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bythepowerofboobs t1_j20nk0o wrote

Let me recommend Steven Pacey. I just finished the First Law trilogy and Pacey blew me away with his skill at making each character unique.

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SlightSupermarket533 t1_j20q1m9 wrote

Seconded. He only gets better in the standalone books. It makes it hard to listen to older stuff I have with mediocre or bad narrators for sure.

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diviledabit t1_j20soom wrote

I've recently finished the second first law trilogy and went straight into one of his other series and was soooooo disappointed that Pacey isn't narrating them.

He is, by far, the greatest audio book narrator I have ever listened to.

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Impressive-Box9151 t1_j22fteg wrote

If you haven't listened to Luke Daniels, please go sample his work. I am going to go check out the series you've mentioned, but let me tell you what... I loved reading the Iron Druid Chronicles (urban fantasy), but after listening to Daniels' narration, simply reading the books is not enough. He's amazing.

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diviledabit t1_j22h8gc wrote

Will do. What book do I start with?

You start the first law with The Blade Itself.

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Impressive-Box9151 t1_j22hy7v wrote

Hounded is the first book in IDC. It did take him a couple books to fully develop, but absolutely worth every second.

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AceCups1 t1_j20uqb9 wrote

Came here to mention Steven Pacey. Might be the best narrator out there right now.

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g29fan t1_j217qbe wrote

Same. Listened to the First Law series multiple times just for his narration. Absolutely spectacular performance.

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Maximus361 t1_j212dn5 wrote

Yes! His various accents are a very creative way to give characters more individuality. It makes the experience way better than if I read it myself. It almost feels like listening to a movie with a full cast! I remember one book having French, German, Russian, Spanish, British, and Scottish accents all in one book, simply amazing!

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Serethe t1_j23l0ws wrote

He's so damn good. His characterisations combined with the fact that Joe Abercrombie is so good at writing each perspective in a different voice makes those audio books some of my favourite things ever.

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aidz_drumz t1_j2521jo wrote

Agree with this wholeheartedly. This man should get whatever the audio narration equivalent of an Oscar is. I absolutely love his work on the First Law series.

Others that also do an excellent job on many good titles are Simon Vance, Kate Reading/Michael Kramer, John Lee, Michael Page, Nick Podehl (if you're into the LitRPG style he mostly does), Orlagh Cassidy and Rupert Degas. Recently got a book series done by Andrea Parsneau. She took a bit of getting used to, but now she's grown on me.

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