• Mad_Punda@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    The Scholomance series. I can’t count how many times I’ve listened to those books.

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    The cradle series written by Will Wight, narrated by Travis Baldree. Eastern inspired progression fantasy with fantastic characters and world

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    2 months ago

    Probably Mythos, Heroes, and Troy written and read by Stephen Fry. He writes Greek Mythology in a digestible, entertaining, but still information dense way, and he’s an excellent narrator, of course.

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    2 months ago

    The Hyperion books by Dan Simmons. Hyperion has full cast, the rest doesn’t, but still very high quality narration.

    Honourable mentions:

    • Alastair Reynolds and John Lee collaborations. Lee has the perfect voice and tone for Reynolds’ precise (and somewhat aloof) language.
    • Neil Gaiman books. Gaiman does his own narration, and I can’t imagine his books without his voice.

    Dishonourable mention:

    • John Scalzi, read by Will Wright. Wright reads as if every line in Scalzi’s works was hillarious. Scalzi is a very funny writer, but his books have somber set pieces, and Wright ruins the immersion there.
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        2 months ago

        Sorry; you are right. I never saw that reader with any other authors, so it’s not something that’s really stuck in my memory.