The Lady Janies (1 - 3) - Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows Audiobook

Written by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Read by Katherine Kellgren, Fiona Hardingham, Sophie Amoss
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

My Lady Jane

Katherine Kellgren – Narrator

Series: The Lady Janies
Publisher: HarperCollins
Awards: Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
Release date: June 7, 2016
Duration: 13:46:43

This comical, fantastical, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey is “an uproarious historical fantasy that’s not to be missed”

In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind YA fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an even more reluctant queen, a noble steed, and only a passing resemblance to actual history—because sometimes history needs a little help.

At sixteen, Lady Jane Grey is about to be married off to a stranger and caught up in a conspiracy to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But those trifling problems aren’t for Jane to worry about. Jane gets to be Queen of England.
Like that could go wrong.

“Joan Aiken or Terry Pratchett this ain’t, but the lightweight, gleefully anachronistic comedy will entertain with its cast of likable heroes and buffoonish villains.”

My Plain Jane

Fiona Hardingham - Narrator

Series: The Lady Janies
Publisher: HarperTeen
Awards: Best Fiction for Young Adults
Release date: June 26, 2018
Duration: 10:11:07

Move over, Charlotte Brontë. The authors of My Lady Jane are back with an irreverent spin on Jane Eyre—a tale of mischief, romance, and supernatural mayhem.

You may think you know the story, Penniless orphan Jane Eyre begins a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester—and, Reader, she marries him. Or does she?

Prepare for an adventure of Gothic proportions, in which all is not as it seems, a certain gentleman is hiding more than skeletons in his closets, and one orphan Jane Eyre, aspiring author Charlotte Bronte, and supernatural investigator Alexander Blackwood are about to be drawn together on the most epic ghost hunt this side of Wuthering Heights.

“Fiona Hardingham’s upbeat, animated narration is perfectly suited to this tongue-in-cheek retelling of JANE EYRE. With obvious affection for the source material, the authors turn the classic into a farcical adventure featuring Jane Eyre, but the Bronte siblings, the Duke of Wellington, and some very real ghosts. It’s a clever update that offers more modern–if more supernatural–explanations for both Jane and Mr. Rochester’s behavior. Hardingham brings the story to life with aplomb; using a variety of accents and voices for the large cast of characters and a knowing tone for the frequent asides on the abysmal state of women’s rights in the pre-Victorian era, pop culture, and more. Silly, delightful fun.”— AudioFile

My Calamity Jane

Sophie Amoss – Narrator

Series: The Lady Janies
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release date: June 2, 2020
Duration: 13:33:31

Welcome to 1876 America, a place bursting with gunslingers, outlaws, and garou—better known as werewolves.

And where there are garou, there’re hunters: the one and only Calamity Jane, to be precise, along with her fellow stars of Wild Bill’s Traveling Show, Annie Oakley and Frank “the Pistol Prince” Butler.

After a garou hunt goes south and Jane finds a suspicious-like bite on her arm, she turns tail for Deadwood, where there’s talk of a garou cure. But rumors can be deceiving—meaning the gang better hightail it after her before they’re a day late and a Jane short.

“The book’s thrilling plot is driven by a brilliantly clever, collective narratorial voice that frequently intercedes with historical tidbits, witty asides, and political statements ranging from critiquing America’s lack of gun control laws to the shameful genocide and violent displacement of Native Americans. While most of the characters are white, the story does include two Lakota characters and a protagonist who comes out as queer. Full of twists, turns, and laugh-out-loud humor, this tongue-in-cheek feminist alternative history is impossible to put down. A thrilling alternative history that sparkles with wit and charm. (Fantasy. 13-18)”—Kirkus Reviews

P.S. – The Mary’s are coming “sometime”.