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I just need to add that when Steven Pacey is voicing Glokta's inner monologuing, he doesn't have the lisp like when he's actually speaking. Blew my mind when i realized and truly shows how amazing of a narrator Pacey is. I mention this to most people who've listened to First Law, and people are always blown away when they realize it as well. Steven Pacey is on a whole other level.
I listening between 15 to 20 audiobooks on audible per year. I like everything Micheal Kramer does, but I think my favourite was Nick Podehl narrating Wise Man's Fear.
100% agree, Kramer is so so good. Nick Podehl narrating Kingkiller Chronicles is masterful. Just finished listening to them for the fourth time and blown away at how talented he is
Project Hail Mary was a audiobook I listened to when I drove 2 minutes to the grocery store, I had to put in as much time as possible, it was so hard to stop listening to it.
James Marsters does such a good job on the Dresden Files series. He brings such emotion to Harry Dresden, especially in the later books. Also, Toby Longworth is amazing in all the Warhammer 40k books he does. I'm on the last Guant's Ghost book, and I love them all.
I just started listening to the first dresden book, I like the story so far but I found his writing of women really cringy, does this improve over the span of the first book (or is the story worth it to a point where I should push through)?
@Lorenz398 yes, definitely. The stories are more local detective stories the 1st 2 or 3 books before expanding in scope. They have 2 of the best villains to me. Dresden ends up working with Marcone, unwilling, when the stakes get higher. I get the cringy part. Dresden does come off as somewhat misogynistic early on. He knows this and even kinda gives himself grief layer on about it. The thing is the emotional part of the character just builds each story and Marsters does such a great job with it. The doubt, uncertainty, and pain he feels later really comes across. The 3rd book is when it really starts to take off. Even Butcher admits the 1st 2 were him finding himself as a writer. Book 2 is a werewolf story that's ok, but it introduces recurring characters. Stick with it.
Congrats on the 400th video! You do amazing work and you have the best editing of any fantasy channel I've seen - thank you for the amazing audiobook recommendations!
Just a small comment about the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. The radio show is actually the original source material that aired in '78 in a series of episodes that were then later turned into a book in '79 because of how popular and well received the radio show was. There is a snippet added to a lot of the radio show repositories explaining some of the making of the original radio shows and how chaotic Douglas Adams and the rest of the actors were in putting together the series!
They're somewhat hard to track down now, but Douglas Adams also recorded audiobooks of the books in the Hitchhiker's series, and they are absolutely marvelous! Worth a listen for sure.
First law audiobook is GOAT for me. I've finished the first trilogy and now i'm reading "The Heroes" and what can I say...Bremer Dan Gorst, if you know you know.
I’m so glad that I’m not the only person who reads along and listens to books at the same time. I love the tern “immersion.” I’ve never heard that expression before. Thanks for all the good info and advice!
Some of my favorites: Colin Mace - Bloodsworn Trilogy by John Gwynne; Stephen Pacey - First Law by Joe Abercombie; Michael Page - Gentleman Bastards by Scott Lynch; Andy Serkis - LOTR; Simon Vance - Millenium Series by Steig Larson, Dune by Frank Herbert; Michael and Kate - WoT and the Cosmere; Wil Wheaton - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline; Tim Gerard Reynolds - Red Rising Series by Peirce Brown; Suzy Jackson - How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps by Andrew Rowe, Skyward Series by Brandon Sanderson; Samual Roukin - Sun Eater by Christopher Ruocchio; Rosamund Pike - WoT by Robert Jordan
The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba narrated by Andrea Parsneau - one of the best narrators I've come across. Literraly listened to her 12 books in a row and never got bored. The amount of different voices she does is incredible.
I think anyone who's reading The Wandering Inn *without* the audiobooks is REALLY missing out! Parsneau is OUTSTANDING! Those characters not only have different accents, each species has distinct ways of speaking. Keeping track of SO MANY different characters and all of the different species must be incredibly difficult!
Oh at last! Someone else. I thought it was just me! The way she said “Dalinar” like an 80 year old woman! I’m afraid as a British woman, I need my audiobook read in English, NOT American. It’s like reading American text with different spellings, punctuation and grammar - ohhhhh it does grate!!!
I really want a Dresden adult animated show with Marsters as Dresden. It would be amazing. DCC is pretty much my favorite narration ever. The only ones I would add is the combo of NK Jemisin and Robin Miles for both the Broken Earth trilogy and the Great Cities duology. Broken Earth are probably better books overall, but Robin goes to town in Great Cities; one of my favorite villain narrations ever.
Totally agree on the Phil Dragash version of LotR. You mentioned it on a previous audiobook video you made so I tracked it down. Really phenomenal. Uses music from the movies and some sound effects that actually add to the experience unlike graphic audio productions where you can barely hear the narration.
Love audiobooks, and love this video! Red Rising, First Law and any Neil Gaiman is fantastic in audiobook form :). I definitely want to check out Harry Potter, Project Hail Mary and Riyria Revelations!
