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A reddit /r/audiobooks AMA with award-winning narrator Oliver Wyman

Posted on 2012-08-31 at 15:18 by Sam

Hey folks! Over on the reddit /r/Audiobooks community today is award-winning narrator Oliver Wyman for an AMA — which stands for “Ask Me Anything”.

He’s oft-mentioned here and has narrated some of my favorites — so go ask a question!

Posted in regular | Tagged AMA, audiobooks, oliver wyman, reddit

Release Week: Chuck Wendig's Mockingbird, Adam Christopher's Seven Wonders, and Lee Battersby's The Corpse-Rat King

Posted on 2012-08-29 at 14:29 by Sam

Monday’s haul easily crossed the threshhold to put together the “earlier this week” releases, including several Stanislaw Lem novels (including Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age), the much-lauded self-published sf series Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool 1 - 5) By Hugh Howey, and Briarpatch By Tim Pratt (narrated by this blog’s own Dave Thompson). Meanwhile it’s a big Tuesday (August 28, 2012) for Angry Robot on Brilliance Audio.

Mockingbird By Chuck Wendig, Narrated by Emily Beresford for Angry Robot on

Posted in regular, Release Week | Tagged adam christopher, angry robot, chuck wendig, graphicaudio, RA Salvatore, release week, the corpse-rat king

Release Day: Stanislaw Lem, Wool, and Tim Pratt's Briarpatch

Posted on 2012-08-27 at 16:02 by Sam

Well, it’s another off-Tuesday release day well worth a post, as Audible Frontiers has released a long list of science fiction from Stanislaw Lem, including The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age and Mortal Engines Narrated by Scott Aiello and The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy, The Star Diaries: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy, and Peace on Earth Narrated by David Marantz.

Also out today (Monday, August 27) is the much-lauded self-published sf series Wool Omnibus

Posted in regular | Tagged hugh howey, release day, stanislaw lem, the cyberiad, wool

Audible's Beachcomber Sale

Posted on 2012-08-27 at 15:53 by Sam

The complete list of 25 Beachcomber Sale titles has now been revealed, after this somewhat strange “follow the clues” sale placed 5 books on sale for $6.95 each day for 5 days. The prices will stick around until August 31, and here are the SF/F titles:

• 1984: New Classic Edition By George Orwell, Narrated by Simon Prebble — Length:11 hrs and 26 mins
• Brave New World By Aldous Huxley, Narrated by Michael York — Length:8 hrs and 5 mins
• Ex-Heroes By Peter Clines, Narrated by Jay Snyder and Khristine Hvam — Serie

Posted in regular | Tagged audible, sales

Release Week: Returns to Ringworld and Shannara

Posted on 2012-08-21 at 19:54 by Sam

The release week of Tuesday August 21 brings another chapter to two classic series, one sf and one fantasy, along with an intriguing horror title.

Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld By Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, Narrated by Tom Weiner for Blackstone Audio — Series: Ringworld, Book 5 — Length:9 hrs and 54 mins —”The explosive finale to the Ringworld and the Fleet of Worlds series… For decades, the spacefaring species of known space have battled over the largest artifact - and grandest prize

Posted in regular, Release Week | Tagged edward m lerner, larry niven, release week, ringworld, shannara, terry brooks, victor lavalle, wards of faerie

Release Week: Caliban's War; Joe Haldeman's None So Blind; Ken Scholes's Antiphon; Michael J. Sullivan's Heir of Novron; and more

Posted on 2012-08-15 at 15:09 by Sam

While the release week for Tuesday August 14 is a bit quiet for concurrent new releases — again it’s the “Seen But Not Heard” list of Nick Mamatas’s Bullettime, collections from Kij Johnson and Jeffrey Ford, and some others which drive my thoughts on the week — there’s a sizable list of previously released books in audio for the first time, including a highly-anticipated sequel and a collection of stories by Joe Haldeman being the most intriguing audiobooks this week, with additional picks being Ken Scholes

Posted in regular, Release Week | Tagged caliban's war, heir of novron, james sa corey, joe haldeman, ken scholes, michael j sullivan, release week

Untitled

Posted on 2012-08-12 at 15:07 by Sam

Currently listening to: The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan, read by Suzy Jackson for Neil Gaiman Presents.

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Another Audible.com members-only sale: 2 for 1

Posted on 2012-08-10 at 19:59 by Sam

Audible’s having another members-only 2-for-1 sale through August 14. Listed by author last name, here are the titles which catch my eye:

• The Scar By Sergey Dyachenko and Marina Dyachenko, translated by Elinor Huntington, Narrated by Jonathan Davis for Audible Frontiers — Length:15 hrs and 17 mins — Release Date:02-28-12
• The Magician King: A Novel By Lev Grossman, Narrated by Mark Bramhall for Penguin Audiobooks — Length:15 hrs and 48 mins — Release Date:08-09-11 — one of my favorite audiobooks, sequel to

Posted in regular | Tagged audible.com, sales

New source for audiobooks reviews: Salon's "The Listener"

Posted on 2012-08-10 at 16:32 by Sam

A fledgeling 3 weeks old, Salon’s new column The Listener looks to be something to keep an eye on. In this week’s column, Laura Miller (author of The Magician’s Book) lends an ear to Heidi Julavit’s The Vanishers and Laura Groff’s Arcadia, both high-end “genre in the mainstream” titles from a bit earlier this year. Check it out!

Posted in regular | Tagged reviews, salon, the-listener

Release day: some Recorded Books titles come a bit earlier than expected

Posted on 2012-08-09 at 14:04 by Sam

I wasn’t expected this to arrive until September 1, but Recorded Books has just released a very anticipated fantasy audiobook: Heir of Novron: Riyria Revelations, Book 3 By Michael J. Sullivan, Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds — Length:31 hrs and 49 mins:

On the heels of Theft of Swords: Riyria Revelations, Book 1 (March) and Rise of Empire: Riyria Revelations, Book 2 (May), both wonderfully narrated by Reynolds: “A rising star in the fantasy genre, Michael J. Sullivan has built an ardent following for his

Posted in regular | Tagged michael j sullivan, recorded books, release day, the heir of novron, the riyria revelations, tim gerard reynolds