Source: (includes voice sample) https://twitter.com/Tomoe_Shirayuki/status/1462696768357896194?s=20
The title of the compilation novel/audiobook: ๆ่ญใฎใชใใณ (ishiki no ribbon) by Wataya Risa.
Tomoe worked with audiobook jp and had narrated/voiced three titles (out of eight) in the compilation novel (the three titles are ๆ่ญใฎใชใใณ, ๅฑฅๆญดใฎ็กใๅฅณ and ๅฑฅๆญดใฎ็กใๅฆน).
This is likely the first time a vtuber has officially narrated for audiobook.jp (If I'm not mistaken, it's the largest audiobook distribution service in JP). Tomoe has done similar narration streams before I believe, and her 3-min virtual theatre series is also really good and eye-opening (it's a series of streams where she and an invited guest will voice act around five or six selected scripts submitted by their listeners).
Sharing this because I really like her voice and acting! And it's also an amazing milestone for Tomoe and vtubers!
More info from her zatsudan stream yesterday night (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
- the other party was the one who picked the three titles but she wholeheartedly agreed to the three selections when she read them (the selected titles are quite apt)
- it did not really cross her mind that she'll be recording for audiobooks until she received the offer
- she spent quite a fair bit of time recording (~10hours) and she's very grateful for the staff's understanding and kind support. even if there were takes that were fine, she had wanted to give a better performance and asked to redo some takes
- the official audiobook jp channel had tuned in to her stream and even dropped a 2434 superchat, thanking her (much to her huge surprise)
- apparently audiobook jp had come across her 3-min virtual theatre streams and it could be a contributing factor for the audiobook offer (do check it out if you like voice acting or acting in general! all the guests are really really good and talented as well!)
My boyfriend is looking for a dystopian novel, can be lengthy. He read Dune and loved it, so something along those lines is always great. Neuromancer was also a favorite of his. Thank you!!!
>I cannot tell you how excited I am about this audiobook.ย ย A Christmas Carol is my favorite book of all time & Douglas Bass has done a masterful job expanding it to more like A Christmas Carol meets Great Expectations meets Martin Chuzzelwit.ย It just released today.ย
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>Its essentially a long form version of A Christmas Carol.
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>What normally is about a 3 hour audiobook is 17.
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>I hope you all enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed narrating it!
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Heyย r/audiobooks! We're happy to announce the release of the CATALYST BOOKS 1-3 BUNDLE, an epic fantasy about a cursed slave who must fight back to free his kind and become a hero.
It's now available on Audible narrated by the great Travis Baldree. 35+ Hours for only 1 Credit.
Link:ย https://www.audible.com/pd/Catalyst-Books-1-3-An-Epic-Fantasy-Box-Set-Audiobook/B09GKZJX8Z
Cursed from birth. Forced into slavery. It's time to fight back.
The blood of the Ancients is the most coveted ingredient in all of Damaris. The fabled elixir made from it grants those who drink it life that extends far beyond natural means.
There is no higher honor in the kingdom then being granted the privilege of bidding for it. And the people found with the cursed blood? By law, they are the rightful property of the kingdom.
They are tributes.
As a boy, Ryl was sold by his family when he was discovered to have the coveted blood flowing through his veins. Broken, scared, and confused, heโs confined to an area known as the Stocks until he is ready for harvesting.
Ryl stumbles through a doomed life until the appearance of a mysterious stranger who exposes a buried version of the past that changes everything. That his blood may not be a curse, but a blessing.
The fates of all the tributes hang in the balance.
Hey r/audiobooks! We wanted to share thisย new release with you. Bestselling author Jamie McFarlane (Privateer Tales) returns, this time in a new genre.
DRAKON PRINCE is a LitRPG Epic about a normal guy who discovers his birthright as a dragon, and that the "real world" isn't what he thought. He'll have to level up fast to claim his throne once his new identity makes him a target.
It's available now on Audible narrated by the great Peter Berkrot. We hope you enjoy!
