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Originally Posted by CRussel
And finished. thoroughly enjoyed, I'm liking Peabody more and more.
This series is set in Victorian times, with the main protagonist of Amelia Peabody, who is now married to Radcliff Emerson, an archeologist. Peabody (as Emerson always calls her, even after she becomes Mrs. Emerson), is herself a serious archeologist and the two now have a son, Ramses, who is going to play a more prominent role in later books. This book was #2 in the series, and was a delight. Well read by Barbara Rosenblatt.
Thoroughly enjoyed. Now, a couple of days with no book to listen to, as I wait for the latest in the Foreigner series from C. J. Cherryh. It's due out next Tuesday, and I'll definitely want to listen to that. (The books are read by Daniel May, who does a superb job with them. )
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Peacemaker, the new Foreigner book from C.J. Cherryh, narrated by Daniel Thomas May. I really enjoyed it, and I very much like Mr. May's narration. I find his narration does a good job of differentiating voices without excessive or odd accents. When I listen to a book in this series, I'm rarely aware of the narrator, only the story. And that's as it should be.
I was seriously disappointed and annoyed that there was no WhisperSync for Voice integration. I really like having both together, and especially for the Foreigner books which I'm used to reading in both formats and I like to be able to go back and forth between them.
Next up is #3 in the Amelia Peabody series from Elizabeth Peters.
The Mummy Case, narrated by Barbara Rosenblatt. I'm very much enjoying this series, and like the voice of Ms. Rosenblatt. It's especially important to have a good and appropriate voice for this series, since it is always told from the perspective of, and with the internal comments from, Amelia Peabody. So you would
not want an narrator with an American accent, for example. (And yes, sadly, there is another narrator available for the series, but please, do yourself a favour and avoid her versions.)