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Random House Audio releases a new production of George R. R. Martin's A Feast for Crows, this time narrated by Roy Dotrice

Posted on 2011-12-15 at 16:07 by Sam

Well, this one catches me flat-footed and flabbergasted as to how I missed knowing about it ahead of time, but Random House Audio has released a new production of A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 4 by George R.R. Martin, this time narrated by the narrator of the original productions of books 1, 2, 3, and 5, Roy Dotrice:

In 2005, a scheduling conflict kept Dotrice from narrating the original production, A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book IV, for which John Lee filled in quite

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The Guilded Earlobe picks its Top 20 Audiobooks for 2011

Posted on 2011-12-15 at 15:39 by Sam

Link: The Guilded Earlobe picks its Top 20 Audiobooks for 2011

And there’s a bunch, bunch that I didn’t get to this year — I’ve loved following Bob’s reviews and look forward to discussing audiobooks with him in 2012 as well. One of the reasons I picked up The Passage was its appearance on his 2010 list, and I’m sure I’ll get to at least a few of the audiobooks on his 2011 list along the way in 2012. But there’s no way I can keep up with his overall listening — 165 audiobooks? REALLY!?

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Iambik Audiobooks also has some Small Beer Press titles in production

Posted on 2011-12-14 at 21:20 by Sam

When putting together my notes for my post about ChiZine Publications titles coming to audio, I noticed that Iambik Audiobooks — a fantastic independent publisher which is really putting out some great short and medium length titles — also had recently published a title from (speaking of fantastic and independent) Small Beer Press. That title is Couch by Benjamin Parzybok, but (with absolutely no offense meant to Parzybok!) it’s the fact that a relationship between Small Beer and Iambik is building which

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The Guilded Earlobe reviews Rhiannon Frater's The First Days

Posted on 2011-12-14 at 14:44 by Sam

Link: The Guilded Earlobe reviews Rhiannon Frater's The First Days

“Genre: Zombie Apocalypse. Quick Thoughts: The First Days is an action filled, fast paced tale of a Zombie Apocalypse, that gives its props to Romero but also adds its own unique spin on the genre. Despite having my next few audiobook selections mapped out, I was very tempted to start the next book in the trilogy, Fighting to Survive, right away.”

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Audiobook release Tuesday: Two from Neil Gaiman Presents; Elizabeth Hand's "Generation Loss"; Tom Clancy; "The Leopard"; "The Broken Ones"; and "Rebellion"

Posted on 2011-12-13 at 20:49 by Sam

Neil Gaiman Presents returns today with two new audiobooks. The first is Viriconium By M. John Harrison Narrated by Simon Vance. It’s the second Harrison audiobook for Gaiman’s line, after Light, and with a big-time narrator in Vance (The Prestige, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Interview with the Vampire, The Third Reich, Casino Royale, The Steel Remains) to boot. A few words from Neil on Viriconium: ”Viriconium is three novles and a short story collection, spanning much of M. John Harrison’s illustrious

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The Guilded Earlobe reviews A. Lee Martinez's MONSTER

Posted on 2011-12-12 at 17:56 by Sam

Link: The Guilded Earlobe reviews A. Lee Martinez's MONSTER

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Posted on 2011-12-10 at 01:31 by Sam

Received: Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, narrated by Scott Brick for Macmillan Audio, Jan 3, 2012: “83 years after the last thinking machines were destroyed in The Battle of Corrin, great changes are brewing that will shape and twist all of humankind. … [A] riveting science fiction epic that explores the growing contest between Reason and Faith.” Audio excerpt available at the link.

Also pictured: Link, stoically observing the desert that is an area rug.

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Audible.com release day: John Crowley's "Little, Big"

Posted on 2011-12-10 at 00:48 by Sam

Oh boy. I’ve been waiting for this one so long that I forgot I was waiting for it — and then, here it is: Little, Big: or, The Fairies’ Parliament written and narrated by John Crowley for Blackstone Audiobooks — this 1981 modern fantasy novel was hailed as “A book that all by itself calls for a redefinition of fantasy.” by Ursula K. Le Guin, it won the 1982 World Fantasy Award and was nominated for that year’s Nebula, Hugo, BSFA, and Locus Award, it’s, well, a novel I’ve wanted to come to audiobook for a

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Audible.com release day: Drew Bowling's The Tower of Shadows, Peter F. Hamilton's A Quantum Murder, Anno Dracula, and Larry Niven's Destiny's Road

Posted on 2011-12-08 at 17:30 by Sam

First: The Tower of Shadows (2006) By Drew Bowling Narrated by Paul Boehmer For Audible, Inc. — praised by both Terry Brooks and R.A. Salvatore, Bowling’s 2006 debut is described as: “From the boundless imagination and talented pen of a young storyteller springs the fabulous first novel in a major new epic fantasy series. Steeped in the traditions of its classic forebears, yet boldly original in its vision and sense of wonder, The Tower of Shadowsswells with heroism, sings with enchantment, and carries the

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Audible.com release day: The Postmortal: A Novel by Drew Magary

Posted on 2011-12-08 at 04:15 by Sam

This is the debut novel for Magary, published by Penguin in the US earlier this year: “Imagine a near future where a cure for aging is discovered and - after much political and moral debate - made available to people worldwide. Immortality, however, comes with its own unique

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