My 2 favorite audiobooks are “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” written by George RR Martin (readers call it “Dunk & Egg”). It’s narrated by Harry Lloyd who played Daenerys’ brother Viserys II Targaryen in Game of Thrones. Also, the narrator of “The Witcher” series, Peter Kenney, is AMAZING. The sheer number of different voices and personalities for all the many characters and sometimes monsters is unmatched in my opinion.
The family Corleone is my number 1 favorite audiobook….Bobby Cannaval did a phenomenal job with the narration….. this book is so underrated…. The Godfather is my second favorite with Joe Mantegna doing a great job pulling you in….
I’m on the second book of The Gentleman Bastards thanks to you good sir! I shall save this video for later for I seem to enjoy any book you are enthused about! 💕
I'm finishing listening to my first audiobook, and it's Project Hail Mary. I chose a random book from my TBR to try a new format for myself, and it's great! I love the experience! Thank you for other great recommendations!
What a great first audio book to start on. I Honestly think Project Hail Mary should be consumed as an audio book first for obvious reasons. (not to spoil anything for those that haven't read / listened to it)
Thanks for the recommendations. I really like when you let us know if the books are grim or uplifting, since I’m nowadays avoiding the grimmer ones. ☺️
I often listen to audiobooks on the 45-1hr drive back up to my parents every week for work on the weekends and have loved the mushoku Tensei audiobook.
Love Riyria!! I love going back to Royce and Hadrian. I listened to The Rise of the Ranger on Audible it was great! The Echoes Saga is a new favorite for me.
Thanks, Graphic Audio sounds promising! I hate Micheal Kramer‘s narration and he really ruined Way of Kings for me. It’s a pity as Stormlight Archives are such chunky books they take forever to get through without being able to listen to the audio. I still havent got around to RoW so I will check it out on Graphic Audio!
@@SuperPuddingcat I've not listened to Kramer for the first 3 Stormlight books, but I honestly prefer listening to him over Kate Reading, her voice goes through my head like a drill. She's so dry and monotone and robotic, it literally kills me. At least Kramer's voice is unique enough and he can do multiple voices without making me cringe, Kate can't do other voices if her life depended on it. Way of Kings sounds amazing by Graphic Audio, it's probably why the book is my favourite book of all time. I will warn you, the Graphic Audio Audiobooks do tend to skip a lot of description, it prioritises dialogue more to make it sound like actually conversations, so there won't be any "he said" or "she said", you'll recognise the voices and be able to easily know who's talking, also the mucis and sound effects never fails to give me chills. They're quite expensive and sold in parts, I'm sure there are other ways of listening to them cough cough
@@SuperPuddingcat I'd still recommend trying out the first 3 books. Maybe it's just because I really didn't like RoW, but I felt like the first 3 books were produced better. The price is pretty steep, so you can always pirate it first to try it out. I loved them so much I actually paid for them afterwards.
This is a fun and delightful video- thank you so much for it!!!!! 🎉 Some of my favorite audiobooks are: anything by Agatha Christie, read by Hugh Fraser and Richard Armitage; Little Eve by Catriona Ward, read by Carolyn Bonnyman; the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman (Dirk Maggs), read by a full cast; Far, Far Away by Tom McNeal, read by W. Morgan Sheppard; The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich, read by Charlotte Parry and Christian Coulson; and The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward, read by Christopher Ragland!!! Your content always puts a smile on my face 😀: the editing, the colorful 🌈 images, the background music, the in-depth, fun repartee... I absolutely LOVE it!!!!! 💗 Keep the fabulousness coming, and until next time!!!!! 🌌🎆😎
This is an EXCELLENT recommendation list. Audiobook recommendation lists found online tend to feel like they are simply favorite book lists. You are SO on point focusing on the best sff narrators out there. Steven Pacey consistently amazes me, he really is the goat. I can also second your recommendations of Ray Porter's Hail Mary Project (if you love Ray, listen to Bobiverse!!!), Tim Curry reading Sabriel (also a childhood favorite of mine), and James Masters in Dresden Files (he's a big portion of why I got through the first few books and read the whole series). I'm looking forward to some of these new recommendations, and you got yourself a subscriber. Hope you make more audiobook content!
My guess why it isn't here is because you listened to Nick's version of the Kingkiller chronicles, but Rupert Degas is why I have listened to KKC 13 times in a row, he is absolutely amazing, great range and you can barely tell it's him on some characters.
Great list! If I was to add another Scifi in there, I'd definitely recommend the Bobiverse Trilogy by Denis E. Taylor. Great balance of action and humor
MY HOF Audiobooks 1. Superpowerds Year 4 Drew Hayes 2. United as One (i am number 4) Pitticus Lore 3. Words of Radiance Brandon Sanderson 4. Morning Star - Pierce Brown 5. Recursion - Blake Crouch 6. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline.
