrators bring these classic tales to life with spellbinding performances that transport you to far-off lands filled with fairies, dragons, and magical creatures. Whether you're rediscovering your childhood favorites or discovering new tales for the first time, our fairy tale audiobooks offer a delightful escape into a world of wonder and fantasy. So sit back, relax, and let the magic of storytelling transport you to a land of happily ever afters.
Fairy Tale Audiobooks Statistics
Total Audiobooks in this Category:
1,068 audiobooks
Total Authors in this Category:
1,159 authors
Average Audiobook Length:
7.80 hours
Average Audiobook Rating:
3.83/5
Audiobooks in the Top 50:
3
Author: Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne
Narrator: Luke Daniels
Audio Length:
@1x speed 12.75 hours
@1.5x speed 8.50 hours
@2x speed 6.38 hours
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Kill the Farm Boy: The Tales of Pell Audiobook
“Luke Daniels must juggle multiple balls as he narrates this work: a large cast of vastly different creatures engaging in various battles, adventures, and near-death scrapes. He meets the challenges eloquently with spirited characterizations and nimble pacing. Daniels leans into the humor of the many silly and ludicrous moments in this story, but he’s genuine and respectful during the heartfelt moments between characters. An ideal listen for fans of fantasy, Monty Python, and offbeat renditions of fairy tales and myths.”
— AudioFile
Author: Peter S. Beagle
Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy, Joshua Kane
Audio Length:
@1x speed 8.25 hours
@1.5x speed 5.50 hours
@2x speed 4.13 hours
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The Last Unicorn Audiobook
“Grew up watching the movie (gone through 4 copies of it) and was amazed at how beautifully it was adapted from the book when I finally got around to reading it. I plan to have the quote about heroes tattooed somewhere on my body.”
— Vickie
Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Narrator: Sneha Mathan
Audio Length:
@1x speed 12.25 hours
@1.5x speed 8.17 hours
@2x speed 6.13 hours
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The Palace of Illusions: A Novel Audiobook
This vivid reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic Mahabharata takes us back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical. It is told by Panchaali, wife of the Pandava brothers, a fiery female redefining for us a world of gods and warriors.
The novel traces the princess Panchaali’s life, beginning with her birth in fire and following her spirited balancing act as a woman with five husbands who have been cheated out of their father’s kingdom. Panchaali is swept into their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war involving all the important kings of India. Meanwhile, we never lose sight of her strategic duels with her mother-in-law, her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna, or her secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands’ most dangerous enemy.
“I am hooked to this book.. There are so many mysteries I was not aware of .. As I flip through pages , I get more inquisitive to know what lies ahead..”
— Shruti
Author: Christina Henry
Narrator: January LaVoy
Audio Length:
@1x speed 8.25 hours
@1.5x speed 5.50 hours
@2x speed 4.13 hours
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The Girl in Red Audiobook
“Multiple twists keep the reader guessing, and the fluid writing is enthralling....This is a fine addition to the shelves of any fan of children's classics and their modern subversions.”
— Publishers Weekly
Author: Gregory Maguire
Narrator: Katherine Kellgren
Audio Length:
@1x speed 7.25 hours
@1.5x speed 4.83 hours
@2x speed 3.63 hours
After Alice: A Novel Audiobook
From the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Wicked comes a magical new twist on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis’s Carroll’s beloved classic.
When Alice toppled down the rabbit-hole 150 years ago, she found a Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. But what of that world? How did 1860s Oxford react to Alice’s disappearance?
In this brilliant work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his dazzling imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinnings—and understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on Carroll’s enduring tale. Ada, a friend of Alice’s mentioned briefly in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, is off to visit her friend, but arrives a moment too late—and tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself.
Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and see her safely home from this surreal world below the world. If Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus, or Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. Either way, everything that happens next is “After Alice.”
“Stunningly clever in its conflation of fairy tales, the mix and match of characters, woven throughout with references to philosophical ideas, the social issues of the day, and attitudes of the time…Maguire impressively channels Carroll’s penchant for humorous wordplay, literary nonsense, and logic games.”
— Boston Globe
Author: Helen Oyeyemi
Narrator: Susan Bennett, Carra Patterson
Audio Length:
@1x speed 9.25 hours
@1.5x speed 6.17 hours
@2x speed 4.63 hours
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Boy, Snow, Bird: A Novel Audiobook
“Riveting, brilliant, and emotionally rich retelling of Snow White…Dense with fully realized characters, startling images, original observations and revelatory truths, this masterpiece engages the reader’s heart and mind as it captures both the complexities of racial and gender identity in the 20th century and the more intimate complexities of love in all its guises.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Author: Shannon Hale
Narrator: Cynthia Bishop, a full cast
Audio Length:
@1x speed 10.25 hours
@1.5x speed 6.83 hours
@2x speed 5.13 hours
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The Goose Girl Audiobook
Princess Anidori-Kiladra of Kildenree was born with a word on her tongue and a secret magic. Though she is raised in luxury, she is never quite comfortable with who she is or what she is to become. Then she is sent on a journey to marry an unknown prince. The trip is difficult, and before it is finished all her expectations are overturned. Alone, friendless, stripped of her crown and her title, Ani must learn to make her own path in the world. Along the way, she just might learn to be a princess.
