Free Audiobooks: Shakespeare's Tempest and a Mermaidish Story

Two audiobooks are available for free from SYNC this week (through June 5th).

The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
A storm rages. Prospero and his daughter watch from their desert island as a ship carrying the royal family is wrecked. Miraculously, all on board survive. Plotting, mistaken identities, and bewitching love follow as the travelers explore the strange place of spirits and monsters.

This is one of my favorite Shakespearean comedies (not necessarily ha-ha funny, but it doesn't end in a bloodbath like most Shakespearean tragedies or histories). Please check it out. (Follow along with the No Fear version here; download the text from Project Gutenberg here.)

Of Poseidon
by Anna Banks
Galen, prince of the Syrena [mermaids/mermen], is sent to land to find a girl he’s heard can communicate with fish and after several encounters with her Galen becomes convinced Emma holds the key to his kingdom.

To get either audiobook (or both!) start at the download page.

You'll need to install the OverDrive® Media Console™ first, but the page walks you through that. The audiobooks have download buttons below the green sync-head thing in the third column of the page.

Enjoy!