diff --git a/box3_voice/main/cmd_exec.c b/box3_voice/main/cmd_exec.c
index 7a51862..0189c5e 100644
--- a/box3_voice/main/cmd_exec.c
+++ b/box3_voice/main/cmd_exec.c
@@ -488,6 +488,74 @@ static void play_task(void *arg)
     vTaskDelete(NULL);
 }
 
+// ─── Gamebook narration player (async, streamed, interruptible) ──────────────
+// One persistent task plays one WAV at a time, streaming straight from the SD
+// in small chunks (no full-file malloc → any length, RAM-safe). A new request
+// or a stop flag breaks the stream so tapping a choice cuts the narration.
+
+static TaskHandle_t   s_gb_task = NULL;
+static char           s_gb_path[160];
+static volatile bool  s_gb_new  = false;
+static volatile bool  s_gb_stop = false;
+
+static void gb_play_task(void *arg)
+{
+    (void) arg;
+    uint8_t hdr[64];
+    uint8_t buf[2048];
+    for (;;) {
+        if (!s_gb_new) { vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(20)); continue; }
+        char path[160];
+        strncpy(path, s_gb_path, sizeof(path) - 1);
+        path[sizeof(path) - 1] = '\0';
+        s_gb_new  = false;
+        s_gb_stop = false;
+
+        ensure_sd_mounted();
+        FILE *f = fopen(path, "rb");
+        if (!f) { ESP_LOGW(TAG, "gb: open %s failed", path); continue; }
+        size_t hn = fread(hdr, 1, sizeof(hdr), f);
+        wav_info_t wi;
+        if (parse_wav_header(hdr, hn, &wi) != ESP_OK || wi.bits_per_sample != 16) {
+            ESP_LOGW(TAG, "gb: bad/usupported WAV %s", path);
+            fclose(f);
+            continue;
+        }
+        fseek(f, wi.data_offset, SEEK_SET);
+        size_t remaining = wi.data_size;
+        while (remaining > 0 && !s_gb_stop && !s_gb_new) {
+            size_t want = remaining < sizeof(buf) ? remaining : sizeof(buf);
+            size_t got = fread(buf, 1, want, f);
+            if (got == 0) break;
+            size_t written = 0;
+            if (s_spk_handle_local) {
+                i2s_channel_write(s_spk_handle_local, buf, got, &written,
+                                  pdMS_TO_TICKS(500));
+            }
+            remaining -= got;
+        }
+        fclose(f);
+    }
+}
+
+void cmd_exec_play_file_async(const char *path)
+{
+    if (!path || !path[0]) return;
+    strncpy(s_gb_path, path, sizeof(s_gb_path) - 1);
+    s_gb_path[sizeof(s_gb_path) - 1] = '\0';
+    s_gb_stop = true;    // interrupt whatever is playing
+    s_gb_new  = true;    // … and pick up the new clip
+    if (!s_gb_task) {
+        xTaskCreate(gb_play_task, "gb_play", 4096, NULL, 4, &s_gb_task);
+    }
+}
+
+void cmd_exec_stop_play(void)
+{
+    s_gb_stop = true;
+    s_gb_new  = false;
+}
+
 // ─── op=play ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 static esp_err_t exec_play(const cJSON *a)
diff --git a/box3_voice/main/cmd_exec.h b/box3_voice/main/cmd_exec.h
index cebc883..3d7d277 100644
--- a/box3_voice/main/cmd_exec.h
+++ b/box3_voice/main/cmd_exec.h
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ esp_err_t cmd_exec_handle(const char *data, size_t len);
 // Must be called from main.c after speaker_init(), before any CMD arrives.
 void cmd_exec_set_spk_handle(i2s_chan_handle_t h);
 
+// Play a 16 kHz mono 16-bit WAV from the SD asynchronously, streamed in chunks
+// (RAM-safe for long narration) and INTERRUPTIBLE: a new call stops the current
+// clip and starts the new one. Used by the touch gamebook for passage audio.
+void cmd_exec_play_file_async(const char *path);
+
+// Stop the async narration (no-op if nothing is playing).
+void cmd_exec_stop_play(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/box3_voice/main/gamebook.c b/box3_voice/main/gamebook.c
index 1ee14ce..d89496f 100644
--- a/box3_voice/main/gamebook.c
+++ b/box3_voice/main/gamebook.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "bsp/esp-bsp.h"
 #include "lvgl.h"
+#include "cmd_exec.h"   // async WAV narration player
 
 static const char *TAG = "gamebook";
 
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ static void menu_cb(lv_event_t *e);
 // ── Library menu ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 static void show_library(void)
 {
+    cmd_exec_stop_play();   // silence any passage narration
     if (s_book) { cJSON_Delete(s_book); s_book = NULL; s_passages = NULL; }
     ensure_root();
     add_title("Choisis ton histoire");
@@ -147,6 +149,15 @@ static void enter_passage(const char *pid)
     ensure_root();
     add_title(cJSON_IsString(screen) ? screen->valuestring : "");
     add_text(cJSON_IsString(text) ? text->valuestring : "");
+
+    // Narration: play this passage's WAV from the SD if the pack has audio.
+    // Interruptible — tapping a choice cuts it and plays the next passage.
+    const cJSON *wav = cJSON_GetObjectItem(p, "wav");
+    if (cJSON_IsString(wav) && wav->valuestring[0]) {
+        char path[160];
+        snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", GB_DIR, wav->valuestring);
+        cmd_exec_play_file_async(path);
+    }
     int n = cJSON_IsArray(choices) ? cJSON_GetArraySize(choices) : 0;
     if (n == 0) {
         add_button("Revenir au menu", menu_cb, NULL);