The Diamond Throne: The Elenium, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 13 mins)
• By David Eddings
• Narrated By Greg Abby

Sparhawk, the Pandion Knight and Queen's Champion, returns from a long spell of exile to find his native land overrun with evil and intrigue, and his young Queen grievously ill. Indeed, Ehlana lies magically entombed within a block of crystal, doomed to die unless a cure can be found within a year.

Hell Hole: A John Ceepak Mystery

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 16 mins)
• By Chris Grabenstein
• Narrated By Jeff Woodman

Hell Hole is the fourth book in the mystery series featuring hardened former military PD and current Sea Haven, New Jersey, police officer John Ceepak and his partner, wise-cracking Danny Boyle.

In Hell Hole, Ceepak is confronted with his most personal case yet when he must investigate the alleged suicide of a military corporal who recently returned from Iraq. It turns out that this "locked stall" rest-stop suicide is anything but an open-and-shut case.

Lost on Planet China

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 52 mins)
• By J. Maarten Troost
• Narrated By Simon Vance
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

When the travel bug bit, J. Maarten Troost took on the world's most populous and intriguing nation. As Troost relates his gonzo adventure - dodging deadly drivers in Shanghai, eating yak in Tibet, deciphering restaurant menus (offering local favorites such as cattle penis with garlic), and visiting with Chairman Mao (still dead) - he reveals a vast, complex country on the brink of transformation that will soon shape the way we all work, live, and think.

The Black Hole War: My Battle to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 45 mins)
• By Leonard Susskind
• Narrated By Ray Porter
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed that it did - and in doing so, put at risk everything we know about the fundamental laws of the universe. Leonard Susskind and Gerard 't Hooft realized the threat and responded with a counterattack that changed the course of physics.

Winterfair Gifts: A Vorkosigan Adventure

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 31 mins)
• By Lois McMaster Bujold
• Narrated By Grover Gardner

In the festive season of Winterfair on the planet Barrayar, Lord Miles Vorkosigan is making elaborate preparations for his wedding. The long-awaited event stirs up romance and intrigue among his eccentric family and friends, particularly for bioengineered space mercenary Sergeant Taura and shy, diffident Armsman Roic.

Come the Morning

• UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 33 mins)
• By Shannon Drake
• Narrated By Sandra Burr

In the days when Scotland lay under siege - from the Vikings who sailed from the north and the Norman English who came from the south - King David sought to unite his people into one nation. For this, he needed loyal warriors. Waryk de Graham soon proved the greatest of these fighters, and was knighted Lord Lion. But his honored position came with a price: a wife chosen for him by the king - a reluctant Viking bride.

Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 36 mins)
• By Peter D. Schiff
• Narrated By Sean Pratt

From both an economic and monetary perspective, the United States is a house of cards; impressive on the outside, but a disaster waiting to happen beneath the surface. In a relatively short period of time, the country has gone from the world's largest creditor to its greatest debtor; the value of the dollar has declined; and manufacturing has given way to non-exportable services.

Wealth, War, and Wisdom

• UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 49 mins)
• By Barton Biggs
• Narrated By Erik Synnestvedt

In Wealth, War, and Wisdom, legendary Wall Street investor Barton Biggs reveals how the turning points of World War II intersected with market performance. Biggs will help the 21st-century investor comprehend our own perilous times as well as choose the best strategies for the modern market economy.

Ironhand: The Stoneheart Trilogy, Book 2

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 22 mins)
• By Charlie Fletcher
• Narrated By Jim Dale
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Now that George Chapman has upset the fragile truce between the warring statues of London, he has been drawn into a war that will test his mettle. He and Edie, a glint who can see the past, may have succeeded in their quest to find the Stoneheart, but their journey is far from over.