Witches and magic in fantasy
Magic is one of those fascinating topics with deep real-world cultural ties—from witchcraft to voodoo to modern-day Wiccans. It endlessly fascinates us, and yet those who practice magic—or who are perceived to possess some sort of supernatural ability—have always been misaligned and misunderstood. And that often makes for great, nuanced interpretations of magic-wielders in fiction. Here are some of my favorite fantasy listens that explore magic and all things witchy.—Sam, Audible Editor
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The Vine Witch
- The Vine Witch, Book 1
- By: Luanne G. Smith
- Narrated by: Susannah Jones
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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For centuries, the vineyards at Château Renard have depended on the talent of their vine witches, whose spells help create the world-renowned wine of the Chanceaux Valley. Then the skill of divining harvests fell into ruin when sorcière Elena Boureanu was blindsided by a curse....
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Middle aged single wine-o seeking same
- By Pamela Metcalfe on 12-13-19
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The Vine Witch
- The Vine Witch, Book 1
- Narrated by: Susannah Jones
- Series: The Vine Witch, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 10-01-19
- Language: English
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Voodoo Dreams
- A Novel of Marie Laveau
- By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Spanning six decades of the 1800s, this mesmerizing story is a fictional biography of Marie Laveau - one of the most haunting characters in New Orleans’ history...
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Colorful verbal illustrations...
- By Melissa on 03-03-11
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Voodoo Dreams
- A Novel of Marie Laveau
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Series: Voodoo, Book 1
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 11-09-10
- Language: English
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Children of Blood and Bone
- By: Tomi Adeyemi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared....
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Beautifully Written
- By Samantha on 03-09-18
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Children of Blood and Bone
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Series: Legacy of Orïsha, Book 1
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 03-06-18
- Language: English
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A Discovery of Witches
- A Novel
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 23 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont....
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A feast for the mind and imagination
- By Barbara on 02-21-11
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A Discovery of Witches
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Series: All Souls Series, Book 1
- Length: 23 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-08-11
- Language: English
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Brown Girl in the Ring
- By: Nalo Hopkinson
- Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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With nowhere to turn, a young woman must open herself to ancient truths, eternal powers, and the tragic mystery surrounding her mother and grandmother. She must bargain with gods, and give birth to new legends.
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Fascinating, unique story deftly narrated
- By Stef on 03-15-07
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Brown Girl in the Ring
- Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 12-18-06
- Language: English
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A Secret History of Witches
- By: Louisa Morgan
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A sweeping historical saga that traces five generations of fiercely powerful mothers and daughters—witches whose magical inheritance is a dangerous threat....
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Such Beautiful Writing, Such Terrible Characters
- By Katie M on 11-26-17
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A Secret History of Witches
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-05-17
- Language: English
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Practical Magic
- By: Alice Hoffman
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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Alice Hoffman's enchanting witch's brew of suspense, romance and magic - now a major motion picture from Warner Bros....
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Don't expext the movie story!
- By JEAN9 on 09-25-14
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Practical Magic
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Series: The Practical Magic Series, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 11-06-12
- Language: English
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Akata Witch
- Akata Witch Series, Book 1
- By: Nnedi Okorafor
- Narrated by: Yetide Badaki
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she has albinism. She's a terrific athlete but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in....
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imaginative!
- By A^3 on 04-26-18
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Akata Witch
- Akata Witch Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Yetide Badaki
- Series: Nsibidi Scripts, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 03-30-18
- Language: English
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The Bone Witch
- The Bone Witch, Book 1
- By: Rin Chupeco
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Will Damron
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family....
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Great story but too quiet
- By Scatty on 07-12-17
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The Bone Witch
- The Bone Witch, Book 1
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Will Damron
- Series: The Bone Witch, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 03-07-17
- Language: English
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Labyrinth Lost
- By: Zoraida Cordova
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives. Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation and she hates magic....
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Good book, non Spanish speaker narrator
- By Ivonne on 11-15-17
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Labyrinth Lost
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
- Series: Brooklyn Brujas, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 09-06-16
- Language: English
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Uprooted
- By: Naomi Novik
- Narrated by: Julia Emelin
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life....
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Great story, hard to listen to.
- By Rej on 05-21-15
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Uprooted
- Narrated by: Julia Emelin
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 05-19-15
- Language: English
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The Witching Hour
- By: Anne Rice
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 50 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling, Anne Rice makes real for us a great dynasty of four centuries of witches - a family given to poetry and incest, murder and philosophy, a family that over the ages is itself haunted by a powerful being....
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THANK YOU AUDIBLE!
- By Wendy on 10-22-15
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The Witching Hour
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Series: Lives of the Mayfair Witches, Book 1
- Length: 50 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 10-13-15
- Language: English
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The Witches of New York
- A Novel
- By: Ami McKay
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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New York in the spring of 1880 is a place alive with wonder and curiosity....
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Kind of weird
- By Ameleh on 11-05-17
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The Witches of New York
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Series: The Witches of New York, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 07-11-17
- Language: English
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