Bold in concept, stunning in execution, The Goose Girl is one of the most spectacular debut novels of recent years. Now more than four dozen actors bring it to thrilling new life in this unabridged audio edition—a recording that will delight those who already love the book, and enthrall those who have not yet discovered it.
“This book is a read over and over book. I don't ever get tired of this story and I probably know it like the back of my hand by now. I can relate to this book. It's definitely hard to live up to the standards your mom or others have set for you.”
— Ciara
Author: Yuri Rasovsky
Narrator: a full cast
Audio Length:
@1x speed 2.00 hours
@1.5x speed 1.33 hours
@2x speed 1.00 hours
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Die, Snow White! Die, Damn You!: A Very Grimm Tale Audiobook
With the premiere of two new film versions of the Snow White tale, Blackstone enters the fray with its own adult, edgy, and not altogether serious full-cast exposé of fairy-taledom. At last it can be told! Was Snow White really as pure as the driven snow? Did her allegedly wicked stepmother get a bum rap from the Grimm brothers? What went on behind the closed Dutch doors of the dwarves’ cottage? How many handsome princes does it take to screw in a light bulb? These and other burning questions may or may not be answered in this new pseudogothic audio play that Blackstone commissioned from award-winning author and audio dramatist Yuri Rasovsky.
“This fairy tale is not for children. That being said, it is a highly amusing, slightly raunchy version of the classic tale. I'd classify this as an audio drama, and the evil queen's brilliant performance can be reflected best in the title of this tale "Die, Snow White! Die, Damn You!".”
— Demerain
Author: Gregory Maguire
Narrator: John McDonough
Audio Length:
@1x speed 28.75 hours
@1.5x speed 19.17 hours
@2x speed 14.38 hours
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Out of Oz: Volume Four in the Wicked Years Audiobook
“Maguire’s work is melodic, symphonic, and beautiful; it is dejected and biting and brave. How great that people flock to these magical novels.”
—Los Angeles Times Book Review
Bestselling author Gregory Maguire’s remarkable series, The Wicked Years, comes full circle with this, his fourth and final excursion across a darker, richer, more complex landscape of “the magical land of Oz.” Out of Oz brilliantly reimagines L. Frank Baum’s world over the rainbow as wracked with social unrest—placing Glinda the good witch under house arrest and having the cowardly Lion on the lam from the law as the Emerald City prepares to make war on Munchkinland. Even Dorothy makes a triumphant return in Maguire’s magnificent Oz finale—tying up every loose green end of the series he began with his classic Wicked, the basis for the smash hit Broadway musical.
“Fun addition to the Wicked series. I appreciate the winks throughout to the Wizard of Oz books/movie as well as a throw away line from the musical Wicked. I have grown quite fond of this cast of characters and hope that Maguire changes his mind and revisits them soon.”
— Lhymowitz
Author: Howard Pyle
Narrator: Christopher Cazenove
Audio Length:
@1x speed 10.50 hours
@1.5x speed 7.00 hours
@2x speed 5.25 hours
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Audiobook
"You who so plod amid serious things that you feel it a shame to give yourself up even for a few short moments to mirth and joyousness in the land of Fancy; you who think that life hath naught to do with innocent laughter that can harm no one, these pages are not for you."—from the book
Here are the beloved adventures of the mischievous hero Robin Hood and his brave and merry band of outlaws, who forged a chivalrous code to protect the oppressed and despoil the oppressors by stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Follow along as Robin makes his breathtaking escapes from his archenemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, while classic characters like Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and Little John create one hilarious escapade after another. Pageantry, knights, and beautiful maidens of old abound in the episodes comprising this favorite story.
“Very fun read aloud! This version is missing some of the chapters from "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", but it had the original language. When the doorbell rang as we were reading this, Josh announced, "It seems like thou shalt get the door, quoth merry Joshua."”
— Alicia
Author: Jasper Fforde
Narrator: Simon Prebble
Audio Length:
@1x speed 11.75 hours
@1.5x speed 7.83 hours
@2x speed 5.88 hours
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The Big Over Easy: A Nursery Crime Audiobook
“It's hard not to love Jasper Fforde. He's so amazingly clever. I found myself grinning stupidly while reading, just from the witty word play. I love the Thursday Next series, but this series is great fun, too. Maybe because the references are about something that we all grew up with, it is easy to "get it" quickly. Looking forward to picking up "The Fourth Bear".”
— Lavonne
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Narrator: Richard Matthews, Kate Reading, Simon Vance
Audio Length:
@1x speed 13.25 hours
@1.5x speed 8.83 hours
@2x speed 6.63 hours
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Fairy Tales Audiobook
“Wonderful turns of phrase that really light up what we think are well known tales, but when we re-read them find them very rich, fresh and wonderfully sustaining for our journeys through the seeming imaginative deserts of adulthood. Get ma drift?”
— Michael