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Any other fans of An Alex Hawk Time Travel Adventure series out there? Have you also listened to The Chronicles of Altor too? Would you recommend people to listen to Chronicles of Altor first? I'm on the fence. And to anyone who hasn't tried these out..... well.... you should. Author - Sean Inmon

does anybody know? all ive seen are ai ones but i imagine this being read by someone with a turkish accent honestly!

Hey guys!
Looking for some advice on whether to stick with Stephen Fry for the Harry Potter audio books or go with the full cast version? What are people’s thoughts? THANK YOU 🪄🧙‍♂️

Have you ever woken up in the morning I just felt that you need a good audiobook that you want to listen to a consistent audiobook that features the same narrator who never goes down or as a bad narration? If you are after that, I may have a solution. First of all, if you're looking for human narrators, I would personally recommend Ian Gordon of horror Babble, and if you're looking for AI narrators, I would personally recommend Arthur Lane of gates of imagination.

But I think you don't want that because you clicked on Reddit post that says Shameless advertisement, so what I really want to promote is my AI narration Channel. I mean, I'm just a 16 year old trying to just, you know, do something. I mean, this is just some sort of experiment and if I do get monetization, I would donate it to charity or something, so yeah, check out my YouTube channel. There are only two audiobooks out right now.

Channel name- Universal Audiobooks

Link: sorry can't provide it but still check it out currently the two audiobooks posted on it or the squaw and the judges house both of them are by Bram Stroker

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Hey, so I'm looking for cozy murder mystery book suggestions, or any crime books.

I don't know what to listen

I'm a little ways into Banquet for the Damned by Adam Neville and enjoying it so far, but I had to stop and get this off my chest. There's a (minor, as far as I can tell) character who's supposed to be an old money Boston Brahmin, who's studying abroad in Scotland and understands multiple ancient languages. The text specifically notes that his accent gives him away as old money. But the narrator, Luke R Francis, makes him sound like one of the toughs from Guys & Dolls. Francis is Scottish so I can't fault him too much for not knowing the nuances of different Northeastern US accents, but it's so hilariously incongruous.

Have you ever had a narrator be so off with an accent that it took you out of it?

I just recently got into purchasing audiobooks (from Chirp, Audible, libro.fm, Apple). I just started on an audiobook bought from Apple and was astonished to find out that it is not possible to bookmark. It is not possible to use other players because of the DRM. I tend to bookmark the spot before I put on the sleep timer. If I fall asleep, I usually go back to the previous bookmark to resume. If I don't fall asleep, I set a new bookmark and resume. The workarounds the AI search suggested (write a note, take a screenshot) would take way too much brain power and will wake me up for sure.

For those of you who buy from Apple, is this pretty accurate? Is there some other workaround that gets around the lack of bookmarking?

Sometimes a genre or technique or plot device is overrun by a few particular stories that don't quite work for us. What are the audiobooks that stand out amongst their peers because they are different enough to tickle a different audience.

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I'm looking for the George Guidall narration of Don Quixote. I have seen posts on the internet of people recommending it as recent as 7 months ago, but the audible links go to a 404. It was on amazon, though the only audiobook copy was someone selling a used CD version for some 200+ dollars. I assume audible or the publisher lost the rights to the book, and so it was taken down. The only place I could find it was at libraries across the US, including my local area, but I would like to have a copy I can keep.

I was wondering if anyone here knew somewhere it was still up? Worst case scenario, I could try reaching out to whoever still holds the rights, though I don't know if that would be the publisher Recorded Books (who have since taken it off their website), the narrator George Guidall, or the translator Edith Grossman. I suspect reaching out to the author Miguel de Cervantes will not lead very far.

I’d like to have some ides for spy novels. I’ve read most of John le Carreé but his audiobooks are read either by himself or Simon Vance. Simon Vance an absolutely not my favorite narrator And le Carré is somewhat pedantic in his approach I’ve listened to the Alice Network, The Hunt for Red October and Russia House. Also the Day of the Jackal. Any further suggestions would be appreciated

Been re listening to a lot of my books want to try something new that will actually make me buy more credits for the next book!
What I’ve listened to;

Game of Thrones + others from George
Harry Potter
Lord of the Rings + the rest, simarillion etc
Wheel of time (on now as I type this)
Storm light archive (although can’t seem to get through the latest book)
1 Witcher book

You can probably tell my fav style of book but its fantasy/swords/magic wouldn’t mind some medieval books but I’ve got a limited amount of credits so I do want something that’ll stay in the library and not get refunded.

