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The perils and rewards of having a public "where's the audiobook?" list
Posted on 2011-12-21 at 17:05 by Sam
I have done a terrible job of categorizing, sorting, and updating my list of missing audiobooks, as the arrival this year of several on my “where’s the audiobook?” list attests. But on the plus side, sometimes folks see the list and let me know that, hey, some of those books are coming. And I get to pass that info along, which is quite fun. So without further adieu, Audible contacted me to let me know about some of the titles they (or someone they know about) has in the works for 2012:
Glory Road by Robert Heinlein – Blackstone Audio is producing, look for it in 2012.
Mark L. Van Name’s Jon & Lobo series – these are currently in production; Books 1-4 will be available at the end of March, and Audible will have the new book on May 1.
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Audiobook release Tuesday: Wild Cards II: Aces High; Eutopia; and Amanda Hocking's My Blood Approves
Posted on 2011-12-20 at 21:15 by Sam
A fairly quiet Tuesday, past the midway part of December. Still, there’s a great new title this week: Wild Cards II: Aces High by Narrated by For Brilliance Audio:
This volume follows a more unified story arc, as The Swarm-Mother infestation approaches Earth, making for a more novel-like feel as opposed to a shared world short story anthology as in the first volume. Daniels does an excellent job on both volumes (so far?), with his Doctor Tachyon and (perhaps even more excellent) Jubil characterizations being both memorable and well done. The first volume had more in terms of socially relevant science fiction, this volume turns up the adventure and “save the world!” stakes a bit. I really do hope Brilliance (and Daniels!) takes on the third volume.
Out yesterday, Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism By Narrated by
Another set of releases today features bestselling self-publishing sensation Amanda Hocking, who is set to start a new series with Tor and Macmillan Audio in 2012. Today, it’s a trio of Audible, Inc. productions, narrated by Hannah Friedman: My Blood Approves, Fate: My Blood Approves, Book 2, and Flutter: My Blood Approves, Book 3.
ALSO OUT TODAY:
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Received: Burning Chrome by William Gibson
Posted on 2011-12-20 at 15:53 by Sam
Also pictured: Fantine, wondering if this audiobook is food, friend, or foe.
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2011 in review, 2 of 4: What I missed.
Posted on 2011-12-19 at 18:26 by Sam
This is the second of four posts looking back at 2011 in science fiction and fantasy audiobooks. I started with my year in listening and continue here with a look into what I missed. Next I’ll gripe at the world with my list of the most missing audiobooks of the year — those books I wanted to listen to but for which there was no audiobook. Lastly, I’ll lay out my picks for the year’s best in science fiction and fantasy audiobooks. But now! What I missed.
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Interview: Robert J. Sawyer on Audible, Triggers, and more
Posted on 2011-12-19 at 16:12 by Sam
Award-winning Canadian science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer is not just the author of a long list of audiobooks (from FlashForward, from which the recent television series was adapted, to his Neanderthal Parallax series Hominids, Humans, and Hybrids, to his most recent series, WWW: Wake, Watch, and Wonder, and several standalone novels besides) he’s also a great fan of audiobooks and of Audible.com, having been a member for over ten years. He’s also narrated several introduction to classic science fiction audiobooks, which is where I first heard his voice. The first story of his I “read” also came via audiobook, that being his excellent short story “You See, But You Do Not Observe” in the John Joseph Adams-edited anthology The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and since then I’ve also enjoyed his WWW series:
Recently, Sawyer announced that four more of his novels would be coming to audiobook:
Yay, Audible.com! Just sold Audible audiobook rights to four more of my novels: the Hugo Award-nominated and Seiun Award-winning Frameshift, the Hugo Award-nominated Factoring Humanity, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award-winning Mindscan, and the Seiun Award-winning Illegal Alien.
Combining this announcement with the knowledge that his next novel, Triggers, was coming soon, I wrote Sawyer and asked him about the audiobook announcement, his favorite audiobooks, and more.
Q: What can you tell us about the new audiobook deal?
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2011 in review, 1 of 4: My year in listening. (70 audiobooks, if you're counting.)
Posted on 2011-12-15 at 20:13 by Sam
This is the first of four posts looking back at 2011 in science fiction and fantasy audiobooks. I’m going to start with my year in listening, continue with a look into what I missed, and then gripe at the world with my list of the most missing audiobooks of the year — those books I wanted to listen to but for which there was no audiobook. Lastly, I’ll lay out my picks for the year’s best in science fiction and fantasy audiobooks. But first! My year in listening.
I have never read as much as I have this year. (But still, I didn’t come anywhere close to The Guilded Earlobe’s 165 audiobooks, even if you count the dozen or so print books I “really” read!) Anyway, categorized by how I “read” them, are the 68 70 audiobooks I have taken in this year, nestled between Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman — which I bought in CD audiobook format at Fry’s Electronics in Houston, TX, and listened to December 2010, if you were curious — and Stellarnet Rebel by J.L. Hilton, which is what I’ll be listening to first thing to start the New Year, as soon as I finish listening to Natania Barron’s Pilgrim of the Sky, which I hope is here in time for the holidays:
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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 capably. (Some fans vociferously disagreed, with different voice characterizations and pronunciations, as well as Lee’s own distinctive pacing and narration style. I was happy with the recording myself in the end, but it shows RH’s commitment to fans of the series to produce book 4 again, providing a continuity of narrator.)
ALSO OUT TODAY: Non-fiction: The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade By Narrated By
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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 really caught my attention. Before I get into what’s coming and in the pipeline, and there’s probably more I’m missing, but there’s at least two other Small Beer Press titles already available in audio:
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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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