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Jiggidy40 t1_j090mmg wrote

You listen to The Martian? With RC Bray as the narrator?

A great audiobook narrator changes the experience. Especially if they are polished enough to do different voices and accents.

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JB_Chi OP t1_j0921yd wrote

I haven’t listened to that one yet, but it is on my TBR list.

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[deleted] t1_j097mmx wrote

Upvote for the R C Bray reference - by this point I’ve chosen audiobooks based mostly on the fact he was the narrator.

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Jiggidy40 t1_j09crrl wrote

I never considered looking for other books read by him because I associate his voice with The Martian. It seems like it would be weird to hear him in another context!

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[deleted] t1_j09f2td wrote

Then you’re yet to experience Skippy the Magnificent! If you’re into SciFi you may want to look up Craig Alanson’s ExForce (the fifteenth (and last in the series) book was recently released). It’s pretty unsophisticated stuff but strangely compelling all the same, and I’ve always had the impression R C Bray narrated the series because he enjoyed he performance as much as anything else. Alternatively, if you’re looking for rather more serious scifi, The Fear Saga by Stephen Moss is another of my go-to R C Bray listens.

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Formal_Technology828 t1_j0axgwl wrote

with the martian

R.C bray's read ' venkat'

Will whetstones read Ven-kat....what?...

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ActonofMAM t1_j0boqjy wrote

At least Wil, and/or his audio director, knew not to pronounce sysop (system operator) as "SY-sop" or ASCII (ASS-key) as "A-S-C-two." Apart from that, I find both audio editions very well done.

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