French author Jules Verne (1828–1905) was the grand master of science fiction, publishing such notable works as Around the World in Eighty Days, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and The Mysterious Island, as well as many historical fiction adventures.
Ed Sala, an actor and a writer, has won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for his audiobook narrations, including one for Finn by Jon Clinch, and his performance of White Doves at Morning by James Lee Burke was selected by AudioFile as one of the fifteen best audiobooks of the year.