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Listeners will be fascinated by these original stories from Hans Christian Andersen—no Disney adaptations here. They’re richly voiced by F. Murray Abraham and enlivened by a cast of acclaimed narrators who add playful differentiation to the many characters. The tales range from the familiar “Thumbelina,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “The Princess and the Pea” to those less well... Read More

Narrator Marisa Calin invites listeners on a journey with Odo and Eleanor. The pair find themselves swept up in a quest that involves an enchanted sword named Biter and a knight named Odo. Odo, unlike Eleanor, has no great dreams of knighthood, but it was Odo who pulled the very haughty Biter from the dried-up riverbed, where he had lain for 300 years. Calin effectively... Read More

This powerful young adult novel introduces listeners to 14-year-old Dita Kraus, a Czechoslovakian Jew who, with her parents, was sent to Auschwitz in December 1943. Through meticulous research, including multiple correspondences with Dita, Antonio Iturbe paints an accurate picture of life in Auschwitz in all its horror. Marisa Calin's narration straightforwardly tells this... Read More

Three narrators deliver a story with a tangle of characters, magic, secrets, multiple points of views, and shifting time periods. Elizabeth Sastre expresses the confidence of Olive, who lives with a supportive family and takes her deafness in hand. Marisa Calin portrays Hazel, making evident her constant anxiety, which relates to her rough past, including homelessness. Saskia... Read More

While this debut audiobook for young adults is a smorgasbord of typical pirate themes, it manages to weave a story listeners will love. Narrator Marisa Calin smoothly manages the romantic adventure with a rhythm and cadence that keep listeners alert and involved. Alosa, who is half-human and half-siren, is a pirate princess. Little does she know when she arranges her... Read More

Narrator Marisa Calin has a marvelous way of interpreting this story's characters--human, animal, and fantastical. Calin expresses Princess Anya's conflicted emotions as she becomes a heroine. Anya's unwillingness to be distracted from her studies is transplanted by horror at her evil stepfather's plans to transform her sister's suitor from a frog to a prince. Facing nonstop... Read More

Marisa Calin returns to deliver the third installment in the Ruby Red Trilogy, in which Gwen finally has a chance to fulfill her destiny. Gwen is one of the time travelers, and the conclusion of this series will see her come into her own, right an old wrong, and figure out her relationship with Gideon, another time traveler. Calin's British accent is at times proper but is... Read More

Narrator Marisa Calin dives enthusiastically into Book 2 of Geir's time-travel trilogy, launched with RUBY RED. Calin portrays the bewilderment of Gwyneth Shepherd, who is designated the final member in the Circle of Twelve, even though her perfectionist cousin, Charlotte, has been groomed for the role for years. Calin delivers an accurate British accent but sometimes misses... Read More