Episode 256: Narrating Audiobooks From Other Worlds

The field of audiobooks has exploded since the introduction of mp3 players, and it continues to expand. But it takes a unique set of skills to voice audiobooks in sci-fi and fantasy genres. I talk with audiobook narrators John Pirhalla, Luke Daniels, Amy Landon, and Heath Miller about juggling dozens of voices or accents at the same time, and the kinds of choices they have to make when voicing characters who are not human. We discuss their approach to making dense worldbuilding narration feel like an intimate conversation, and how to voice the game mechanics in Lit RPG books. They have to do all that while competing against a very sci-fi type of threat: AI and voice cloning. 
Narrating Audiobooks From Other Worlds transcript
MUSIC LIST
  • Good Question by Sanctus
  • Blowing Bubbles by Cutesy Chamber Ensemble
  • Looking For Something by Sanctus
  • Running a Quick Errand by Sanctus
  • Little Red Wagon by Mikey Rothenberg
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