I’ve been listening to The Warlord Chronicles lately and the narrator of that series Jonathan Keeble has been absolutely stellar, dude scares me sometimes with how intense his performance gets lol
Two sort of tangents to some of your suggestions 1.) The Blacktongue Thief is narrated by Christopher Buehlman (the author of Between Two Fires) and does this Irish like accent despite being American and 2.) Tim Curry does an absolute incredible job on A Series of Unfortunate Events
The first couple books of the Dresden Files had some recording quality issues but those go away after a couple of books. And James Marsters is amazing.
Jonathan Keeble narrating Bernard Cornwell's "Warlord Chronicles" (aka "The Arthur Books") and Jefferson Mays narrating James SA Coreys "The Expanse" series are my two favorites.
Project Hail Mary was indeed a very good listen for me. Enjoyed the atmosphere the narrator has created. I can also recommend "The Dispatcher" by John Scalzi, narrated by Zachary Quinto. Short listen but worth your time with great, unique idea enhanced by awesome narration.
My recent favorite audiobook narration was for The Shadow of the Wind. Absolutely enchanting, the narrator really captures the naïveté of the main character and the eerie vibes of Barcelona. So much so that while listening to the sequels I kept thinking that I wanted the original narrator back. An all time favorite for me is Pet Sematary narrated by Michael c hall. Idk if it’s because I was so used to his voice from watching Dexter over the years. he has a soothing and haunting voice that really brought out the agony and heartbreak of the main character
IT read by Steven Weber is incredible. There are so many characters and so much dialogue in that book and he has a distinct voice for every character. Dude knocked it out of the park! Highly recommend. 40 hours of listening pleasure!
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik has the perfect narrator for the main character, if it ever gets a movie adaptation I’ll be comparing the actress to the narrator. She IS the character.
I’m a Jim Dale fan as that’s the only one I’ve listened to… as for audio books I love… I really love the audio dramas done by focus on the family for Narnia! These are some of my faves to listen to!
I LOVED listening to the entire Hitchiker's Guide series. I've been thinking of First Law and Red Rising as new series to start, and this has helped solidify that choice.
Great recommendations especially Andy Serkis narrating The Lord of the Rings. Graphic Audio is sometimes a little hit or miss, but I really enjoyed their version of the Stormlight Archives and the Kate Daniels series.
I am on the 4th book of John Gwynne's The Faithful and the Fallen series, and I finished most of the books on audio. Definitely worth listening to the audio. I think the narrator also did the Empire of the Vampire series.
For me the holy trilogy of audiobooks narrators are Steven Pacey, Jeff Hays and the narrators of the Discworld books Nigel Planer and Steven Briggs, both equally awesome!
I can not stop listening to Project Hail Mary! I listen to new books all of the time, but I always end up listening to Project Hail Mary when I'm shopping or going to sleep. It's become a comfort for me.
Michael Kramer goes HARD in Stormlight Archive. He was like a totally different narrator to me just coming off listening to Wheel of Time by him and Kate.
These sound like great suggestions, I’ll be adding most of these to my audible wish list! I do wish you included more female authors though - only 3/22 recommendations had female authors & Madeline Miller’s was the only name that was mentioned in the video (Claudia Gray & JK Rowling weren’t named). Would love to see more women in the future!
Pacey is the GOAT. Best audiobooks of all time hands down. Project Hail Mary is probably my favorite book of the last ten years and the audiobook is a big reason for it. Phenomenal story with heart and a stirring performance. I just finished Serkis’ renditions of LotR and they are really wonderful. Although the Treeebeard chapter in two towers was a bit rough with him going for the realism to perhaps too much of a degree. I just finished the first Dresden book and it was wonderful. Looking forward to splicing those into my schedule when I need a fun and quick listen. I am listening to Mistborn right now which is my first Michael Kramer book and I have to say I feel the same as you do. He certainly is professional and does a fine job but it is definitely not up to part with the evolution of audiobooks in recent years. Lastly, one series I would add is the recent recoding of the Hunger Games by Tatiana Maslany. Fabulous performance all around.
I have a hard time reading novels these days since audiobooks seem so much more efficient since I can do something else while I listen. I've basically stopped listening to music on the road entirely since a good book is better imo.
You have some great recommendations on here. I completely agree with you on Between Two Fires. It deserves much more love. Thanks for mentioning the Neil Gaiman situation. It was such a gut punch to hear about, and I feel like most BookTubers are pretending it didn’t happen.
You’ve gotta check out daisy jones and the six! It’s presented as a documentary interview with band members. And each character has their own narrator. Fantastic! Also shout out to graphic audio
I love and agree with so many of these. I do want to mention that Andrea Parsneau's narration of The Wandering Inn audio books is amazing. She deserves to be high up on this list.
The Game of Thrones narrated by Roy Dotrice were amazing because he did so many different voices. Except for how he changed the pronunciation of Brienne between books, they were perfect.
My favourite audiobooks and narrators are - Mountain man with R.C. Bray The Luminaries with Mark Meadows Mr Mercedes with Will Patton The North water with John Keating Burial Rites with Morven Christie The lies of Loche Lamora with Michael Page Perfume with Sean Barrett
I am surprised you didn’t mentioned the name of the wind- Nick Poedehl. Recommendations: one hundred years of solitude- John Lee Don Quixote-George Guidall Carrion Comfort-Mel Foster, Laura Merlington A gentleman in Moscow-Nicholas Guy Smith To kill a mockingbird- Sissy Spaceck Among others….
