Jamaica Inn By: Daphne du Maurier Narrated by: Tony Britton Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 27-12-07 Language: English Publisher: Audible Studios I bought this without even reading the synopsis because it was in a sale on Audible and I had really enjoyed this author's other books Rebecca (my review) and My Cousin Rachel (review). Those could, I... Continue Reading →
Rebecca By: Daphne Du Maurier Narrated by: Anna Massey Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins Unabridged Release date: 07-04-09 Language: English Publisher: Audible Studios I came to this after listening to Jane Eyre (my review HERE) and Wuthering Heights (review) and, well... Wow! This started off slowly, and the narrator, with her incredibly plummy, posh English voice was quite irritating at... Continue Reading →
Jane Eyre Written by: Charlotte Bronte Narrated by: Thandie Newton Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release Date:17/04/2016 Publisher: Audible Studios Well, this one is a real departure for me. I've never reviewed a book from the "gothic romance" genre before but, after Jane Eyre, well, it might be the first in a long line. I subscribe to Audible's... Continue Reading →
What Does This Button Do? Written by: Bruce Dickinson Narrated by: Bruce Dickinson Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins Unabridged Audiobook Anyone who knows me will know two of my favourite things are audiobooks and heavy metal. Especially Iron Maiden. So I was very happy to find their lead singer, Bruce Dickinson, had written an autobiography and it was... Continue Reading →
You can now pre-order the Audible version of The Rescue And Other Tales. For some reason it doesn't show up in my browser so I can't share a link directly to it, but if you search for "the rescue and other tales" within your Audible app it will show up in there. Nick Ellsworth really... Continue Reading →
Some readers simply don't like ebooks - they can't get used to reading on an electronic device so they prefer either a real, physical paperback, or the audio version. Up until now three of my short Forest Lord stories have ONLY been available on Kindle. Not any more. The Rescue & Other Tales brings... Continue Reading →
Aye, I know it's June but these are the audiobooks I was listening to during May! Check them out, starting with the penultimate book in the epic Dune series. Heretics of Dune, by Frank Herbert Narrated by Simon Vance I think most people would agree the Dune series peaked with the first, phenomenal book, then... Continue Reading →
First off, I have been asked by Amazon KDP if I'd like to be part of their forthcoming event in Edinburgh on May 23rd, to which I of course said, "I'd LOVE it!" I might have picked them up wrong but it seems they want me to be part of a panel giving advice to... Continue Reading →
Here's a few short reviews of the audiobooks I've been listening to over recent weeks. Check them all out on Audible! Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert Read by Simon Vance although his name isnt listed first in the credits for some reason I enjoyed this but, let's be honest - only the first book in... Continue Reading →
