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Topic: Why is it so difficult to find who narrates an audiobook?

Altra_Shadowstalker Posts: 17,553 Registered: Jan 17, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 16,076 User ID: 616,837	Subject: Why is it so difficult to find who narrates an audiobook?
	I'm probably doing it wrong, but google and amazon.com don't seem to advertise who isreading these books to me. I'm reading the Way of Kings and I thought I heard Kim Harrison announced as co-narrator, but can't find that online, nor a bibliography for her. I'm pretty sure this isn't the author Kim! Anyway, isn't it an important detail when purchasing an audio product to know who is performing for you? To me, it would be like buying "the Best of Johnny Cash" and then turning it on to hear Garth Brooks doing cover songs. How hard is it to say, "as read by..." ?? -----signature----- "Goddammit, Swearengen, I don't trust you as far as I could th'ow you, but I enjoy the way you lie." I don't typo often, but when I do, I blame Swype.
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Yossarian_42 Title: RUSH > ALL Posts: 43,073 Registered: Feb 28, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 40,466 User ID: 651,769	Subject: Why is it so difficult to find who narrates an audiobook?
	Use Audible.com as your reference, it lists them and even lets you check out their other work. Also, I happen to know The Way of Kings is narrated by Kate Reading, who does Wheel of Time. -----signature----- If I have burnt my bridges I will walk on water. If you're on the shore, then you're sure not me, oh My seething wrath and urge for blood is fueled by searing hate. I'm X X X bitch, triple X rated.
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Altra_Shadowstalker Posts: 17,553 Registered: Jan 17, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 16,076 User ID: 616,837	Subject: Why is it so difficult to find who narrates an audiobook?
	Oh yeah, she did the Codex Alera books too I believe. I found it hard to adapt to a woman's narration, but she definitely brought me around by the end (except when Bernard was talking "gruffly" to Amara. Something just did not feel right at all about those scenes!!) -----signature----- "Goddammit, Swearengen, I don't trust you as far as I could th'ow you, but I enjoy the way you lie." I don't typo often, but when I do, I blame Swype.
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vn_jurojin Title: Insolent Insomniac Posts: 9,633 Registered: Dec 20, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 9,526 User ID: 559,342	Subject: Why is it so difficult to find who narrates an audiobook?
	I think I've mentioned in another post that I just can't get into a book read by a woman. For some reason a man trying to talk like a woman is more acceptable than a woman trying to talk like a man imo. I'm not sure what that says about me though . -----signature----- (none)
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Altra_Shadowstalker Posts: 17,553 Registered: Jan 17, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 16,076 User ID: 616,837	Subject: Why is it so difficult to find who narrates an audiobook?
	I agree on all counts! I once admitted this to my girlfriend, who repeated it to her friends the first time I met them. Talk about backtracking in a hurry! "No, I'm not a chauvinist, I promise!" -----signature----- "Goddammit, Swearengen, I don't trust you as far as I could th'ow you, but I enjoy the way you lie." I don't typo often, but when I do, I blame Swype.
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