My preferred version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is the BBC radio broadcasts. It’s so good. And The First Law through the Age of Madness has been incredible. Great selections!
I'm very surprised that you don't have KKC on here. Specifically (for me) Nick Podhells narration is god tier. A lot of people seem to like the UK narration as well, but for me Nick's is just so damn good and comfy.
Fantastic video! So often I listen to a reviewer, and I still want them to mention if he or she think the book would work in the audio format. So this is perfect. AND, couldn’t agree with you more the red rising is done to perfection in an audio and first law. Especially Glokta….wow 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Dude, I’ve listened to the entire First Law series and standalone books several times. The writing is excellent but Steven Pacey is an absolute treasure. I can’t understand why he isn’t used more by top authors. I’m currently listening to The Way of the Renegades by Steve D Wall only because Pacey is narrating. It’s pretty good so far. Lastly, I truly hope someone brings Abercrombie’s characters to the small screen, live action or animated, very soon.
okay I am stopping mid video because Steve West is one of my top favs, and I just had the honor/privildge of listening to "The West Gate" which is coming out in a few days by now. There are a lot of times as much as I adore him, I feel that the work falls a little flat to give him teh credit I think he deserves. but THAT book, That book is what I've been waiting YEARS for. It allows him room for the dramatic, but also has a sense of levity/ snarkiness and has an INSANE cast size that really allows him to show off his character work abilities that normally only pop up in 'sillier' works. Thanks for the heads up on that one-- it sounds fascinating! Sandman is one of the few multicast that I've ever REALLY fell entirely for. THeir take on LOcke and Key was how I knew that. For star wars--- anything by Jonthan Davis, another top fav of mine. Sabriel is on my eventual TBR
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Let me know your favorite audiobooks!
I just need to add that when Steven Pacey is voicing Glokta's inner monologuing, he doesn't have the lisp like when he's actually speaking. Blew my mind when i realized and truly shows how amazing of a narrator Pacey is. I mention this to most people who've listened to First Law, and people are always blown away when they realize it as well. Steven Pacey is on a whole other level.
+1 for Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Plus 100- for real Jeff hays ruins audio books for me… he’s that amazing
Yeah I even had a hard time with James mf-ing Masters after Jeff
The only problem with those is they are so short. Doesn't feel worth it to spend the money or audible credit on an 11 hour story.
@@dash4800 First of all, they are, in order:
13:31
11:28
16:54
18:03
23:33
26:46
Second, they are all worth it.
Jeff Hays the GOAT!
I listening between 15 to 20 audiobooks on audible per year. I like everything Micheal Kramer does, but I think my favourite was Nick Podehl narrating Wise Man's Fear.
Great choice
I really like Rupert Degas narrating The Wise Man's Fear! I got into audiobooks through Rupert's narrations.
100% agree, Kramer is so so good. Nick Podehl narrating Kingkiller Chronicles is masterful. Just finished listening to them for the fourth time and blown away at how talented he is
I was very mixed on The Wise Man’s Fear, but his narration carried me though the book to the end, great stuff!
I LOVE Nick Podehl with those books.
Project Hail Mary was a audiobook I listened to when I drove 2 minutes to the grocery store, I had to put in as much time as possible, it was so hard to stop listening to it.
Ray Porter was just incredible. All the sound effects were great too.
James Marsters does such a good job on the Dresden Files series. He brings such emotion to Harry Dresden, especially in the later books. Also, Toby Longworth is amazing in all the Warhammer 40k books he does. I'm on the last Guant's Ghost book, and I love them all.
I just started listening to the first dresden book, I like the story so far but I found his writing of women really cringy, does this improve over the span of the first book (or is the story worth it to a point where I should push through)?
@Lorenz398 yes, definitely. The stories are more local detective stories the 1st 2 or 3 books before expanding in scope. They have 2 of the best villains to me. Dresden ends up working with Marcone, unwilling, when the stakes get higher. I get the cringy part. Dresden does come off as somewhat misogynistic early on. He knows this and even kinda gives himself grief layer on about it. The thing is the emotional part of the character just builds each story and Marsters does such a great job with it. The doubt, uncertainty, and pain he feels later really comes across. The 3rd book is when it really starts to take off. Even Butcher admits the 1st 2 were him finding himself as a writer. Book 2 is a werewolf story that's ok, but it introduces recurring characters. Stick with it.
Marsters IS Dresden. I will never be able to read one without his voice in my head. 🔥
I really wish Marsters could re-record the first 3 books. They seem low effort when compared to the masterful performance of the later books.
Congrats on the 400th video! You do amazing work and you have the best editing of any fantasy channel I've seen - thank you for the amazing audiobook recommendations!
The Bill Hodges Trilogy by Stephen King is truly a work of art in Audio book form. Narrated by Will Patton.