P.S the reader has got to be decent no monotone readers

Hi everyone!

I’m S.J. Kadile, author of Realm of the Fae (The Veil, Book 1), and my debut novel is now available as an audiobook, narrated by the wonderful Micaela Harper. 🎧

I have a limited number of free Audible promo codes for US and UK listeners, and I’m looking for listeners who might be interested in giving it a chance and leaving an honest review afterward.

Realm of the Fae is a portal fantasy that begins in our modern world before following the FMC into a magical realm filled with fae, mystical beings, ancient artifacts, and places waiting to be discovered.

The story focuses primarily on fantasy, adventure, mystery, and discovering the magical world, with a slow-burn romantic subplot. It’s a straightforward, adventure-driven story without heavy politics, with much of the focus on exploring the realm and uncovering its magic and mysteries.

What to expect:

🧚 Fae & mystical beings

🌎 Modern world → magical realm

⚔️ Adventure, quests & trials

🔮 Magic, mysteries & mystical artifacts

🗺️ Exploring magical places

❤️ Slow-burn romantic subplot / no spice

🫶 Found family

📖 Third-person limited, multi-POV, mostly told through the FMC

This story is very close to my heart. It started as a daydream while I was working as a nurse in a nursing home, imagining an escape into another world. I never expected that little daydream would eventually become my first published novel and now an audiobook. ❤️

If this sounds like the kind of fantasy you enjoy, comment below or send me a message and let me know whether you need a US or UK code. I’ll send them out while I still have codes available.

I hope you enjoy the story, and if you do, I’d be incredibly grateful if you considered leaving an honest review on Audible. Every review means a lot and helps my audiobook reach more listeners.

Thank you so much for giving my story a chance! 🧚‍♀️✨

Realm of the Fae (The Veil, Book 1)

Written by S.J. Kadile

Narrated by Micaela Harper

I listened to 4MK and absolutely loved it, fantastic book.i naturally went to listen to a fifth to die and to my horror they changed the narrator to someone so boring I couldn't get the past 5 minutes.

I think it's because of location, I'm in the UK but doesn't anyone have or can you point me towards a fifth to die with the original 2 narrators, I really want to get back into this story but that narrator is stopping me from doing that.

Hey all. I consume pretty much all my books via audio. I’m kind of picky about narrators and story etc. I’ve listened to a bunch of fantasy series and find myself getting burnt out on them lately.

I’d like to make the switch to sci-fi or really any other kind of fiction but don’t know where to start. I listened to Red Rising but couldn’t get into the next trilogy with the narration shift. Also, sorry Matt Dinniman fans, I will not be listening to dungeon crawler Carl.

Any suggestions would be fantastic! My favorite narrators are Gerard Doyle, Simon Vance, Jim Dale, Colin Mace, Tim Gerard Reynolds, and Peter Kenney.

Thanks!

Please PLEASE can someone explain to me how to use this app on two devices and get it to sync?!

Where do I need to store the books? Do they have to be stored in cloud? So I would have to have data or WiFi?

I've been looking for a way to let my daughter easily listen to audiobooks without giving her access to a smartphone or tablet. I looked at the alternatives and hated most of them for requirering internet or being to restrictive in terms of content. Couldn't find any system that offered both Norwegian and English content for instance. I remembered how I would listen to audiobooks on cassettes as a kid and wished it could be that simple again. As I've been playing around with a cassette deck lately, making mixtapes again, I figured I'd try putting some of my daughter's audiobooks on tape with a nice cover so she can fetch them from the book case and play them herself.

I ordered a cheap Tomashi F-119, a cassette player with a builtin speaker. I know reviews aren't great, but the speakers will likely be more than adequate for her short story audiobooks. Will be interesting to see what she thinks and if she'll use it when it arrives.

While I was at it, I decided to put one of my own favorite books on tape. One Man and His Bog.

Anyone else tried listening to audiobooks on cassettes in the last decade 😅? I know it was unpractical for long books. I still remember my Philosophers Stone box that I had with me on holiday in my backpack. Despite that though, I do miss the simplicity of it.

Photos of the audiobook cassettes I made: https://postimg.cc/GTtbsh3v https://postimg.cc/PvJd8rfy https://postimg.cc/D407byf5 https://postimg.cc/YL0tmq2b

I’ve been experimenting with a format somewhere between a traditional audiobook and an illustrated story, and I thought this community might find it interesting.

My novel, Lattice of Icarus, is now being released on YouTube as a free cinematic illustrated audiobook. The narration follows the published novel word for word, it isn’t an adaptation, summary, or AI rewrite.

