What are we listening to? (audiobooks) - Page 160

pwalker8 · 12-03-2018, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

You do know that's CRussel, right?

Hey, that extra L matters. My first name is Phillip, with two L's. Of course, people are as likely to call me Paul, Hey what's the big deal, one biblical P is as good as the next.

pwalker8 · 12-03-2018, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Apache

Yes, I did not mean personal conflicts. I should have posted a more detailed answer like CRussell did.

And the announcement to write a fifth book was only made a few years ago.
Apache

I wasn't trying to say that there were personal conflicts, I was just saying that it's been a long time. If the 5th book was only announced a few years ago, that makes more sense.

Weber has had a lot of health issues over the years and he's at that age (66) where most writers tend to slow down a lot. Personally, I want to see him finish off the War God series now that he's restarted it. Right now, that seems to me to be his only series that isn't mostly wrapped up.

Apache · 12-03-2018, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

You do know that's CRussel, right?

Opps. Russell was my father's name and I automatically typed the other L without even thinking about it.

Apache

Apache · 12-03-2018, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

I wasn't trying to say that there were personal conflicts, I was just saying that it's been a long time. If the 5th book was only announced a few years ago, that makes more sense.

Weber has had a lot of health issues over the years and he's at that age (66) where most writers tend to slow down a lot. Personally, I want to see him finish off the War God series now that he's restarted it. Right now, that seems to me to be his only series that isn't mostly wrapped up.

I could have been clearer if I had reread what I wrote before publishing it.

I don't know about all of his series being wrapped up except The War God series. He finished up current arc of the Safehold series, but has a new book due out January 2019. So it seems that the Safehold series will continue. Health issues can seriously impact even a prolific author like David Weber. My wife has some serious health issues and it can make doing even little things onerous.
Apache

pwalker8 · 12-03-2018, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Apache

I could have been clearer if I had reread what I wrote before publishing it.

I don't know about all of his series being wrapped up except The War God series. He finished up current arc of the Safehold series, but has a new book due out January 2019. So it seems that the Safehold series will continue. Health issues can seriously impact even a prolific author like David Weber. My wife has some serious health issues and it can make doing even little things onerous.
Apache

Yes, I have the new Safehold book on pre-order.

Apache · 12-03-2018, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

Yes, I have the new Safehold book on pre-order.

Me too.

Apache

CRussel · 12-03-2018, 10:47 PM

I'll wait until it arrives, and then likely use an Audible credit on it.

issybird · 12-04-2018, 08:46 AM

I abandoned Antic Hay read by Simon Vance; for some reason it wasn't working for me, even though I enjoy that kind of book and Vance is in my narrator pantheon. I'll finish it in text, which will go faster.

I picked up Wodehouse's Money for Nothing read by Jonathan Cecil in place of it. Unfortunately, I'm going to the Wodehouse well too often, to the detriment of my enjoyment. The language is as entertaining as always, but Wodehouse keeps writing the same book (and I'm not slurring the Master) and I need to pace myself better in pursuit of my long-term goal of reading everything he wrote in order. This one is a little too predictable.

CRussel · 12-05-2018, 12:55 PM

I'd agree, issybird. As much as I enjoy Wodehouse, I have to read them with some separation.

For myself, I'm currently listening to Foreigner, the first of the eponymous series by CJ Cherryh. I nominated this for the January read of the New Leaf Book Club, though it looks unlikely that it will be selected. None the less, it reminded me that I hadn't read it in a very long time and it would be interesting to read the first book now that I've read so many later ones. Still a superb book and I'm very much enjoying it. And Daniel Thomas May is an excellent narrator.

pwalker8 · 12-09-2018, 09:00 PM

Finished up A Call to Vengeance. It's a worthy read, good but not great. As I've said before, it's pretty obvious that much of the book was written by the co-writers rather than Weber. It wrapped up the several main threads, but left enough open to write another book if demand justifies it.

Next up, Waylander, which is the third book in the Drenai series as published, but actually takes place before the second book. They used the same narrator for all the Drenai books. I actually have all 11 Drenai books, but I try to alternate between series/authors/styles to keep from getting burned out on any particular author.

Tarana · 12-09-2018, 09:33 PM

Listening to Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind. Good fantasy, but I put it off for a long time because of his arrogance towards his readers. However, since I got this on a sale before I found out about that, it was time to listen to it. Very, very long.

CRussel · 12-11-2018, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

For myself, I'm currently listening to Foreigner, the first of the eponymous series by CJ Cherryh. I nominated this for the January read of the New Leaf Book Club, though it looks unlikely that it will be selected. None the less, it reminded me that I hadn't read it in a very long time and it would be interesting to read the first book now that I've read so many later ones. Still a superb book and I'm very much enjoying it. And Daniel Thomas May is an excellent narrator.

Well, that was a quite enjoyable re-read. I rather think it's time to do a full re-read of the series, since I am still finding it quite enjoyable. I finished the second one, Invader, also read superbly by Daniel Thomas May. But now a slight side trip to read The Scarlet Pimpernel, narrated by Wanda McCaddon.

pwalker8 · 12-18-2018, 12:42 PM

Just finished off Waylander and started Red Falcon book 1, one of Glynn Stewart's series. Wayland was very good.