Just a small comment about the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. The radio show is actually the original source material that aired in '78 in a series of episodes that were then later turned into a book in '79 because of how popular and well received the radio show was. There is a snippet added to a lot of the radio show repositories explaining some of the making of the original radio shows and how chaotic Douglas Adams and the rest of the actors were in putting together the series!
They're somewhat hard to track down now, but Douglas Adams also recorded audiobooks of the books in the Hitchhiker's series, and they are absolutely marvelous! Worth a listen for sure.
First law audiobook is GOAT for me. I've finished the first trilogy and now i'm reading "The Heroes" and what can I say...Bremer Dan Gorst, if you know you know.
Bro I'm so jealous you're reading it for the first time
loving the dresden files series and the audio makes it even better!
I'm not usually an audiobook person, but Andy Serkis narrating LOTR? I feel like that's a plan for next road trip.
So happy you mentioned Circe. Perdita Weeks’ narration is enchanting.
I’m so glad that I’m not the only person who reads along and listens to books at the same time. I love the tern “immersion.” I’ve never heard that expression before. Thanks for all the good info and advice!
I speed up the audio and pound my way through so many books this way.
oh actually i do it when on a re-read
@@erenjeager6583 I oddly find it easier to retain a little sped up. The most I usually do is 2X speed.
Amazing timing, I was literally looking for audio books these last couple days. This is great!
Same
Some of my favorites: Colin Mace - Bloodsworn Trilogy by John Gwynne; Stephen Pacey - First Law by Joe Abercombie; Michael Page - Gentleman Bastards by Scott Lynch; Andy Serkis - LOTR; Simon Vance - Millenium Series by Steig Larson, Dune by Frank Herbert; Michael and Kate - WoT and the Cosmere; Wil Wheaton - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline; Tim Gerard Reynolds - Red Rising Series by Peirce Brown; Suzy Jackson - How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps by Andrew Rowe, Skyward Series by Brandon Sanderson; Samual Roukin - Sun Eater by Christopher Ruocchio; Rosamund Pike - WoT by Robert Jordan
Wheaton was also really good on Red Shirts.
Absolutely love Peter Kenny reading the Witcher series. Some of the first audiobooks I listened to and I still think about them.
Yes!!!! He is such an amazing narrator!
The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba narrated by Andrea Parsneau - one of the best narrators I've come across. Literraly listened to her 12 books in a row and never got bored. The amount of different voices she does is incredible.
I think anyone who's reading The Wandering Inn *without* the audiobooks is REALLY missing out! Parsneau is OUTSTANDING! Those characters not only have different accents, each species has distinct ways of speaking. Keeping track of SO MANY different characters and all of the different species must be incredibly difficult!
@@jessezigg She is amazing and deserves all the credit in the world. She should get an award for her Antinium voice alone. Phenominal!
I can't be the only one who can't stand the way Kate Reading reads in the Stormlight Archive?
You're not alone! I eventually got use to it, but it annoyed me for a long time
Oh at last! Someone else. I thought it was just me! The way she said “Dalinar” like an 80 year old woman!
I’m afraid as a British woman, I need my audiobook read in English, NOT American. It’s like reading American text with different spellings, punctuation and grammar - ohhhhh it does grate!!!
Tim Gerard Reynolds nails the Cycle of Arawn and Cycle of Galand, he captures the author's humor perfectly, its like listening to a movie.
He’s also excellent in the Riyria books by Michael Sullivan. I love those books too.
@@chd8318 The whole Daylax thing in the Galand series had me laughing my ass off
I really want a Dresden adult animated show with Marsters as Dresden. It would be amazing. DCC is pretty much my favorite narration ever. The only ones I would add is the combo of NK Jemisin and Robin Miles for both the Broken Earth trilogy and the Great Cities duology. Broken Earth are probably better books overall, but Robin goes to town in Great Cities; one of my favorite villain narrations ever.
Totally agree on the Phil Dragash version of LotR. You mentioned it on a previous audiobook video you made so I tracked it down. Really phenomenal. Uses music from the movies and some sound effects that actually add to the experience unlike graphic audio productions where you can barely hear the narration.
Love audiobooks, and love this video! Red Rising, First Law and any Neil Gaiman is fantastic in audiobook form :). I definitely want to check out Harry Potter, Project Hail Mary and Riyria Revelations!
My 2 favorite audiobooks are “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” written by George RR Martin (readers call it “Dunk & Egg”). It’s narrated by Harry Lloyd who played Daenerys’ brother Viserys II Targaryen in Game of Thrones.
Also, the narrator of “The Witcher” series, Peter Kenney, is AMAZING. The sheer number of different voices and personalities for all the many characters and sometimes monsters is unmatched in my opinion.
The family Corleone is my number 1 favorite audiobook….Bobby Cannaval did a phenomenal job with the narration….. this book is so underrated….
The Godfather is my second favorite with Joe Mantegna doing a great job pulling you in….
