Eddis, Attolia, Sounis

Re-recordings, mmm. That's quite interesting. A significant investment, when they could have just remastered the previous recordings.

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I was really surprised too. I thought that must be a mistake at first, but I found quite a bit of evidence that he's re-narrating the previous four plus the new one!

I would've been excited that we're getting digital versions, so I can listen to them on my phone, but brand new readings too? EKKK!

PS: That must be the third time I've posted something, and you're right there! We must both be night owls? XD

Edited Date: 4/23/17 06:35 am (UTC)

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Definitely a night owl! Plus, I have sounis on email alert for all new posts. :)

I'm most glad that it'll be on Audible, so that it can link with kindle purchases. The CDs are gorgeous, but I don't think they'll be easily available except online...and if you're buying them online, why not buy the digital files so your devices can have it everywhere?

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I'm definitely planning on buying at least the TaT audiobook, and I'm definitely getting the digital version, so I can just have it on my phone. Both cheaper and easier. I'll have to think about the others, because that's over a 100 dollars for the whole series... I'm sure I'll talk myself into it, eventually. :D

Question, how does Audible connect to Kindle? Can you just listen to Audible on the Kindle app or can you get a special deal on the audiobooks if you've bought the ebooks on Kindle and have an Audible subscription? Curious, because I have the ebooks, but I do not have an Audible subscription.

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I've already re-bought the hard copies of the books, so I'm on the fence about buying the kindle and audio versions (since reading the words is my ultimate goal ;).

I'm not quite an expert, but I know that if the Audible book has the "whispersync" option, you can read along with your audiobook, or you can read, and then hop in the car and your audiobook will know where you are as you drive. "Whispersync" also sometimes has special deals for kindle and audible book buyers (do not have to have a subscription for this, as I haven't had one in years, but still got the deals). It's really handy for classics lovers - I got the Rosamund Pike Pride and Prejudice audiobook for 2 dollars after getting the free Kindle edition. :)

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The out of print hardcovers? Ow, I've seen those listed at pretty high prices, so no wonder you want to stick with those! XD

I love listening to audiobooks and often don't have time for re-reads, so being able to have all the audiobooks on my phone to listen to whenever I want is my dream!

Whispersync is what I thought you might be talking about. I was given a Kindle Unlimited subscription for Xmas, and it has the same thing.

Maybe, I'll try the Audible subscription first to see how much I like the new audiobooks, and who knows, they may offer me a deal to buy them later. I usually use Overdrive, but trying Audible might be fun.

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No, just the new paperbacks. I bought the "old" paperbacks last year, and the new ones this year.

I've never tried Kindle Unlimited - I read in intense spurts, so I'm not sure a steady subscription plan would be my best plan, so I don't know how it works, really. I don't think the Audible subscription works the same way, though - I think it's more like a book a month club.

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He also narrated Gerald Morris's children series, The Knight's Tales. Gotta listen to those!

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I've still only read the first one of those. It was nice, but didn't have ready access to the others (also possible the others didn't exist when I first read them :)

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The Knights's Tales are a lot of fun, but they are obviously for very young children. I've read them all, but I'm most fond of Morris's YA series, The Squire's Tales, which I read growing up. Those, unfortunately, never got an audiobook, so I'll take what I can get with The Knights' Tales.

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Maybe that's what I was thinking about. The book I read had a knight sitting backwards on a horse (I've never been able to figure that out).

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Yes, that's The Squire's Tales! Those books are wonderful, and I definitely recommend you continue the series. They only get better.

The original covers were all terrible. Even Gerald Morris hated them. The first one is especially puzzling, as that never happens in the book!

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Ah! I enjoyed the first one, though not quite as much as Rosemary Sutcliff (though it had a stronger moral center than Sutcliff's did) or Gillian Bradshaw (but that's the trilogy that actually converted me from an Arthurian anti-fan to a fan, so probably not fair :). How many are there?

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There are ten books total. Many following different characters.

Morris's books are largely inspired by the Arthurian style of T.H. White. (That's who Terence is named after.) Have you ever read The Sword in the Stone? It's much less epic fantasy and more Monty Python's Holy Grail. Absurd and meant to parody Arthurian tropes, but unlike Monty Python, ST still aims to teach a strong moral lesson firmly grounded in reality.

Overall, they're just very funny and never take themselves too seriously. However, they're not so absurd they cease to have any meaning.

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I've read all of The Once and Future King. There's one section (Bedivere murdering his wife) that horrifies me to this day, but on the whole, it's an incredibly haunting and lovely book about the League of Nations. :)

White had a strong sense of the tragic beauty of Arthur's story, though I think I somewhat prefer Malory (except for length - Malory is REALLY long).

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He also did The Scorpio Races audiobook. See my comment below for a sample clip...

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Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!! My dream come true!

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LOL @ the Eddisian accent comment. There were many sections that I thought he did a great job on, the Aulus and Boagus scene was not one of them XD

A lot of my 'aha' and 'howdidInotnoticethatbefore' moments have come from listening to the audiobooks on long drives, so I'm excited for this!

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I did like the Drunk!Gen part in KoA. He did a nice job on that. Really looking forward to these new recordings!

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I loved the KoA audiobook! I must've listened to it a dozen times! Simpering Gen, indignant Costis, scary Irene...it was great!

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I've never heard these audiobooks, which surprises even me. Anyone know where I could hear a sample?

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They were never released digitally, just on CD and cassette tapes. Yes, cassette tapes for TT, at least, so I've never seen tracks online.

Since they are out of print, buying the CDs costs about double the original list price from most sellers. I listened to them because my library system had copies at the time. Maybe check your library system? If not, they're very hard to find.

But you can listen to Jeff Woodman's voice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT-vVnIuKQg

Anyhow, his Eddisian accent sounded like Shrek with taffy in his mouth after he drank a ton of milk.

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It's been a few days, but I would like to express my appreciation of that last simile.

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You might try Overdrive. Most libraries have e- and audiobooks using Overdrive. That's how I got my audiobooks.

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I'm not even sure what that was? A cringy Scottish accent? Ah, I'm so judgmental! I can't do any accents.

The new narrator seems to do a lot of different voices, so it will be very interesting to see what he does with it.

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Steve West!! He narrated Sean's chapters in The Scorpio Races audiobook! Which is my favorite audiobook of ALL TIME. Seriously. I've probably listened to it a dozen times or more, and I'm not normally an audiobook person. So this gets my wholehearted endorsement! (Though it might take me a while not to think of him as Sean...)

Here's a clip on YouTube for those interested in hearing his voice: https://youtu.be/YC1Hw6-q3yM (

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I should add that he does an American accent fairly well (for the character George Holly), so it'll be interesting to hear what he does for QT. Hopefully he'll manage something special for the Eddisians?

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It sounds like he can do different accents quite well. Maybe, he'll do a UK dialect accent for the Eddisians?

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