Locus Online: New AudioBooks, October 2005

Card, Orson Scott, read by David Birney & Stefan Rudnicki : Speaker for the Dead
(Audio Renaissance 1-59397-476-0, $49.95, CD, September 2005)

Unabridged audiobook of Card's 1986 novel, the sequel to Ender's Game and like it winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards.
• It comes on 12 CDs and lasts 14 hours. The readers are David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki, "and a full cast".
• The Audio Renaissance page has a description and reader reviews from Amazon.
• Amazon's page has Publishers Weekly's review of the original books.

(Wed 31 Aug 2005) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

Herbert, Frank, Brian Herbert, & Kevin J. Anderson, read by Scott Brick : The Road to Dune
(Audio Renaissance 1-59397-776-x, $49.95, CD, September 2005)

Unabridged audiobook of this 2005 anthology of fiction and essays from the Dune series, including unpublished scenes and chapters from Frank Herbert's first two novels in the series, Dune and Dune Messiah; correspondence between Frank Herbert, John W. Campbell, and agents; an "alternate Dune novel" called "Spice Planet", by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, and four short stories set in the Dune universe by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson.
• It too comes on 12 CDs and lasts 14 hours. Also available on 8 casettes.
• The Audio Renaissance page has a description and a review of a previous Herbert audiobook narrated by Brick: "Scott Brick's narration is as fresh on the twentieth disc as it is on the first. His focus is unwavering, and his pace never falters as he maintains his enthusiasm for the story and its characters."
• Amazon's page has reviews of the book.

(Wed 31 Aug 2005) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

Jordan, Robert, read by Kate Reading & Michael Kramer : Knife of Dreams
(Audio Renaissance 1-59397-765-4, $69.95, CD, October 2005)

Unabridged audiobook of Jordan's latest "Wheel of Time" novel, published this month in hardcover from Tor.
• It comes on 26 CDs and lasts 32 hours. Also available on 18 casettes.
• The Audio Renaissance page has a description, and a review of the narrators' previous work on New Spring: "Both narrators handle complex roles with feeling and confidence, never losing the excitement and tension of the fast-moving story. The performers breathe emotion into their characters with an earnestness that holds listeners close and leaves them wanting more."

(Fri 30 Sep 2005) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

Weis, Margaret, read by Suzanne Toren : Master of Dragons
(Audio Renaissance 1-59397-357-8, $49.95, CD, November 2005)

Unabridged audiobook of Weis' third novel in her "Dragonvarld" trilogy, due November 1st in hardcover from Tor.
• It comes on 12 CDs and lasts 15 hours. There does not seem to be a casette version.
• The Audio Renaissance page has a description and quotes about the audiobooks of previous Weis novels with difference narrators.

(Sat 22 Oct 2005) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

	MONITOR New Books October #3 Brian Aldiss Bassham & Walls Aimee Bender Brom Julie E. Czerneda Jack Dann Carl Freedman Gaiman & McKean John Pelan Robert Reed John Scalzi Peter J. Schakel Jeff VanderMeer New Books October #2 Asprin & Nye Terry Bisson Caitlin Brennan William C. Dietz Diana Gabaldon James P. Hogan Alexander C. Irvine Brian Jacques Erik Jensen Robert Jordan Stephen King Riley LaShea L.E. Modesitt Jr. Susan Palwick Al Sarrantonio Judith Tarr Michelle M. Welch Walter Jon Williams 2005 Archive Advertisement KEY This page lists selected newly published SFFH books seen by Locus Online (independently from the listings compiled by Locus Magazine). Review copies received will be listed (though reprints and reissues are on other pages), but not galleys or advance reading copies. Selections, some based only on bookstore sightings, are at the discretion of Locus Online. * = first edition + = first US edition Date with publisher info is official publication month; Date in parentheses at paragraph end is date seen or received. LINKS Links Portal Bookseller Links Your purchase of books through Amazon.com and Amazon UK links (click on titles or covers) helps support Locus Online Publisher Links E-mail Locus Online		New Audiobooks seen : August-October 2005 posted 22 October 2005 Card, Orson Scott, read by David Birney & Stefan Rudnicki : Speaker for the Dead (Audio Renaissance 1-59397-476-0, $49.95, CD, September 2005) Unabridged audiobook of Card's 1986 novel, the sequel to Ender's Game and like it winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards. • It comes on 12 CDs and lasts 14 hours. The readers are David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki, "and a full cast". • The Audio Renaissance page has a description and reader reviews from Amazon. • Amazon's page has Publishers Weekly's review of the original books. (Wed 31 Aug 2005) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense \| Herbert, Frank, Brian Herbert, & Kevin J. Anderson, read by Scott Brick : The Road to Dune (Audio Renaissance 1-59397-776-x, $49.95, CD, September 2005) Unabridged audiobook of this 2005 anthology of fiction and essays from the Dune series, including unpublished scenes and chapters from Frank Herbert's first two novels in the series, Dune and Dune Messiah; correspondence between Frank Herbert, John W. Campbell, and agents; an "alternate Dune novel" called "Spice Planet", by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, and four short stories set in the Dune universe by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson. • It too comes on 12 CDs and lasts 14 hours. Also available on 8 casettes. • The Audio Renaissance page has a description and a review of a previous Herbert audiobook narrated by Brick: "Scott Brick's narration is as fresh on the twentieth disc as it is on the first. His focus is unwavering, and his pace never falters as he maintains his enthusiasm for the story and its characters." • Amazon's page has reviews of the book. (Wed 31 Aug 2005) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense \| Jordan, Robert, read by Kate Reading & Michael Kramer : Knife of Dreams (Audio Renaissance 1-59397-765-4, $69.95, CD, October 2005) Unabridged audiobook of Jordan's latest "Wheel of Time" novel, published this month in hardcover from Tor. • It comes on 26 CDs and lasts 32 hours. Also available on 18 casettes. • The Audio Renaissance page has a description, and a review of the narrators' previous work on New Spring: "Both narrators handle complex roles with feeling and confidence, never losing the excitement and tension of the fast-moving story. The performers breathe emotion into their characters with an earnestness that holds listeners close and leaves them wanting more." (Fri 30 Sep 2005) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense \| Weis, Margaret, read by Suzanne Toren : Master of Dragons (Audio Renaissance 1-59397-357-8, $49.95, CD, November 2005) Unabridged audiobook of Weis' third novel in her "Dragonvarld" trilogy, due November 1st in hardcover from Tor. • It comes on 12 CDs and lasts 15 hours. There does not seem to be a casette version. • The Audio Renaissance page has a description and quotes about the audiobooks of previous Weis novels with difference narrators. (Sat 22 Oct 2005) • Purchase this book from Amazon \| BookSense \| Previous New Books: October page #3
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