Shakespeare Novel Adaptations (Audiobooks) – By Play
This page presents a structured catalogue of novel adaptations or retellings based on Shakespeare’s plays, focusing specifically on editions available as audiobooks.
Each entry is mapped directly to the original Shakespeare play it is derived from, allowing readers to see exactly which works have been adapted into novel form or which novels have been inspired by some of the original plays. The list includes a range of reinterpretations, retellings, and literary expansions, presented as a neutral reference rather than a ranked or reviewed selection.
This catalogue is intended as a listening companion and discovery aid for readers, educators, and researchers interested in Shakespeare’s influence beyond the original plays.
| Title | Based on | Author |
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| Hamlet |
 | Gertrude and Claudius: A Novel | Hamlet | John Updike |
 | Hamlet (John Marsden) | Hamlet | John Marsden |
 | Hamlet is Not OK | Hamlet | R.A. Spratt |
 | Hamlet, Prince of Robots | Hamlet | M. Darusha Wehm |
 | Laertes: A Hamlet Retelling | Hamlet | Carly Stevens |
 | Ophelia | Hamlet | Lisa Klein |
 | Something Rotten | Hamlet | Alan Gratz |
 | The Dead Fathers Club | Hamlet | Matt Haig |
 | The Death I Gave Him | Hamlet | Em X. Liu |
 | The King of Infinite Space | Hamlet | Lyndsay Faye |
 | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle | Hamlet | David Wroblewski |
 | Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel | Hamlet | A. J. Hartley, David Hewson |
| Julius Caesar |
 | Caesar | Julius Caesar | Colleen McCullough |
 | Dictator: A novel | Julius Caesar | Robert Harris |
 | The Ides of March: A Novel | Julius Caesar | Thornton Wilder |
 | The Throne of Caesar | Julius Caesar | Steven Saylor |
| King John |
 | The Autumn Throne | King John | Elizabeth Chadwick |
 | The Summer Queen | King John | Elizabeth Chadwick |
 | The Winter Crown | King John | Elizabeth Chadwick |
| King Lear |
 | A Thousand Acres | King Lear | Jane Smiley |
 | Dunbar | King Lear | Edward St Aubyn |
 | Fool | King Lear | Christopher Moore |
 | Grace | King Lear | Paul Lynch |
 | Learwife: A Novel | King Lear | J. R. Thorp |
 | Private Rites | King Lear | Julia Armfield |
 | The Queens of Innis Lear | King Lear | Tessa Gratton |
 | We That Are Young: A Novel | King Lear | Preti Taneja |
| Macbeth |
 | Wyrd Sisters: (Discworld Novel 6) | Macbeth | Terry Pratchett |
 | All Our Yesterdays: A Novel of Lady Macbeth | Macbeth | Joel H. Morris |
 | As I Descended | Macbeth | Robin Talley |
 | Banquo's Son | Macbeth | T K Roxborogh |
 | Bloodlines | Macbeth | T K Roxborogh |
 | Foul is Fair | Macbeth | Hannah Capin |
 | King Hereafter | Macbeth | Dorothy Dunnett |
 | Lady Macbeth: A Novel | Macbeth | Ava Reid |
 | Lady MacBethad | Macbeth | Isabelle Schuler |
 | Macbeth: A Novel | Macbeth | A. J. Hartley, David Hewson |
 | Macbeth (Nesbo) | Macbeth | Jo Nesbo |
 | Queen Hereafter | Macbeth | Isabelle Schuler |
 | Queen Macbeth: Darkland Tales | Macbeth | Val McDermid |
 | Upon the Corner of the Moon: A Tale of the Macbeths | Macbeth | Valerie Nieman |
| Merchant Of Venice |
 | And After the Fire: A Novel | Merchant Of Venice | Lauren Belfer |
 | Shylock is My Name: The Merchant of Venice Retold | Merchant Of Venice | Howard Jacobson |
 | The Serpent of Venice: A Novel | Merchant Of Venice | Christopher Moore |
| Midsummer Nights Dream |
 | Eyes Like Stars | Midsummer Nights Dream | Lisa Mantchev |
 | Lords And Ladies: (Discworld Novel 14) | Midsummer Nights Dream | Terry Pratchett |
 | Midsummer’s Mayhem | Midsummer Nights Dream | Rajani LaRocca |
| Much Ado About Nothing |
 | Much Ado About Margaret: A Novel | Much Ado About Nothing | Madeleine Roux |
 | Tastes Like Shakkar: A Novel | Much Ado About Nothing | Nisha Sharma |
 | Two Wrongs Make a Right | Much Ado About Nothing | Chloe Liese |
