Known for his ability to breathe life into any book he lends his audio skills to, dale is the proud narrator. Albeit more benign than an ambien addiction, its pretty terrible. Truly great narrators are a rare and wondrous thing. My first audiobook was life on air by sir david attenborough, read by sir david attenborough. Actually anything read by him is a winner and he was narrating audio books before it was cool. Good narration can elevate already fantastic books to new levels. Discover narrators youll love listening to on audible. Please share your favorite actornarrated audiobooks in comments. I started the audio for mistborn because the books were long and i was afraid that i was going to take a long tim to read it. Shes done a great job and ill definitely be on the lookout for more books narrated by her. As for books, barbara rosenblat is an industry superstar. Strangely this childrens book seems right up her alley. Considered one of the best audiobook narrators by far, jim dales audio credentials are staggering.
It also provided us an opportunity to start sharing with each other. As it is, you have to do a lot of research just to find. It won a spot in the guinness world records for the most character voices in an audiobook. I produce english voice overs for a huge range of projects including audio. Nice enough list but any top narrator audiobook list that does. The best audiobooks on youtube on greatest audio books. Three audio books with great narrators carnegie library. This exploding market makes it imperative for authors and publishers to get books into audio form and on the most popular platforms audible amazon and itunes.
A total of 5 audiobooks in 25 categories, from classics to erotica, business to paranormal, and every genre for every age. Check out their amazing performances of diverse books from ya to classics to science fiction. It is also a great way to multitask, especially for those of us who cant read a paperback book or do a crossword puzzle while behind the wheel so, all of us. Best audiobooks to listen to right now readers digest. The best audiobooks of all time, according to listeners bookbub. Its a pleasure to recommend her book audiobook narrator. There have been numerous discussions about whether listening to books is the same as reading books. Dont let a bad reader ruin your audiobook experience. Enter amazon s audiobook creative exchange acx, which connects audiobook narrators with books to narrate. The best audiobooks to break out during your next long trip.
Our first speaking of audiobooks column carried the subtitle, its all about the narrator and was a general discussion of romance audiobooks. A timely dystopian novel, atwoods classic explores womens rights. Acx is s audiobook creation exchange and is a place for authors to post their books and short stories and for narrators to audition for them. Theres 224, to be e xact, and according to the record, actor roy doltrice gives each of them a distinct and distinguishable voice.
Like other publishing services youll find at amazon createspace for printondemand books, cds and dvds. Will grayson because not only do i love that book, he was the first audio reader that i absolutely fell in love with. Below is an audiobook narrators list of some of my favourite narrators, and by general consensus, some of the top audiobook narrators and the most famous audiobook narrators. But, fortunately, reading books isnt the only way to consume them. The 35 best audiobooks for 2020 great audiobooks for a. Best audiobook narrators the narrator hall of fame. However i would suggest that the following should all be considered for the title. Like so many others have said before, the story is great, the narratorsactors are great, but the skipping and jumping in the audio is terrible. Today i want to add the following people to my list of mystery book narrators who help bring a book to life. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized. How to get started narrating audiobooks steve marvel. Planning to give an audible subscription to someone as a gift and want to recommend some good titles.
The 5 best audiobook narrators in my humble opinion casey stepaniuk feb 9, 2018. The awardwinning and muchloved robin miles is a hugely prolific audiobook performer. But colin farrell as narrator might just give you the push you need. When it comes to narrators preparing books for recorded narration, a theme emerged from the tips we were accumulating for our roundup. The spectator bird by wallace stegner read by the late great edward herrmann. The best audio book narrators it has been about a year now since i started listening to audio books in earnest. This audiobook playlist includes free, full length original. Stephen fry and jim dale both read the harry potter series with. Please list the narrator in the comments field when you enter your book. Perhaps it would be useful to make a numbered list of the narrators of these books in the comments. Just look for the listen icon on the goodreads book page.
The best audiobook narrators of all time so far kobo news. Brilliance audio was founded in 1984 with a mission to provide a quality listening experience by recording bestselling books and selling them into retail stores at an affordable price. I havent gotten on the band wagon for audio books, but ill try it out, ive already read a couple of these books but it would be cool to listen to a series of unfortunate events. So ive probably listened to as many audiobooks as ive read printed books and ive convinced myself that theres some kind of hypnopedia going on. William shakespeares best and greatest works more titles to come. A farewell to arms by ernest hemingway, narrated by john slattery. I, on the other hand, cannot fall asleep without an audiobook.
Here are the top ten audiobook narrators of all time so far. The 35 best audiobooks for 2020 great audiobooks for a road trip. Davina porter audiobooks audiobook narrator download. American war by omar elakkad, narrated by dion graham.
Great narrators breathe life into a text while infusing each word and punctuation mark with color and. Alan cumming has dazzled audiences for years, and with his boundless energy and lilting brogue, he was a natural fit as an audiobook narrator. As an audiobook, the novel plays like one of the great radio shows of old, thanks to the vocal talents of three topnotch narrators who easily. Davina porter has been enthralling listeners for over twentyfive years with her ability to mine the psychological depths of the characters she reads and bring them convincingly to life. This past weekend, i found myself trudging far out of my way, in the rain, to. Surely many of them in fact have only one narrator.
Narrators just starting should expect to invest more in the process. Always keeping in tone with the books, she does a really great job at keeping the fun in them too. The audio publishers association honors distinction in audiobook and spoken. Hire the best audiobook narrators find top audiobook narrators on upwork the leading freelancing website for shortterm. The worlds 100 greatest books audio collection on 50 cds. Best known for his film roles and being the voice of scar in the lion king. Lots of audiobooks are awardwinning, but this one is also recordbreaking. While well never give up the pleasure of cracking the spine and turning the pages of a great new book, sometimes the audio version just hits the spot. The worlds 100 greatest books audio collection on 50 cds inteliquest learning systems on. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. Her narration was understated in a good way, which made the story extracreepy. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines. Bad narration can turn a perfectly excellent book into a chore to slog through.