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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
2396 Posts |
 Posted - 20 Dec 2012 : 01:00:02
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Just got the go-ahead to announce that Audible.com will be recording many of the Forgotten Realms books. EVERMEET, my first FR audio book, will be released on 1/8/13. The Songs & Swords books are being recorded, and I exchanged several emails this week with the voice actress who's recording my short story collection, The Best of the Realms Book III.
Nifty side note: The actress may be singing "Elminster's Jest," an extended version of the ballad sung by Danilo's singing sword in Elfsong, rather than just reading it. I sent her sheet music with the melody last week, and today I got a clip of her recording. Not sure they'll be using it in the final version, but I hope they do.
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 20 Dec 2012 : 02:09:05
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| Wheeeeehaw! |
There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
Terry Pratchett |
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GMWestermeyer
Learned Scribe
USA
215 Posts |
Posted - 24 Dec 2012 : 05:09:47
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| The very best FR news I've heard in years, maybe even a decade. Cannot wait to listen to these! |
"Facts are meaningless. You can use facts to prove anything that is even remotely true."
Homer Simpson, _The Simspons_ |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 24 Dec 2012 : 15:17:18
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| Four of mine drop on 1/8/13, the three books of The Year of Rogue Dragons and also Whisper of Venom. I hope the rest will follow in due course. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 24 Dec 2012 : 17:17:09
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| Wow that's great news. |
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Zireael
Master of Realmslore
Poland
1190 Posts |
Posted - 24 Dec 2012 : 19:24:44
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| This is excellent news! I hope the ballad will be sung, as it should... |
SiNafay Vrinn, the daughter of Lloth, from Ched Nasad!
http://zireael07.wordpress.com/ |
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Rosemary Jones
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
148 Posts |
Posted - 24 Dec 2012 : 20:35:42
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If you go to Audible and search on "Forgotten Realms" you can see the current list of books coming out. Sounds like there will be additions every month. Jaleigh Johnson's titles popped up this week -- and I'm a big fan of her work.
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Rosemary Jones
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 26 Dec 2012 : 01:05:00
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I know some of my books are being done, but I don't know which ones or when. Eyes peeled!
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Aulduron
Learned Scribe
USA
343 Posts |
Posted - 26 Dec 2012 : 02:02:57
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Good luck to all you authors!
Personally, I listened to a few books when I was a truck driver, but I'd never listen to a book I wanted to read. It's just not the same. |
"Those with talent become wizards, Those without talent spend their lives praying for it"
-Procopio Septus |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 26 Dec 2012 : 04:12:19
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| I guess audio books are great on long road trips, but you probably miss out on much that a book has to offer going this route versus actually reading it. |
Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way. -Steve Martin
Amazon "KindleUnlimited" Free Trial: http://amzn.to/2AJ4yD2
Try Audible and Get 2 Free Audio Books! https://amzn.to/2IgBede |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 26 Dec 2012 : 11:14:27
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You lose some things, but if it's well produced you also gain a lot of things.
The best example of the latter, that I know of, would be the version of Ellen Kushner's novel The Privilege of the Sword made for Audible's Neil Gaiman Presents series. To reflect that the book is written partly in first person, and partly in third person, we get two readers (Ellen Kushner herself reading the first person passages, which are written from the perspective of the book's main protagonist, and Barbara Rosenblatt doing a marvellous reading of the third person pieces - with the latter being "illuminated" [to use the book's producer's term] by some scenes acted out by actors including Simon Jones [Arthur Dent in the BBC radio serial of Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - and in the TV-series too], Felicia Day, and Neil Gaiman himself.)
To put it short, a good audio book is just as good a purchase as an actual novel. |
There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
Terry Pratchett |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 26 Dec 2012 : 11:15:02
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Originally posted by Rosemary Jones
If you go to Audible and search on "Forgotten Realms" you can see the current list of books coming out. Sounds like there will be additions every month. Jaleigh Johnson's titles popped up this week -- and I'm a big fan of her work.