I’m on the second book of The Gentleman Bastards thanks to you good sir! I shall save this video for later for I seem to enjoy any book you are enthused about! 💕
My favorite way to read a book is reading a physical copy while listening to the audiobook. First Law was crazy good
Totally agree with new The Wheel of Time audiobook!
Glad I'm not the only one!
I'm finishing listening to my first audiobook, and it's Project Hail Mary. I chose a random book from my TBR to try a new format for myself, and it's great! I love the experience! Thank you for other great recommendations!
What a great first audio book to start on. I Honestly think Project Hail Mary should be consumed as an audio book first for obvious reasons. (not to spoil anything for those that haven't read / listened to it)
Thanks for the recommendations. I really like when you let us know if the books are grim or uplifting, since I’m nowadays avoiding the grimmer ones. ☺️
Steven Pacey was just in house of the dragon
The Dresden Files are the best audio books I've ever listened to. Marsters is amazing.
Glad you enjoy them as well! Marsters was definitely the perfect voice for the role
I often listen to audiobooks on the 45-1hr drive back up to my parents every week for work on the weekends and have loved the mushoku Tensei audiobook.
I almost exclusively listen to audiobooks and steven pacey's work is second to none
I strongly agree. It's so good that at times I could swear there is more than one narrator.
Love Riyria!! I love going back to Royce and Hadrian. I listened to The Rise of the Ranger on Audible it was great! The Echoes Saga is a new favorite for me.
Man, you really need to try Graphic Audio's version of Stormlight Archive. Full cast, sound effects and music.
God tier shit
Those are u like anything over ever heard! Have yous heard their Red Rising adaptations? Also God Tier!
Thanks, Graphic Audio sounds promising! I hate Micheal Kramer‘s narration and he really ruined Way of Kings for me. It’s a pity as Stormlight Archives are such chunky books they take forever to get through without being able to listen to the audio. I still havent got around to RoW so I will check it out on Graphic Audio!
@@SuperPuddingcat I've not listened to Kramer for the first 3 Stormlight books, but I honestly prefer listening to him over Kate Reading, her voice goes through my head like a drill. She's so dry and monotone and robotic, it literally kills me. At least Kramer's voice is unique enough and he can do multiple voices without making me cringe, Kate can't do other voices if her life depended on it.
Way of Kings sounds amazing by Graphic Audio, it's probably why the book is my favourite book of all time.
I will warn you, the Graphic Audio Audiobooks do tend to skip a lot of description, it prioritises dialogue more to make it sound like actually conversations, so there won't be any "he said" or "she said", you'll recognise the voices and be able to easily know who's talking, also the mucis and sound effects never fails to give me chills. They're quite expensive and sold in parts, I'm sure there are other ways of listening to them cough cough
@@SuperPuddingcat I'd still recommend trying out the first 3 books. Maybe it's just because I really didn't like RoW, but I felt like the first 3 books were produced better. The price is pretty steep, so you can always pirate it first to try it out. I loved them so much I actually paid for them afterwards.
This is a fun and delightful video- thank you so much for it!!!!! 🎉 Some of my favorite audiobooks are: anything by Agatha Christie, read by Hugh Fraser and Richard Armitage; Little Eve by Catriona Ward, read by Carolyn Bonnyman; the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman (Dirk Maggs), read by a full cast; Far, Far Away by Tom McNeal, read by W. Morgan Sheppard; The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich, read by Charlotte Parry and Christian Coulson; and The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward, read by Christopher Ragland!!! Your content always puts a smile on my face 😀: the editing, the colorful 🌈 images, the background music, the in-depth, fun repartee... I absolutely LOVE it!!!!! 💗 Keep the fabulousness coming, and until next time!!!!! 🌌🎆😎
This is an EXCELLENT recommendation list. Audiobook recommendation lists found online tend to feel like they are simply favorite book lists. You are SO on point focusing on the best sff narrators out there. Steven Pacey consistently amazes me, he really is the goat. I can also second your recommendations of Ray Porter's Hail Mary Project (if you love Ray, listen to Bobiverse!!!), Tim Curry reading Sabriel (also a childhood favorite of mine), and James Masters in Dresden Files (he's a big portion of why I got through the first few books and read the whole series).
I'm looking forward to some of these new recommendations, and you got yourself a subscriber. Hope you make more audiobook content!
Rosamund Pike is just something else, she blew me away within the first minute. Big fan and I soooo hope she will narrate ALL "Wheel of time" books :)
My guess why it isn't here is because you listened to Nick's version of the Kingkiller chronicles, but Rupert Degas is why I have listened to KKC 13 times in a row, he is absolutely amazing, great range and you can barely tell it's him on some characters.
Great list!
If I was to add another Scifi in there, I'd definitely recommend the Bobiverse Trilogy by Denis E. Taylor. Great balance of action and humor
MY HOF Audiobooks
1. Superpowerds Year 4 Drew Hayes
2. United as One (i am number 4) Pitticus Lore
3. Words of Radiance Brandon Sanderson
4. Morning Star - Pierce Brown
5. Recursion - Blake Crouch
6. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline.
