Audiobook The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar in the ListenBook app
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Book description
I just finished listening to Sofia Samatar's The Winged Histories and I'm still buzzing. The story is a tight, four-act sweep that follows a soldier, a scholar, a poet and a socialite, all thrown into the maelstrom of a violent rebellion. Each woman is pulled onto a different side of the conflict, and as war erupts her family is torn apart. The tension is palpable: they fear being swallowed by the unwritten pages of history, yet they cling to the sword, the pen, their bodies and voices, fighting not just to survive but to leave a mark.
Samatar's prose is as intoxicating as it is precise. She turns every line into a heartbeat, a rhythm that carries the weight of a world in flux. In the audiobook, the narrator's delivery matches the intensity, giving each character a distinct, vivid presence. The soundscape of battle, whispered scholarly debate, lyrical poetry, and high-society intrigue is layered so that you can feel the chaos and the quiet moments of reflection.
Thematically, the book is a meditation on the power of narrative. It asks whether history remembers only those who wield weapons, or those who write and speak. Samatar shows that the two are inseparable, that the body and the voice are weapons in their own right. Her characters are never one-dimensional; each is driven by a mix of duty, longing, and an unspoken desire to make a difference.
If you're a fan of richly detailed world-building and strong, multidimensional women, this audiobook is a must. It's a concise, gripping narrative that delivers on both emotional and intellectual fronts, and it's presented in a way that keeps you moving from one dramatic scene to the next. Samatar's talent for crafting sentences that feel both intricate and immediate makes The Winged Histories a standout listening experience.
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Edit book data: title, author, cover
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Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
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VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Listening to audio lectures
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Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience
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