Sample

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

11.22.63

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Craig Wasson
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $23.24

Buy for $23.24

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

What if you could go back in time and change the course of history? What if the watershed moment you could change was the JFK assassination? 11.22.63, the date that Kennedy was shot - unless....

King takes his protagonist Jake Epping, a high school English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 2011, on a fascinating journey back to 1958 - from a world of mobile phones and iPods to a new world of Elvis and JFK, of Plymouth Fury cars and Lindy Hopping, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake's life - a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time.

With extraordinary imaginative power, King weaves the social, political and popular culture of his baby-boom American generation into a devastating exercise in escalating suspense.

©2011 Stephen King (P)2011 Simon & Schuster Audio

Critic reviews

“This new epic from Stephen King rates among the best he’s written – no small praise for the man who wrote Carrie, It, The Stand and Under the Dome.” ( Trucking News)

What listeners say about 11.22.63

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    377
  • 4 Stars
    177
  • 3 Stars
    52
  • 2 Stars
    9
  • 1 Stars
    7
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    402
  • 4 Stars
    123
  • 3 Stars
    31
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    5
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    361
  • 4 Stars
    133
  • 3 Stars
    53
  • 2 Stars
    10
  • 1 Stars
    2

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

The best audible book I've downloaded yet!

Would you listen to 11.22.63 again? Why?

The narration not only has to convey a sense of wonder, danger and believability in the premise of time-travel, but also has to cover a plethora of accents, whilst at the same time immersing the listener in the protagonist's goal to prevent JFK's assassination. This it does so well, that I

What did you like best about this story?

The combination of a love story, time travel, creation of a time gone by juxtaposed with the various obstacles the

Have you listened to any of Craig Wasson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No but I certainly will in future, his command of accents is superb

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

If at all possible, I would have done

Any additional comments?

Highly recommended

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Worth Every Second

This is the first Stephen Hill novel that I have completely read. And my God. He can write. I know that's no surprise to anybody, ever, but it was my first experience with it. 11.22.63 made me cry, laugh, and had me so thoroughly engrossed that the 30 hrs. flew by. I loved his explanation of time travel, I loved the harmonies. And Jake (George) was an amazing character. Craig Wasson did a phenomenal job with the narration. Maine and Texan accents, impersonations of Kennedy, different ages, and female characters were all covered and covered well. The whole experience gave me absolute chills.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Ok

Overall, I really enjoyed this but it got a bit tedious at times. Worth it in the end.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved the narrator, really captured the story

My first Steven King novel and I loved it. Story was great, I wouldn’t say lots of twists but definitely a ride and a great story, one I’ll hold onto forever. I just also feel I need to say that it was narrated absolutely beautifully. I’ve often not gone past the first chapter in some audiobooks because the narration doesn’t work. I’m actually going to look at more stories narrated by the same person I enjoyed his reading so much. I grew up with an elderly teacher who would read novels for hours and put on all the accents and voices, get right into it- even jump up and stomp on the ground yelling and this narrator took me back to lying on the carpet at primary school and listening to those stories, the main reason I enjoyed books so much growing up was how they were read to me. Thank you Mr King for writing a beautiful book and thank you Mr Wasson for your amazing reading of this story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Awesome story that kept me intrigued

Great story of time travel and the butterfly effect. I enjoyed the characters and couldn't stop listening. The narrator did a spectacular job

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

You can 'smell & taste' the past!

A great yarn indeed and worth every dime, penny or drachma. My first foray into Stephen King’s world and loved it. It must have been very hard to write to keep the thread working for he has so many balls in play, making it believable would not have been easy but he does. Great fun for any baby boomer who wants a totally different slant on what did, didn’t or might have taken place in Dallas all those years ago. Great read too which makes it a bonus.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Enthralling Narration

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would definately recommend this book. It has kept me interested from the start. I walk with my audio books and find I am walking further and further just to keep listending.

What does Craig Wasson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The Narrator's voice reminds me of Nicolas Cage's voice, smooth and soothing. He brings words to life and I think I may have put a hard copy of this book down sooner if I was just reading it.

Any additional comments?

Use Craig Wasson for other narrations! He was excellent and brought Mr King's story to life. He made me feel like I was watching a movie.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable book

Not a great King fan but like the premise of time travel so thought I would give it a try. Thoroughly enjoyed it and was sorry when it finished. Have recommended it to friends.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

loved it

it took me a while to get through this marvellous tale as I could only listen in short bursts but despite the stop start nature of my usage, i found each time i picked it up i was able to "fall" back into it with ease. I love this story. I so enjoyed the crazy, wonderful idea; it's one I'm sure MANY have entertained in their private thoughts "What if he missed and the President survived...? ; What if...?" over the years. Everything Stephen King does has value but it's his quirky imagination and his ability to find an idea that somehow resounds, connects with humans in a very real way and the way he puts that existential horror surrealist slant on it that I just love! He writes the books I would love to say I'd written myself. Thanks boss, love your work!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

I enjoyed it very much!

Any additional comments?

This was well worth a credit. The characters were great, the premise interesting and the narrator did a fabulous job. It did lag a bit in the middle, but picked up again. I definitely recommend this book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!