diff --git a/VorleserKit/Package.swift b/VorleserKit/Package.swift
index 3ccd84c..ca8d72c 100644
--- a/VorleserKit/Package.swift
+++ b/VorleserKit/Package.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ let package = Package(
 		.library(name: "BookParser", targets: ["BookParser"]),
 		.library(name: "Storage", targets: ["Storage"]),
 		.library(name: "Synthesizer", targets: ["Synthesizer"]),
+		.library(name: "AudioEngine", targets: ["AudioEngine"]),
 	],
 	dependencies: [
 		.package(url: "https://github.com/weichsel/ZIPFoundation.git", from: "0.9.0"),
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ let package = Package(
 			name: "VorleserKit",
 			dependencies: ["Storage", "Synthesizer"]
 		),
+		.target(
+			name: "AudioEngine",
+			dependencies: ["VorleserKit", "Synthesizer", "BookParser"]
+		),
 		.target(
 			name: "Synthesizer",
 			dependencies: [
diff --git a/VorleserKit/Sources/AudioEngine/AudioEngine.swift b/VorleserKit/Sources/AudioEngine/AudioEngine.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae84a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VorleserKit/Sources/AudioEngine/AudioEngine.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+import Foundation
+import AVFoundation
+import Observation
+import BookParser
+import VorleserKit
+import class Synthesizer.Synthesizer
+
+/// Wraps AVAudioPCMBuffer to allow crossing isolation boundaries.
+/// Safe because buffers are created once and not mutated after construction.
+private struct SendableBuffer: @unchecked Sendable {
+	let buffer: AVAudioPCMBuffer
+}
+
+@Observable
+@MainActor
+public final class AudioEngine {
+	public private(set) var currentPosition: CharacterOffset = 0
+	public private(set) var state: PlaybackState = .idle
+
+	private var avEngine: AVAudioEngine?
+	private var playerNode: AVAudioPlayerNode?
+	private var sentences: [Sentence] = []
+	private var currentSentenceIndex: Int = 0
+	private var synthesizer: Synthesizer?
+	private var book: Book?
+	private var nextBuffer: AVAudioPCMBuffer?
+	private var playbackTask: Task<Void, Never>?
+
+	public init() {}
+
+	public func play(book: Book, from offset: CharacterOffset, using synthesizer: Synthesizer) async throws {
+		stop()
+
+		self.book = book
+		self.synthesizer = synthesizer
+		self.sentences = book.sentences
+
+		guard let startIndex = book.sentenceIndex(containing: offset) ?? sentences.indices.first else {
+			return
+		}
+
+		self.currentSentenceIndex = startIndex
+		self.currentPosition = sentences[startIndex].range.lowerBound
+
+		#if os(iOS)
+		try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, mode: .spokenAudio)
+		try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
+		#endif
+
+		let engine = AVAudioEngine()
+		let player = AVAudioPlayerNode()
+		engine.attach(player)
+
+		let format = AVAudioFormat(standardFormatWithSampleRate: Synthesizer.sampleRate, channels: 1)!
+		engine.connect(player, to: engine.mainMixerNode, format: format)
+		try engine.start()
+		player.play()
+
+		self.avEngine = engine
+		self.playerNode = player
+
+		playbackTask = Task { [weak self] in
+			await self?.playbackLoop()
+		}
+	}
+
+	public func pause() {
+		playerNode?.pause()
+		state = .paused
+	}
+
+	public func resume() {
+		playerNode?.play()
+		state = .playing
+	}
+
+	public func stop() {
+		playbackTask?.cancel()
+		playbackTask = nil
+		playerNode?.stop()
+		avEngine?.stop()
+		avEngine = nil
+		playerNode = nil
+		nextBuffer = nil
+		state = .idle
+	}
+
+	public func skipForward() {
+		guard currentSentenceIndex + 1 < sentences.count else { return }
+		let nextIndex = currentSentenceIndex + 1
+		playerNode?.stop()
+		currentSentenceIndex = nextIndex
+		currentPosition = sentences[nextIndex].range.lowerBound
+		nextBuffer = nil
+
+		playbackTask?.cancel()
+		playbackTask = Task { [weak self] in
+			await self?.playbackLoop()
+		}
+	}
+
+	public func skipBackward() {
+		guard currentSentenceIndex > 0 else { return }
+		let prevIndex = currentSentenceIndex - 1
+		playerNode?.stop()
+		currentSentenceIndex = prevIndex
+		currentPosition = sentences[prevIndex].range.lowerBound
+		nextBuffer = nil
+
+		playbackTask?.cancel()
+		playbackTask = Task { [weak self] in
+			await self?.playbackLoop()
+		}
+	}
+
+	// MARK: - Private
+
+	private func playbackLoop() async {
+		guard let synthesizer, let playerNode else { return }
+
+		while currentSentenceIndex < sentences.count {
+			if Task.isCancelled { return }
+
+			let sentence = sentences[currentSentenceIndex]
+			currentPosition = sentence.range.lowerBound
+			state = .synthesizing
+
+			let buffer: AVAudioPCMBuffer
+			if let prefetched = nextBuffer {
+				buffer = prefetched
+				nextBuffer = nil
+			} else {
+				do {
+					let samples = try synthesizer.synthesize(text: sentence.text)
+					buffer = Self.makePCMBuffer(from: samples)
+				} catch {
+					currentSentenceIndex += 1
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+
+			state = .playing
+
+			let prefetchTask: Task<SendableBuffer?, Never>? = {
+				let nextIdx = currentSentenceIndex + 1
+				guard nextIdx < sentences.count else { return nil }
+				let nextText = sentences[nextIdx].text
+				return Task.detached { [synthesizer] in
+					guard let samples = try? synthesizer.synthesize(text: nextText) else { return nil }
+					return SendableBuffer(buffer: Self.makePCMBuffer(from: samples))
+				}
+			}()
+
+			await withCheckedContinuation { continuation in
+				playerNode.scheduleBuffer(buffer) {
+					continuation.resume()
+				}
+			}
+
+			if Task.isCancelled { return }
+
+			if let prefetchTask {
+				nextBuffer = await prefetchTask.value?.buffer
+			}
+
+			currentSentenceIndex += 1
+		}
+
+		state = .idle
+	}
+
+	private nonisolated static func makePCMBuffer(from samples: [Float]) -> AVAudioPCMBuffer {
+		let format = AVAudioFormat(standardFormatWithSampleRate: Synthesizer.sampleRate, channels: 1)!
+		let buffer = AVAudioPCMBuffer(pcmFormat: format, frameCapacity: AVAudioFrameCount(samples.count))!
+		buffer.frameLength = AVAudioFrameCount(samples.count)
+		samples.withUnsafeBufferPointer { src in
+			buffer.floatChannelData![0].update(from: src.baseAddress!, count: samples.count)
+		}
+		return buffer
+	}
+}
diff --git a/VorleserKit/Sources/AudioEngine/PlaybackState.swift b/VorleserKit/Sources/AudioEngine/PlaybackState.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2da372b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VorleserKit/Sources/AudioEngine/PlaybackState.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+public enum PlaybackState: Sendable {
+	case idle
+	case synthesizing
+	case playing
+	case paused
+}