I just started the Red Falcon series. It's going to take some getting use to, they use two different voice acts, one male, one female. I really liked the ebook, it was my introduction to Stewart, but right now, flipping between the two voice talents is more than a bit jarring to me.

pwalker8 · 12-30-2018, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

Just finished off Waylander and started Red Falcon book 1, one of Glynn Stewart's series. Wayland was very good.

I just started the Red Falcon series. It's going to take some getting use to, they use two different voice acts, one male, one female. I really liked the ebook, it was my introduction to Stewart, but right now, flipping between the two voice talents is more than a bit jarring to me.

Finished up the Red Falcon book. I never really got use to how they used two voice actors in this one. Basically, chapters from Captain's point of view were read by the male, while chapters from the Mage's point of view were read by the female. However, all male dialog was read by the male, while all female dialog was read by the female. It just didn't work well for me.

pwalker8 · 01-01-2019, 08:48 AM

Currently I'm listening to Burn Bright, book 5 in Patricia Briggs Alpha and Omega series. The narrator is a fellow named Holter Graham who does all five books in the series. I really like him. He does a really good job with the little inflections and pauses that make such a big difference in story telling.

Going back, I see that I bought this book on 2/4/18 and it's just now getting to the top of my listen list. Counting this book, I've listened to 12 of the 35 audiobooks that I bought this year. I suspect that my driving time will increase quite a bit next year, so I expect that I'm going to start whittling down my read stack a lot faster.

I really have two different sets of audio books that I listen to. One set is purely fiction that I listen to in the car, and one a mix of fiction and non-fiction that I listen to when I'm trying to block out office noise.

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12-03-2018, 10:47 PM	#2392
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,160 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	I'll wait until it arrives, and then likely use an Audible credit on it.

12-04-2018, 08:46 AM	#2393
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,228 Karma: 222235366 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	I abandoned Antic Hay read by Simon Vance; for some reason it wasn't working for me, even though I enjoy that kind of book and Vance is in my narrator pantheon. I'll finish it in text, which will go faster. I picked up Wodehouse's Money for Nothing read by Jonathan Cecil in place of it. Unfortunately, I'm going to the Wodehouse well too often, to the detriment of my enjoyment. The language is as entertaining as always, but Wodehouse keeps writing the same book (and I'm not slurring the Master) and I need to pace myself better in pursuit of my long-term goal of reading everything he wrote in order. This one is a little too predictable.

12-05-2018, 12:55 PM	#2394
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,160 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	I'd agree, issybird. As much as I enjoy Wodehouse, I have to read them with some separation. For myself, I'm currently listening to Foreigner, the first of the eponymous series by CJ Cherryh. I nominated this for the January read of the New Leaf Book Club, though it looks unlikely that it will be selected. None the less, it reminded me that I hadn't read it in a very long time and it would be interesting to read the first book now that I've read so many later ones. Still a superb book and I'm very much enjoying it. And Daniel Thomas May is an excellent narrator.

12-09-2018, 09:00 PM	#2395
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Finished up A Call to Vengeance. It's a worthy read, good but not great. As I've said before, it's pretty obvious that much of the book was written by the co-writers rather than Weber. It wrapped up the several main threads, but left enough open to write another book if demand justifies it. Next up, Waylander, which is the third book in the Drenai series as published, but actually takes place before the second book. They used the same narrator for all the Drenai books. I actually have all 11 Drenai books, but I try to alternate between series/authors/styles to keep from getting burned out on any particular author.

12-09-2018, 09:33 PM	#2396
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,979 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Listening to Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind. Good fantasy, but I put it off for a long time because of his arrogance towards his readers. However, since I got this on a sale before I found out about that, it was time to listen to it. Very, very long.

12-18-2018, 12:42 PM	#2398
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Just finished off Waylander and started Red Falcon book 1, one of Glynn Stewart's series. Wayland was very good. I just started the Red Falcon series. It's going to take some getting use to, they use two different voice acts, one male, one female. I really liked the ebook, it was my introduction to Stewart, but right now, flipping between the two voice talents is more than a bit jarring to me.

01-01-2019, 08:48 AM	#2400
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Currently I'm listening to Burn Bright, book 5 in Patricia Briggs Alpha and Omega series. The narrator is a fellow named Holter Graham who does all five books in the series. I really like him. He does a really good job with the little inflections and pauses that make such a big difference in story telling. Going back, I see that I bought this book on 2/4/18 and it's just now getting to the top of my listen list. Counting this book, I've listened to 12 of the 35 audiobooks that I bought this year. I suspect that my driving time will increase quite a bit next year, so I expect that I'm going to start whittling down my read stack a lot faster. I really have two different sets of audio books that I listen to. One set is purely fiction that I listen to in the car, and one a mix of fiction and non-fiction that I listen to when I'm trying to block out office noise.