And they're also available on iTunes. |
There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
Terry Pratchett |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 26 Dec 2012 : 11:24:15
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| And while we're on the subject - if you go to podcastle.org, you can download several (non-Forgotten Realms) short stories by a number of the newer Realms luminaries such as Christopher Rowe, Samantha Henderson (my favourite short in the past three years, actually), or Tim Pratt. |
There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
Terry Pratchett |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
2396 Posts |
Posted - 26 Dec 2012 : 13:16:13
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| I would love to hear Ed Greenwood narrate some of his tales via podcast, or tell new ones. :) |
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Xnella Moonblade-Thann
Learned Scribe
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - 27 Dec 2012 : 05:53:55
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
I would love to hear Ed Greenwood narrate some of his tales via podcast, or tell new ones. :)
Seconded! |
"Sweet water and light laughter until next we meet." - traditional elven farewell
Please forgive any spelling and grammer errors, as my android touch-screen phone has no spellchecker. If I do make a grammer mistake, please let me know and I'll try to fix it.
New laptop, still trying to sort my "scrolls" on its shelves...and when will this cursed thing stop doing things I tell it not to?  |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 28 Dec 2012 : 00:29:53
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I recorded a reading of the prologue of my latest book, Shadowbane: Eye of Justice, just in case anyone's looking for something to listen to right now (and for free). It offers no spoilers and happens before pretty much everything else in the series.
I've heard from audiobook readers doing some of my stuff, but haven't really been involved in the process. We'll see how it goes!
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 28 Dec 2012 : 01:26:31
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
I recorded a reading of the prologue of my latest book, Shadowbane: Eye of Justice, just in case anyone's looking for something to listen to right now (and for free). It offers no spoilers and happens before pretty much everything else in the series.
I've heard from audiobook readers doing some of my stuff, but haven't really been involved in the process. We'll see how it goes!
Cheers
Erik, I found your voice was very different from what I'd initially expected. |
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Zhoth'ilam Folio -- The Electronic Misadventures of a Rambling Sage |
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Xnella Moonblade-Thann
Learned Scribe
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - 28 Dec 2012 : 07:33:58
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
I recorded a reading of the prologue of my latest book, Shadowbane: Eye of Justice, just in case anyone's looking for something to listen to right now (and for free). It offers no spoilers and happens before pretty much everything else in the series.
I've heard from audiobook readers doing some of my stuff, but haven't really been involved in the process. We'll see how it goes!
Cheers
Wow  If I wasn't so strapped for cash right now, I'd jump onto amazon or barnes and noble and buy your books. |
"Sweet water and light laughter until next we meet." - traditional elven farewell
Please forgive any spelling and grammer errors, as my android touch-screen phone has no spellchecker. If I do make a grammer mistake, please let me know and I'll try to fix it.
New laptop, still trying to sort my "scrolls" on its shelves...and when will this cursed thing stop doing things I tell it not to? |
Edited by - Xnella Moonblade-Thann on 28 Dec 2012 07:34:31 |
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Avix
Acolyte
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Posted - 16 Mar 2013 : 21:09:04
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| FANTASTIC NEWS!! I've always wanted to hear a FR audiobook |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
2396 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2013 : 20:15:23
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Just found out that THE MAGEHOUND was released this month as an audiobook. Here's a link to its page on Amazon.com:
http://tinyurl.com/ctmhkyz |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3566 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2013 : 20:27:41
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
Just found out that THE MAGEHOUND was released this month as an audiobook. Here's a link to its page on Amazon.com:
http://tinyurl.com/ctmhkyz
Since we dont see as much of you as we would like here....
We Love You Elaine! And the realms misses you!
Councilors and Kings is always a recommendation I make when people ask me if I know a good series or book to read. |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 25 Mar 2013 : 23:37:56
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
Just found out that THE MAGEHOUND was released this month as an audiobook. Here's a link to its page on Amazon.com:
http://tinyurl.com/ctmhkyz
Since we dont see as much of you as we would like here....
We Love You Elaine! And the realms misses you!
Councilors and Kings is always a recommendation I make when people ask me if I know a good series or book to read.
Thanks, RW.  |
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Gyor
Master of Realmslore
1622 Posts |
Posted - 29 Mar 2013 : 21:28:02
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| audio books make me think of the radio theather shows they had back in the 50's. Its like transformingbliterature into Radio Theather. The Medium is the Message. |
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