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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
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Did I mention that I listened to these almost exclusively as audiobooks?
I did. And the narration was, to put it plainly, purely brilliant. Dude knocked it out of the park.
In fact, the narrative voice was so strong that when I picked up a paper copy of the book so I could read it faster. (I read about 5 or 6 times faster off the page.) The narrator's voice stuck with me in my head, like when you read some text next to a picture of Morgan Freeman.
So yeah. Not just some excellent books. But excellent audio production as well.
I did. And the narration was, to put it plainly, purely brilliant. Dude knocked it out of the park.
In fact, the narrative voice was so strong that when I picked up a paper copy of the book so I could read it faster. (I read about 5 or 6 times faster off the page.) The narrator's voice stuck with me in my head, like when you read some text next to a picture of Morgan Freeman.
So yeah. Not just some excellent books. But excellent audio production as well.
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Sep 17, 2016 03:29PM
definatly going to listen to these as aduiobooks now, can't wait!
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We are avid audiobook listeners...this is seriously one of the best! Listening to Darrow as he tells the story from a "Red" point of view, but hearing him out in the world speaking like a "Gold" is unreal. There is a scene in Golden Son where Darrow's Red-self and his Gold-self are arguing back and forth inside his head (almost like he's going mad) and Tim Gerard Reynolds is able to give such life to this dialogue. It's so captivating.
These books are so packed with emotion and go nonstop from start to finish, Mr. Reynolds totally does it justice. I've listened to these books three times since March. (Don't even ask how many times I've listened to KKC.... Wise Man's Fear is currently on play in my Audible App!)
Agreed. Narration was spectacular.
Just finished Morning Star this month. Fantastic series that gets stronger as it builds
The whole series is a phenomenal listen.
I love Tim Gerard Reynolds, everything he works on is made better by his voice.
I hope these become (high budget) movies some day. The action would be great on screen.
Time Gerard Reynolds voice is amazing. I loved his voice for Ragnar "SUN BORN"
TGR is an amazing narrator.
While I agree that Tim Gerard Reynolds is phenomenal as Darrow (particularly the inner-voice parts), I sometimes had a hard time with some of the dialogue. I kind of wished TGR would throw his voice around a little more between all the different characters, especially female ones.Though, like earlier mentioned, his Ragnar voice was terrific.
it takes some getting used to, once u have done it is oh so great :)
I agree all three of these books were amazing as audio and the voices stayed with me while reading off the page
Cuando comencé a leer los libros escuchando sus audios me daba la impresión de que estaba haciendo trampa, pero me gustó tanto que comencé a hacerlo mas frecuente (con aquellos libros que podía) y mi velocidad de lectura aumento sustancialmente. De hecho en algunos libros aumento la velocidad en 1.5 o 1.75 con lo que logro casi 300 palabras por minuto. Algo que antes era impensado. Uno de los veneficios de leer así es que la concentración que logras es superior. Saludos.
Im listening to the audiobooks aswell, and agree, Tim Gerard Reynolds is doing an amazing job narrating :)
The audio books are amazing. I find myself backing it up just to hear a certain line again.
When he sings the song is what really did it for me. So gritty. It felt real.
can you possibly release the date of when you are releasing the date for the third Kingkiller book?
the AB of these are EPIC and I listen to them all the time! Absolutely the best AB I have listened to and I listen to a LOT o AB.
Agree with you totally! The audio is stellar! Prime narration, just prime!
Totally agree ! The book and narration are pure magic
I'll give the audio book a go then, thanks for the tip, a great narrator makes all the difference 🖒
I too listen to these books and it's, just like you said, a fantastic experience!
I'm listening to them all on Audible and I couldn't agree more. The way he switches back an forth from a Red vaguely Scottish accent to a Gold Aristocratic accent is brilliant! Love it.
Of course You liked it, you obtuse twat
Attacking someone because you disagree with their reading preferences and writing style...stay classy
You’re so right. And I hate audiobooks. But this narrator killed every part of it, switching accents from Red Darrow to Gold Darrow, and entitle unique, very subtle differences for each AND EVERY CHARACTER! How the hell you have that man distinct voices in your head I’ll never understand. A gifted narrator for a perfect series.
It’s only rivaled by another series I love...I believe it’s called King Killer Chronicles or something like that.
I also only listened to the audiobooks and it was soooooo worth it. Bloody damn nailed it boy-o
Finish Doors of Stone please.
Have been subscribed to Audible for 2 yrs now, these are the best I've encountered so far. Seeing many are bored with the narrative style of the book, I encourage them to listen to the audio version instead.
I have to agree, and at the end of the first book, well let's just say it have me chills!! Can't recommend this enough.
LOVE these audiobooks, the narrator is amazing!
Y para cuando las puertas de piedra? Ya te pareces a Martin :(
Totally agree. I read the books 1st then listened more recently. Really wonderful narration
The narration was Gory Brilliant!
The Audiobook is by far one of the best I've ever listened to, 100% agree
Love this review and agreed about the audiobook! His voice is so powerful
Listening to the series over after Light Bringer, I love the audio books
I am an audiobook listener. Personally, I did not connect with Tim Gerard Reynolds' narration thus far. That being said, since I speak French, I find the French version performance by Pierre-Henri Prunel amazing.
I am also listening to these on audiobook! An amazing performance to listen to but that being said I thought Darrow’s name was DARYL for the entirety of the first book lol.
Me too! Fantastic narration!
The narrators ability to switch accents and when to switch accents was so unbelievable! He knows exactly what he’s doing!
the graphic audio is amazing!
The graphic audio is