I’ve been listening to The Warlord Chronicles lately and the narrator of that series Jonathan Keeble has been absolutely stellar, dude scares me sometimes with how intense his performance gets lol
Two sort of tangents to some of your suggestions 1.) The Blacktongue Thief is narrated by Christopher Buehlman (the author of Between Two Fires) and does this Irish like accent despite being American and 2.) Tim Curry does an absolute incredible job on A Series of Unfortunate Events
I've been waiting for another audiobook video.🤙
The first couple books of the Dresden Files had some recording quality issues but those go away after a couple of books. And James Marsters is amazing.
The Witcher audiobooks anyone 🤔......no, just me then
Peter Kenny is awesome!
Jonathan Keeble narrating Bernard Cornwell's "Warlord Chronicles" (aka "The Arthur Books") and Jefferson Mays narrating James SA Coreys "The Expanse" series are my two favorites.
Project Hail Mary was indeed a very good listen for me. Enjoyed the atmosphere the narrator has created. I can also recommend "The Dispatcher" by John Scalzi, narrated by Zachary Quinto. Short listen but worth your time with great, unique idea enhanced by awesome narration.
The Dispatcher and Lock In are two great Scalzi series.
World War Z is a fantastic audiobook. The cast is amazing. Mark Hamill, Martin Scorsese, Alan ALda, Jeri Ryan, Rob Reiner, Bruce Boxleitner and more.
My recent favorite audiobook narration was for The Shadow of the Wind. Absolutely enchanting, the narrator really captures the naïveté of the main character and the eerie vibes of Barcelona. So much so that while listening to the sequels I kept thinking that I wanted the original narrator back.
An all time favorite for me is Pet Sematary narrated by Michael c hall. Idk if it’s because I was so used to his voice from watching Dexter over the years. he has a soothing and haunting voice that really brought out the agony and heartbreak of the main character
I would add The Murderbot Diaries to that list. You can't read the books without hearing the voice of Kevin R Free after. So good
IT read by Steven Weber is incredible. There are so many characters and so much dialogue in that book and he has a distinct voice for every character. Dude knocked it out of the park! Highly recommend. 40 hours of listening pleasure!
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik has the perfect narrator for the main character, if it ever gets a movie adaptation I’ll be comparing the actress to the narrator. She IS the character.
This was a brilliant segment!!! Thank you for guiding me on my first audiobooks and getting to dive into new stories/worlds.
I’m a Jim Dale fan as that’s the only one I’ve listened to… as for audio books I love… I really love the audio dramas done by focus on the family for Narnia! These are some of my faves to listen to!
I LOVED listening to the entire Hitchiker's Guide series. I've been thinking of First Law and Red Rising as new series to start, and this has helped solidify that choice.
Roy dotrice's narration of ASOIAF is probably my favorite of all time
Great recommendations especially Andy Serkis narrating The Lord of the Rings. Graphic Audio is sometimes a little hit or miss, but I really enjoyed their version of the Stormlight Archives and the Kate Daniels series.
Phil Dragash's LOTR really is the peak of audiobooks. It weaves in the music and sound effects perfectly, and he is soooo good at all the voices.
I am on the 4th book of John Gwynne's The Faithful and the Fallen series, and I finished most of the books on audio. Definitely worth listening to the audio. I think the narrator also did the Empire of the Vampire series.
Andrea Parsneau does amazing with the Wandering Inn. One of the most talented narrorators I've ever heard. ❤
For me the holy trilogy of audiobooks narrators are Steven Pacey, Jeff Hays and the narrators of the Discworld books Nigel Planer and Steven Briggs, both equally awesome!
I can not stop listening to Project Hail Mary! I listen to new books all of the time, but I always end up listening to Project Hail Mary when I'm shopping or going to sleep. It's become a comfort for me.
Michael Kramer goes HARD in Stormlight Archive. He was like a totally different narrator to me just coming off listening to Wheel of Time by him and Kate.
I was looking forward to this!
I think one of the best audio books I've ever heard is One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest narrated by actor John C. Reilly, truly amazing!
It’s Dungeon Crawler Carl. That’s it.
The best!
Also glokta doesn’t have a lisp in his inner monologue. Nice touch
These sound like great suggestions, I’ll be adding most of these to my audible wish list! I do wish you included more female authors though - only 3/22 recommendations had female authors & Madeline Miller’s was the only name that was mentioned in the video (Claudia Gray & JK Rowling weren’t named). Would love to see more women in the future!
Lincoln in the Bardo is probably my favorite
Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell read by Jonathan Keeble is my favorite.
bros pulling a rothfuss and not realeasing his wise man's fear summary. Great video tho!
Pacey is the GOAT. Best audiobooks of all time hands down.
Project Hail Mary is probably my favorite book of the last ten years and the audiobook is a big reason for it. Phenomenal story with heart and a stirring performance.
I just finished Serkis’ renditions of LotR and they are really wonderful. Although the Treeebeard chapter in two towers was a bit rough with him going for the realism to perhaps too much of a degree.
