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I work overnights once a week, where I'm buy myself for 12 hours. I usually listen to music and podcasts while doing this, but this week I decided to give audible a try. I downloaded Ready Player One, only to discover it was read by Wil Wheaton, and while I like that guy as a personality, I don't particularly care for his voice, and don't want him reading to me for several hours.

So I returned that and got The Martian. Holy crap, the guy reading this is amazing. I don't know who you are, R C Bray, but you're a hell of a good audiobook reader, I'll listen to you narrate anything.


Anyone else here have any favorite audiobooks they can recommend?

The audible version of Soon I Will Be Invincible is fantastic, if you'd enjoy a deconstruction/reconstruction of the super hero genre.

psst, wanna buy some audiobooks?

http://www.audible.com/pd/Teens/A-T...f=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1457043554&sr=1-1

http://www.audible.com/pd/Teens/Mag...f=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1457043586&sr=1-1

Sorry for the crass commercialism. But these are literally the only audiobooks I've ever listened to--so they're the only ones I can recommend

AshburnerX said:

The audible version of Soon I Will Be Invincible is fantastic, if you'd enjoy a deconstruction/reconstruction of the super hero genre.

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I've already read that with my eyes, like some neanderthal, but it's a fantastic book and one of my favorites. Austin Grossman's also worked on some good video games.

Dresden Files is read by James Marsters, and is also a fantastic book series in it's own right.

The Reckoner's trilogy by Brandon Sanderson also has a fantastic reader.

I agree about The Martian. Matt Damon was awesome, but not as awesome as the audio book to me.

Dei said:

I agree about The Martian. Matt Damon was awesome, but not as awesome as the audio book to me.

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This guy is the superior Mark Watney.

I like that Bill Bryson narrates his own books, two favorites are In a Sunburned Country and At Home.

Ravenpoe said:

Anyone else here have any favorite audiobooks they can recommend?

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Most of the ones I've listened to came in Humble Bundles. They're not available there anymore, but should be through audible or elsewhere. The ones I liked:

True Grit
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
On a Pale Horse
War Horse
Dalek Empire (Doctor Who audio drama)

Also, if you can find the Neverwhere audio drama that the BBC made, that is excellent as well.

figmentPez said:

Also, if you can find the Neverwhere audio drama that the BBC made, that is excellent as well.

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It's actually re-airing. I don't remember how long they'll keep it on the site for though.

I'm a big fan of anything Neil Gaiman, especially when read by him. I will, however, highly recommend the BBD dramatized version of Neverwhere:

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I have a similar version of Good Omens, but haven't listened to it yet. Given the source material, I'll be surprised if it isn't stellar as well.

Dei said:

Dresden Files is read by James Marsters, and is also a fantastic book series in it's own right.

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This! 100 times this! James Marsters IS Dresden.

TNM said:

This! 100 times this! James Marsters IS Dresden.

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Okay you sold me. I generally don't like audiobooks, but I'll download one and see how they are.

Dave said:

Okay you sold me. I generally don't like audiobooks, but I'll download one and see how they are.

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Storm Front and Fool Moon are a little shaky, but still good. But even when I read Dresden before listening to it, it's narrated by James in my head.

The denouement of Changes gets me every time.

The only audiobook I own is Tolkien's Children of Hurin, and I got it because it's read by Christopher Lee.
Not sure if it's good for a night shift, but it's a fabulous 8 hours with Christopher Lee's voice!

John Conroe's Demon Accords series is a good audiobook too. When I first listened to it I had to break away from wanting to hear James Marsters voice with EVERY book, but after the first few chapters I was hooked.

WasabiPoptart said:

It's actually re-airing. I don't remember how long they'll keep it on the site for though.

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A James McAvoy fan account tweeted this morning it'll be up for 13 more days.