Audible:ย https://www.audible.com/pd/Drakon-Prince-Audiobook/B09F1JC8G2
Amazon:ย https://www.amazon.com/Drakon-Prince-LitRPG-GameLit-Adventure-ebook/dp/B09B8266YC
This delightful listen features three essays about opium, caffeine and mescaline, with a covid-era introduction, highlighting Pollanโs increasing appreciation for plants during pandemic life. If youโre a fan of Pollanโs writing like I am, youโll notice that This is Your Mind on Plants feels familiar; itโs a bit like the approach Pollan took in his 2001 book, The Botany of Desire, which links four fundamental human desiresโsweetness, beauty, intoxication, and controlโwith the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato.
In addition to his signature blend of history, science, and participatory journalism as an avid gardener and connoisseur of edible plants, Pollan comes across as more curious than ever to appreciate and understand plants from very different angles and contexts.
Favourite quote: โEvidently, normal everyday consciousness is not enough for us humans; we seek to vary, intensify, and sometimes transcend it, and we have identified a whole collection of molecules in nature that allow us to do that.โ
Listen to the podcast review of This is Your Mind on Plants: https://podcast.jannastam.com/episode/review-of-this-is-your-mind-on-plants-by-michael-pollan
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Hey r/audiobooks! We're thrilled to announce the release of MANUFACTURING MAGIC on Audible, by Jaime Castle (Dead Acre, Web of Eyes) & Troy Osgood (Sky Realms Online)! It's also narrated by the great Nick Podehl.
It's a LitRPG Series it's about a rogue patch thatย wreaks havoc on Infinite Worlds, causing the gameโs only Game Master to become the developerโs only hope. The story is from the POV of the GM rather than the players. (*Note:We are the publishers)
Audible:ย https://www.audible.com/pd/Manufacturing-Magic-A-LitRPG-Adventure-Audiobook/1774249251
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I know, there's been a lot of Jesse spinoff ideas, it's not original.
But the part I think could really make it different is almost a HIMYM-ish narration from Future Elderly Jesse, played/voiced by a different actor than Aaron Paul. In BB, Jesse grows a shitton, and by the end he's much more than the absolute dumbass he starts off as.
Getting away in El Camino, he's a dude who's escaping an abusive [non-romantic] relationship (with Walt), escaping substance abuse, escaping an ineffably dangerous world. In this day and age, we as a society are more aware than ever before of trauma, of psychology, of how experiences not unlike the ones Jesse went through in Breaking Bad affect and change a person. I think Jesse's future, post-El-Camino, could be a phenomenal story to tell through those lens, to educate people more on these topics.
I'm picturing Jesse continuing his upwards trajectory in learning about the world and people and how to navigate society. I'm picturing him meeting genuinely good people, and developing a support network with other folks on their journey of healing. I'm picturing the bumps in the road he'll overcome to developing greater emotional wisdom. How will his psychological scars manifest now that he's in a healthier, saner environment? How will he react now, post-El-Camino, when he inevitably comes across temptations again? Through what experiences would it take him, that old Jesse would be narrating from having lived through? What pitfalls would old Jesse fall into, what flaws would be in his character? What would old Jesse learn from re-examining all the lessons he learned post-El Camino?
Could even toy with the circumstances under which Old Jesse is narrating. Is he coming clean to his children about who he used to be for the first time? Did he even have children, and what's his relationship with them? How did his flaws from Breaking Bad, lead to shortcomings and challenges with starting his new life? Is he coming clean to a Priest at the end of his life, a deathbed confession of sorts? Is he sharing his story with a cop in a nursing home, to answer decades-old questions those answers would otherwise die with him? Are his children the Priest and the cop, lol
Point is, I think in general the idea of a Jesse spinoff -- just that -- isn't unique enough, isn't different or distinct enough to justify its existence. But, formatted as something where an older Jesse is narrating the story... that could be what the idea needs to set it ap
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