AudioFile’s SYNC Summer of Listening 2018 promotion for young adults offers 2 free audiobooks per week—1 classic or non-fiction, 1 modern—as free MP3 downloads, usually available worldwide (some titles are subject to geo-restrictions, and this is their final week of the event, from which I hope you’ve found books you’ve enjoyed.
This week’s two selected titles, which have a theme of the rediscovery of strange creatures from times past, available until 7am Eastern Time on July 26th, are as follows:
- Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama, is a standalone young adult paranormal fantasy novel starring a girl attempting to unravel the truth behind her family line, which seems to be afflicted by repeated tragedy dating back to a long-ago decision by a mermaid to leave the sea; read by Katherine Kellgren, from Macmillan Audio, available US, Canada, New Zealand, and selected other regions worldwide (excluding the UK, rest of the Commonwealth, and Europe)
- The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is a classic science fiction adventure novel originally published in 1912, starring the Sherlock Holmes creator’s other famous character Professor Challenger, on an expedition to a hidden plateau in South America where dinosaurs have survived to the present day; read by Glen McCready, from Naxos Audiobooks, available worldwide
Offered as DRM-free MP3s through 7am Eastern Time on July 26th, available in selected countries worldwide (requires installing Overdrive Media console software on your PC, Mac, Android, or iDevice, and you need to finish downloading before the time limit).