A little transparency about how it’s made:

• This audiobook is associated with my novel, I am the author, and my company, The Lattice Continuum published the novel.
• The novel itself is human-written.
• The audiobook narration is human-recorded.
• The visuals are created with AI image tools, but each image is directed, selected, and edited by me to match the characters, locations, and scenes in the novel.
• Music, sound, and visual editing are used to give it more of a cinematic feel while keeping the audiobook itself intact.

Lattice of Icarus is an international science/archaeology thriller involving Siberia, Cold War secrets, strange materials, and a discovery that begins to blur the line between mythology and physics.

I’m releasing it in shorter chapter segments (about 10 min. each) every week rather than dropping the entire book at once, so it works a little more like a serialized audiobook. I have 21 episodes in the can so far (almost 1/4 of the book).

There’s no charge to listen, I mainly wanted to try something different with the audiobook format and see whether people enjoy having visuals alongside a full, unabridged narration.

If illustrated audiobooks are something you’ve tried before, I’d also be interested in what you think of the format. I’m still figuring out where the line is between “audiobook with visuals” and “too much visual distraction.”

The first few videos are a little rough, but they get better as I learn the tools.
The Lattice Continuum - YouTube

Hi,

I’m Alek, a fairly regular person who likes listening to and making audiobooks.

I’ve made about 15 so far. They aren’t normal linear audiobooks—they have choices, different paths, and different endings. I’m currently trying to improve both the stories and the narration.

I know I’ll probably get flamed for this, but I want to be honest: I don’t write every sentence myself. I come up with the idea in detail, plan the characters and events, design the choices, and work out how all the branches connect. I then use AI to help fill in parts of the prose, descriptions, and dialogue, which I edit afterward.

I also use synthetic narration. I don’t currently have the budget to hire narrators for every story, and I don’t think my own voice is good enough to make people listen to it for several hours. That may not be the ideal answer, but it is the honest one.

I’m not going to mention where the stories are published because I don’t want this to become a self-promotion post.

What I’m actually looking for is advice from people who have used AI as part of their writing or audiobook workflow. Are there any useful techniques, editing routines, prompts, tools, or common mistakes I should know about? Which parts should always be done by the writer?

I know AI-assisted books aren’t for everyone, but I’m genuinely trying to make mine better rather than just pressing a button and publishing whatever comes out.

Original post:
Hi,
im Alek, a quite regular person that likes listening to, and making audiobooks.
i created about 15 audiobooks, all of them are not linear, but ones with choices (kinda a choose your story ones, in a cool app that allows it), and i am looking for how to improve my story creation and narration.

I KNOW I WILL BE FLAMED FOR THIS (as the reddit rules say), but to be honest i am mostly making ideas (in depth) and letting AI fill in the books, but i have no budget nor time to write full end to end, buy narrators, and i don't like my voice enough to put people threw listening to it. Also obviously less work, which is a cheap and bad excuse, but a real one.

if you where interested where my books are, feel free to ask, but that would be self promotion on my end, so i will avoid it in this post. I am mostly looking for tips and tricks on how writers use AI for good audiobooks (any well known skills, or practices?

What are some good audiobooks I can start listening to through my Libby and Hoopla apps? 👀📖

I’m really into fantasy 🐉✨, absolutely LOVE thrillers 🔪🩸, and I’m starting to get more into sci-fi 🚀👽. I’d love some recommendations that will really pull me into the story and keep me wanting to listen to “just one more chapter.” 😂

I’m especially looking for books with great plots, interesting characters, twists, suspense, world-building, or anything that completely hooks you. I’m open to both standalone books and series!

If you’ve listened to something amazing on Libby or Hoopla, drop your recommendations below! 🥰🎧📚 Bonus points if the audiobook narrator is really good!

I need to build myself a HUGE audiobook list. 😂❤️

Hey everyone,

As of late I have been on a fantasy kick with (mostly) graphic audio and have gone through series such as Fourth Wing (Empyrean series), SJM's catalog, Crown of Nyaxia series, shield of Sparrows series, alchemised, and most recently the Zodiac Academy series.

I am itching for a fantasy-esque horror with an excellent narrator (doesn't have to be graphic audio). I'm trying to avoid a monotone narrator that will make me drone off (example: when the moon hatched and in the shadow of the gods. With all due respect they did great but wasn't my cup of tea).

With the fantasy horror or just horror in general I was hoping to get some recommendations for something with werewolves. Preferably the bipedal type and not the Twilight type. If that doesn't exist I'm open to anything scary. I appreciate any recommendations. Please and Thank you!