Question 1

Is Sonsoo free?

Accepted Answer

Sonsoo is a small, hand-built library and free for members. Listening is invitation only; join the waitlist and we'll reach out when a place opens.

Question 2

What kind of books are on Sonsoo?

Accepted Answer

Public-domain travel and exploration writing about Mongolia and Central Asia: the journals of medieval envoys, missionaries, explorers, and naturalists, many with no modern audio edition anywhere else.

Question 3

How are the books narrated?

Accepted Answer

Each title is cleaned by hand from its original public-domain source and narrated end to end for unhurried, long-form listening.

Question 4

How do I get an invitation?

Accepted Answer

Leave your email on the waitlist. Invitations are sent by hand as places open up.

A quiet audiobook library of Mongolia & Central Asia

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Seven centuries of the same territory

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