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sonsoflarson t1_j20nven wrote

I just finished The Sandman Vol.1 and I'd love to find more audio books that are as immersive as that one. The ones I heard before would be some boring old guy putting me to sleep, any recommendations?

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bythepowerofboobs t1_j20ob5s wrote

Anything from Graphic Audio is going to have a full cast and production similar to The Sandman.

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OliM9696 t1_j2379zx wrote

listened to the first 3 mistborn books by grahpicaudio. They spoiled me.

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runawai t1_j20st3n wrote

Anything where Neil Gaiman narrates his work is a treat! Neverwhere (not the full voice cast) would be a good place to start.

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sonsoflarson t1_j21ahau wrote

Ya his voice is great for audio books, I've been meaning to check out American Gods or Good Omens.

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runawai t1_j21b4au wrote

The American Gods audiobook is full voice cast, and I really love it. It’s great for road trips!

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PaulBradley t1_j21odtv wrote

There's both available I believe.

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runawai t1_j220uw7 wrote

Oh how perfect! I’ve got some new reading to do! Thank you!

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rocima t1_j21utff wrote

Yes! Came here to say this. Just finishing the magnificent Neverwhere now!

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lamesauce15 t1_j20yww1 wrote

World War Z has an outstanding cast for its audio book.

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Cultural_Elk1565 t1_j21amz8 wrote

Yup, world War z complete cast reading has come to the very top of my listen list! I listen to a lot of books, and it is top notch.

Also, anything Stephen King narrated by will Patton.

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MalevolentRhinoceros t1_j21k526 wrote

Andy Serkis narrates all 3 volumes of LOTR, plus The Hobbit, and he goes hard on it.

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I also just finished The Hunger Games audiobooks, and Tatiana Maslany does an excellent job with it. Unfortunately, I'm seeing that she's only done two other books outside the trilogy.

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PaulBradley t1_j21nz4v wrote

Andy Serkis singing is like a kick in the balls everytime, it's so bad. He's really good at the action sequences though.

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rocima t1_j21vwzk wrote

His singing is truely ghastly ‐ like frogs being grated on fingernails. I now fast forward through all the songs ‐ a great pity as I love them in the books: they were the first poems I memorised as a teenager.

I started off being enthusiastic about his reading but now, halfway through the Fellowship, I am getting a bit tired of all his regional brit accents, though I like his "normal" voice when he's doing plain narrative,.

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PaulBradley t1_j21wtgx wrote

Oh no. I'd blocked out the people from Gondor having Liverpudlian accents. It's truly horrific.

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PaulBradley t1_j21wytq wrote

Faramir sounds like Craig Charles.

I love Craig Charles. But he's not my first pick for Faramir.

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the_dolomite t1_j26g67u wrote

You might check out the version recorded by Rob Inglis in 1990, I think he does a great job with the songs.

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PaulBradley t1_j21o9qv wrote

Sandman II & III are out.

They're adapted by Dirk Maggs and he has some other gems in his back catalogue.

I went on a similar quest recently.

Also I grew up with the LotR BBC radio adaptation and it's incredible.

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jrhoffa t1_j211j2l wrote

I'm curious how they adapted it for audio. The art is a big part of the experience for me.

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ElTontoDelPueblo t1_j250tjs wrote

Quick shout-out to non-english VA, such as the Spanish team. Extremely talented and utterly professional, second to none.

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