I just finished the first Dresden book and it was wonderful. Looking forward to splicing those into my schedule when I need a fun and quick listen.
I am listening to Mistborn right now which is my first Michael Kramer book and I have to say I feel the same as you do. He certainly is professional and does a fine job but it is definitely not up to part with the evolution of audiobooks in recent years.
Lastly, one series I would add is the recent recoding of the Hunger Games by Tatiana Maslany. Fabulous performance all around.
Currently listening to Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn narrated by Andrew Wincott and they are stellar!
I have a hard time reading novels these days since audiobooks seem so much more efficient since I can do something else while I listen. I've basically stopped listening to music on the road entirely since a good book is better imo.
You have some great recommendations on here. I completely agree with you on Between Two Fires. It deserves much more love.
Thanks for mentioning the Neil Gaiman situation. It was such a gut punch to hear about, and I feel like most BookTubers are pretending it didn’t happen.
I highly recommend Wandering Inn. The narrator is super talented and has such distinct voices you won't be ever confused who is who.
You’ve gotta check out daisy jones and the six! It’s presented as a documentary interview with band members. And each character has their own narrator. Fantastic!
Also shout out to graphic audio
Rosamund Pike's Wheel of Time is AMAZING!!!!!!
Before I watch this, I have to say the Joe Abercrombie books are the best audio books.
Agreed!
Highly recommend the Warhammer audiobooks about the adventures of Gotrek and Felix! The narrator is a genius.
Empire of the vampire and Empire of the Damned ,the First Law series and the Lord of the Rings by Andy Serkis were all excellent.
I love and agree with so many of these. I do want to mention that Andrea Parsneau's narration of The Wandering Inn audio books is amazing. She deserves to be high up on this list.
The Game of Thrones narrated by Roy Dotrice were amazing because he did so many different voices. Except for how he changed the pronunciation of Brienne between books, they were perfect.
My favourite audiobooks and narrators are -
Mountain man with R.C. Bray
The Luminaries with Mark Meadows
Mr Mercedes with Will Patton
The North water with John Keating
Burial Rites with Morven Christie
The lies of Loche Lamora with Michael Page
Perfume with Sean Barrett
Cradle by Will Wight is one of the best audiobook series I've gone through.
Honestly any series is made better when Travis Baldree narrates it.
I am surprised you didn’t mentioned the name of the wind- Nick Poedehl.
Recommendations: one hundred years of solitude- John Lee
Don Quixote-George Guidall
Carrion Comfort-Mel Foster, Laura Merlington
A gentleman in Moscow-Nicholas Guy Smith
To kill a mockingbird- Sissy Spaceck
Among others….
Crime and Punishment narrated by Anthony Heald. That’s the correct answer for best ever
So glad you mentioned Riyria revelations. It’s one if my favs and underrated I feel.
Dresden Files are my favourite audiobooks of all time, but Stormlight, First Law, Red Rising, and LOTR are absolutely amazing too
Stephen Fry all day every day. Also I will listen to anything Rupert Degas narrates. He KILLS it on KKC
I agree with so many of these! I’m 2/3 of the way through Sabriel right now and Tim Curry totally blows my mind! So much love 💕
My preferred version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is the BBC radio broadcasts. It’s so good. And The First Law through the Age of Madness has been incredible. Great selections!
RuneScape music in the background? Let’s go
I'm very surprised that you don't have KKC on here. Specifically (for me) Nick Podhells narration is god tier. A lot of people seem to like the UK narration as well, but for me Nick's is just so damn good and comfy.
Love Nick Podehl! “Drink your drink!” He does a great job with those books
Fantastic video! So often I listen to a reviewer, and I still want them to mention if he or she think the book would work in the audio format. So this is perfect. AND, couldn’t agree with you more the red rising is done to perfection in an audio and first law. Especially Glokta….wow 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Dude, I’ve listened to the entire First Law series and standalone books several times. The writing is excellent but Steven Pacey is an absolute treasure. I can’t understand why he isn’t used more by top authors. I’m currently listening to The Way of the Renegades by Steve D Wall only because Pacey is narrating. It’s pretty good so far.
Lastly, I truly hope someone brings Abercrombie’s characters to the small screen, live action or animated, very soon.
In Spanish, The name of the wind and Wise Man's Fear narrated by Raul Llorens its amazing
okay I am stopping mid video because Steve West is one of my top favs, and I just had the honor/privildge of listening to "The West Gate" which is coming out in a few days by now. There are a lot of times as much as I adore him, I feel that the work falls a little flat to give him teh credit I think he deserves. but THAT book, That book is what I've been waiting YEARS for. It allows him room for the dramatic, but also has a sense of levity/ snarkiness and has an INSANE cast size that really allows him to show off his character work abilities that normally only pop up in 'sillier' works. Thanks for the heads up on that one-- it sounds fascinating!
Sandman is one of the few multicast that I've ever REALLY fell entirely for. THeir take on LOcke and Key was how I knew that.
For star wars--- anything by Jonthan Davis, another top fav of mine.
Sabriel is on my eventual TBR