 | Under a Dancing Star | Much Ado About Nothing | Laura Wood |
| Othello |
 | New Boy | Othello | Tracy Chevalier |
 | Die upon a Kiss | Othello | Barbara Hambly |
 | Friend or Foe | Othello | Patrick Jones |
 | I, Iago: A Novel | Othello | Nicole Galland |
 | Iago: A Novel | Othello | David Snodin |
 | Native Son | Othello | Richard Wright |
 | Passing: Penguin Classics | Othello | Nella Larsen |
| Richard III |
 | The Daughter of Time | Richard III | Josephine Tey |
 | The Daughter of Time: Inspector Alan Grant: Book #5 | Richard III | Josephine Tey |
 | The Kingmaker's Daughter | Richard III | Philippa Gregory |
 | The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses | Richard III | Robert Louis Stevenson |
 | The Black Arrow | Richard III | Robert Louis Stevenson |
 | The Kingmaker's Daughter | Richard III | Philippa Gregory |
 | The Ravenmaster’s Secret: Escape from the Tower of London | Richard III | Elvira Woodruff |
 | The Red Queen: A Novel | Richard III | Philippa Gregory |
 | The White Queen | Richard III | Philippa Gregory |
| Romeo And Juliet |
 | Our Violent Ends | Romeo And Juliet | Chloe Gong |
 | These Violent Delights | Romeo And Juliet | Chloe Gong |
 | Bride | Romeo And Juliet | Ali Hazelwood |
 | Fair Rosaline : A Novel | Romeo And Juliet | Natasha Solomons |
 | Juliet Immortal | Romeo And Juliet | Stacey Jay |
 | Juliet | Romeo And Juliet | Anne Fortier |
 | Juliet's Nurse: A Novel | Romeo And Juliet | Lois Leveen |
 | Kinmount : A Novel | Romeo And Juliet | Rod Carley |
 | Noughts & Crosses: A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation | Romeo And Juliet | Malorie Blackman |
 | One For My Enemy | Romeo And Juliet | Olivie Blake |
 | Prince of Shadows : A Novel | Romeo And Juliet | Rachel Caine |
 | Ramón and Julieta | Romeo And Juliet | Alana Quintana Albertson |
 | Romeo and Juliet: A Novel | Romeo And Juliet | David Hewson |
 | Still Star-Crossed | Romeo And Juliet | Melinda Taub |
 | The Hundred Loves of Juliet: An epic reimagining of a legendary love story | Romeo And Juliet | Evelyn Skye |
 | The Last Romeo | Romeo And Juliet | Justin Myers |
 | Warm Bodies: (The Warm Bodies Series) | Romeo And Juliet | Isaac Marion |
| Taming Of The Shrew |
 | Vinegar Girl | Taming Of The Shrew | Anne Tyler |
 | Act Your Age, Eve Brown: A Novel | Taming Of The Shrew | Talia Hibbert |
 | Better Hate than Never | Taming Of The Shrew | Chloe Liese |
 | Dating Dr. Dil: A Novel | Taming Of The Shrew | Nisha Sharma |
 | The Kiss Quotient | Taming Of The Shrew | Helen Hoang |
 | What Not to Do on Vacation: A Slow-Burn, Fake Dating Rom-Com | Taming Of The Shrew | Rachel Magee |
 | You Deserve Each Other | Taming Of The Shrew | Sarah Hogle |
| The Tempest |
 | Prospero's Daughter | The Tempest | Elizabeth Nunez |
 | Hag-Seed | The Tempest | Margaret Atwood |
 | Miranda and Caliban | The Tempest | Jacqueline Carey |
 | The Dream of Perpetual Motion | The Tempest | Dexter Palmer |
 | The Magus | The Tempest | John Fowles |
| Twelfth Night |
 | The Fool's Girl | Twelfth Night | Celia Rees |
 | The Last True Poets of the Sea | Twelfth Night | Julia Drake |
 | The Princess Deception | Twelfth Night | Nell Stark |
 | Twelfth Knight: a YA romantic comedy from the bestselling author of The Atlas Six | Twelfth Night | Alexene Farol Follmuth |
 | Viola in Reel Life | Twelfth Night | Adriana Trigiani |
 | So This Is Ever After | Twelfth Night | F.T. Lukens |
| Winters Tale |
 | The Snow Child | Winters Tale | Eowyn Ivey |
 | The Gap of Time: The Winter’s Tale Retold | Winters Tale | Jeanette Winterson |
 | Exit, Pursued by a Bear | Winters Tale | E.K. Johnston |
 | The Light Between Oceans | Winters Tale | M L Stedman |
| Winters Tale, Merchant Of Venice, Taming Of The Shrew, Alls Well That Ends Well |
 | That Way Madness Lies: 15 of Shakespeare's Most Notable Works Reimagined | Winters Tale, Merchant Of Venice, Taming Of The Shrew, Alls Well That Ends Well | Dahlia Adler |
