2014 Audie Awards Finalists

The Audio Publishers Association has announced the 2014 Audie Awards finalists, recognizing excellence in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment.

Following is a list of those Audie finalists of genre interest:

Audio Drama

The Fall of the Kings, Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman, narrated by Ellen Kushner, Neil Gaiman, Katherine Kellgren, Simon Jones, Richard Ferrone, Robert Fass, et al. (Neil Gaiman Presents)
The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells, adapted by M.J. Elliot, narrated by David Ault, Fred Robbins, J.T. Turner, and the Colonial Radio Players (The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air)

Children’s Ages 8-12

Classic

Fantasy

Wisp of a Thing, Alex Bledsoe, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (Blackstone)
Kill City Blues, Richard Kadrey, narrated by MacLeod Andrews (HarperAudio)
Swords of Waar, Nathan Long, narrated by Dina Pearlman (Audible Frontiers)
The Republic of Thieves, Scott Lynch, narrated by Michael Page (Tantor)
The Rithmatist, Brandon Sanderson, narrated by Michael Kramer (Macmillan Audio)

Fiction

The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman, narrated by Neil Gaiman (HarperAudio)
Doctor Sleep, Stephen King, narrated by William Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)
The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker, narrated by George Guidall (HarperAudio)

Multi-Voiced Performance

World War Z: The Complete Edition, Max Brooks, narrated by Martin Scorcese, Alfred Molina, and a full cast (Random House Audio)
Ender’s Game Alive, Orson Scott Card, narrated by Kirby Heyborne, Stefan Rudnicki, Theodore Bikel, Scott Brick, Samantha Eggar, Harlan Ellison, Susan Hanfield, Roxanne Hernandez, Janis Ian, Rex Linn, Richard McGonagle, Jim Meskimen, Emily Rankin, John Rubinstein, Christian Rummel, and a full cast (Brilliance)
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, Ian Doescher, narrated by Daniel Davis, Jonathan Davis, January LaVoy, Marc Thompson (Random House Audio)
The Fall of the Kings, Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman, narrated by Ellen Kushner, Neil Gaiman, Katherine Kellgren, Simon Jones, Richard Ferrone, Robert Fass, et al. (Neil Gaiman Presents)

Narration by the Author or Authors

The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman, narrated by Neil Gaiman (HarperAudio)

Original Work

Ender’s Game Alive, Orson Scott Card, narrated by Kirby Heyborne, Stefan Rudnicki, Theodore Bikel, Scott Brick, Samantha Eggar, Harlan Ellison, Susan Hanfield, Roxanne Hernandez, Janis Ian, Rex Linn, Richard McGonagle, Jim Meskimen, Emily Rankin, John Rubinstein, Christian Rummel, and a full cast (Brilliance)
Rip-Off!, Gardner Dozois, ed., narrated by Wil Wheaton, Scott Brick, Christian Rummel, et al. (Audible)
Thirteen, Scott Harrison, ed., narrated by Gemma Arterton, Laila Ward, Frances Barber, Barnaby Edwards, Samuel West, Greg Wise, Arthur Darvill (Spokenworld/Ladbroke)
Metatropolis: Green Space, Jay Lake, ed., narrated by Dion Graham, Robin Miles, Mark Boyett, et al. (Audible)

Package Design

Clockwork Angels: The Watchmaker’s Edition, Kevin J. Anderson, narrated by Neil Peart (Brilliance)
The Time Machine, H.G. Wells, narrated by Derek Jacobi (Listening Library)

Paranormal

Science Fiction

Maddaddam, Margaret Atwood, narrated by Bernadette Dunne, Bob Walter, Robbie Daymond (Random House Audio)
Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, Lois McMaster Bujold, narrated by Grover Gardner (Blackstone)
Extinction Machine, Jonathan Maberry, narrated by Ray Porter (Macmillan Audio)
Shaman, Kim Stanley Robinson, narrated by Graeme Malcolm (AudioGO)
The Martian, Andy Weir, narrated by R.C. Bray (Brilliance)

Solo Narration — Female

Solo Narration — Male

Warbound, Larry Correia, narrated by Bronson Pinchot (Brilliance)
Doctor Sleep, Stephen King, narrated by William Patton (Simon & Schuster Audio)
Dimension of Miracles, Robert Sheckley, narrated by John Hodgman (Neil Gaiman Presents)
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, narrated by Dan Stevens (Audible)

The winners will be announced at the Audies Gala, on May 29, 2014, at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City.