The Cinder Spires Audiobooks
Narrated by Euan Morton
Euan Morton narrates Jim Butcher's Cinder Spires series, a steampunk fantasy set in a world where humanity lives in massive Spires, towering above the mist-shrouded surface of the earth. The series features crystal-powered airships, aristocratic houses, talking warrior cats, and magic-wielding warriors called etherealists. Butcher is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files and the Codex Alera novels.
The Aeronaut's Windlass (2015)
Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship Predator, fiercely loyal to Spire Albion in its cold war with Spire Aurora. When his ship is severely damaged in combat, Grimm is offered a proposition from the Spirearch: join a team of agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring Predator. The team includes Guard cadets Gwen Lancaster and Bridget Tagwynn, etherealist Ferus and his assistant Folly, and a warrior cat named Rowl. Together they discover that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come—humanity's ancient enemy, silent for more than ten thousand years, has begun to stir.
"Obie Award winner and Scottish-born Euan Morton narrates this sprawling opening volume of The Cinder Spires with the spirit of a buccaneer and an ear for a couple of dozen different vocal rhythms and dialects from the British Isles. Morton is especially adept at naturally carrying on the conversations between the growling shipmates and the highborn Gwen. Morton keeps the action moving and speaks 'cat' perfectly."
— AudioFile Magazine, December 2015
Warriorborn (2023)
In this novella set between The Aeronaut's Windlass and The Olympian Affair, Lieutenant Benedict Sorellin-Lancaster is summoned by the Spirearch of Spire Albion for a secret mission. Benedict must retrieve something the Spirearch has "misplaced" on the Colony Spire known as Dependence, which has mysteriously cut off all contact with the outside world. His backup consists of three Warriorborn convicts promised freedom if they complete the mission. When the team reaches Dependence, they discover a horrific weapon that could shatter the balance of power among the Spires.
The Olympian Affair (2023) NYT Bestseller
The Spires hover on the brink of open war. Spire Albion stands alone against the overwhelming might of Spire Aurora's Armada and its new secret weapon—one capable of destroying entire Spire populations. A diplomatic mission to Spire Olympia offers the only hope of alliance, but Aurora is determined to provoke an incident. Meanwhile, a powerful Auroran etherealist controls a devastating monster bearing down on Olympia. The fate of the Cinder Spires may be decided by crossed swords, as Captain Grimm and his allies face their greatest challenge yet.
The Olympian Affair debuted as an instant New York Times bestseller upon its release in November 2023.
About Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera, and the Cinder Spires series. A martial arts enthusiast, his résumé includes skills rendered obsolete at least two hundred years ago. He began writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. Visit his official website at jim-butcher.com.