Bestseller this month title az title za release date newest first highest rated book in series lowest to highest book in series highest to lowest refine by author refine results. Download the mistborn audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. Narrator michael kramer uses his sometimes sardonic and humorous style to draw out the full depth of each character. The movie in your mind audio books are a step above a big step. But dont worry, as awardwinning audiobook narrator. Please list the narrator in the comments field when you enter your book. Editions of the well of ascension by brandon sanderson. For a thousand years the skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. You also get to listen with graphicaudio access app.
Sep 27, 2014 as for books, barbara rosenblat is an industry superstar. According to, a leading website for voice talent, the standard rates for audio narrators are as follows. Get the audible audiobook for the reduced price of. I expect a tv adaptation of mistborn or the stormlight archive in the next few years, got it. Karen commins is an awardwinning, professional audiobook narrator, producer, publisher, writer, and leading curator of information about the audiobook industry.
Mistborn is a series of epic fantasy novels written by american author brandon sanderson and published by tor books. Pay a flat per hour rate to have your book produced by a professional. Just to be clear this is not a get rich quick sort of thing. This means that it does not lose data like other types of compressed audio files.
Also, absolutely gonna read more brian sanderson books after i finish the mistborn. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. To prepare readers for the second series, sanderson wrote a transitional sequel, the alloy of law. Apr 12, 2020 best will always be subjective in this field. In recent years, the amount of work for members has increased steadily with the advent of. Kramer has recorded over a hundred audiobooks for trade publishers and has participated in the library of congresss talking books program. As of this ama i have 18 titles published with several more in production or postproduction. Michael kramer, narrator when a researcher returns to elendel with images of a mythical lord ruler artifact. Best fantasy series of all time for audiobooks best. A specialist in bringing your project to life, i work with businesses to create enticing audio and blogs to inform your customers and attract new ones. Im kris, writer, audiobook narrator, awardwinning podcaster, and media consultant.
Mistborn book one is a fantastic fantasy novel and i cant wait to get to the latter books i havent read yet as well as some of his other works. The first series, published between 2006 and 2008, consists of the final empire, the. But in my experience its 12 of their older titles that had this issue. I love the twists that sanderson throws in and the way he ties up all the. Reader michael kramer has an incredibly impressive vocal range, from the natural baritone in which he narrates to the alto he uses.
With the alloy of law and shadows of self, brandon sanderson surprised readers with a new york timesbestselling spinoff of his mistborn books, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19thcentury america. Fortunately, philip pullman proves to be as skilled a narrator as he is a worldbuilder. However i would suggest that the following should all be considered for the title. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. It takes effort and persistence to be really successful at it. To view the narrator, simply click on the personpeople voted link below the book to view the voters and the comments which hopefully include the narrator. Upon this realization, sandersons protagonist, kelsier, sets about using his newfound talent against the lord ruler and his tyrannical reign over the final empire. Secret history, the eleventh metal, and allomancer jak and the pits of eltania 15 items. I have to say this is the most amazing audiobook ive ever heard and ive listened to a fair. The awardwinning and muchloved robin miles is a hugely prolific audiobook performer. In addition to earning a ba in broadcast journalism and ms in computer information systems, karen has completed extensive specialized training in voiceover and audiobook. Mistborn by brandon sanderson, narrated by michael kramer.
Four things you didnt know about sagaftra and audiobooks. It also provided us an opportunity to start sharing with each other, from one column to the next, those narrators that do and dont work for us since we, as audiobook enthusiasts, know with great certainty that the narrator. Audiobook narration is a highpaying job if the narrator is wellversed with more than one language. The complete audiobook production and narration course udemy. The final empire, sandersons first book in the series, opens on a thief and prisoner who is halfskaa and discovers his other half is mistborn. The first series, published between 2006 and 2008, consists of the final empire, the well of ascension, and the hero of ages. I want to become an audiobook narrator have you been told that you have a nice voice.
If you havent read either novel, might i request you give them a read. Mistborn audiobook by brandon sanderson 9781427206374. Hire the best audiobook narrators find top audiobook narrators on upwork the leading freelancing website for shortterm, recurring, and fulltime audiobook narrators contract work. Do you make a living as a commercial voiceover or as a narrator of medical or corporate scripts.
You can estimate the audio length of your book by dividing the total word count by 9,300. These include narrating and producing your audiobook ready for upload to audible or turning your business. We can estimate the cost of your audiobook by multiplying a per finished hour narrator rate. In particular, shes made a career bringing to life incredible. The conclusion of the mistborn trilogy fulfills all the promise of the first two. How to become a freelance audiobook narrator job, skill, salary. Mistborn two takes a great story and adds new layers and depth, an amazing second act, one that doesnt detract but rather contrasts and compliments book one. This a studioquality lossless digital audio format. Nothing against graphic audio, i love them, just preferred the actual audiobook. Voiceoverxtra is the voice actor\s daily resource for building voice over success. Skills needed to become a freelance audiobook narrator. Dec 23, 2008 the narrator is incredible with all of the different voices he is able to do with a smooth transition between all the conversations.
Stephen fry and jim dale both read the harry potter series with excellent taste and give wonderful, different versio. Kelsier is mistborn, he is special in that he can burn ingested metals and use them to alter emotions, fly through the night, enhance his senses, improve his strength and uncover other mistborn. So some explanations are done with background noise rather then it being explained or can just be omitted. With the alloy of law, brandon sanderson surprised listeners with a new york times bestselling spinoff of his mistborn audiobooks, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period. Think about it like this, as if i were pitching a tv series to netflix because i think it would be a bit of a sleeper hit, and totally bingeworthy based on the characters big personalities and high level of action. Our first speaking of audiobooks column carried the subtitle, its all about the narrator and was a general discussion of romance audiobooks. In developing techniques for particular genres, a great reference book is robert blumenfields acting with the voice. Jul 29, 2014 cant comment on specific rates, but caroline is correct that narrators are paid based on the finished hours of audio.
I truly love listening to my favorite books while driving on long trips, and have many audio books due to that. It also contains very minor spoilers for the book the bands of mourning. Alloy of law is a spin off series to the original mistborn trilogy by brandon sanderson. To investigate how audiobooks are made, we sat down with a professional audiobook narrator, suzy jackson, to break down her work. A narrator who is experienced and really cooking along can record at a 2. How much can you make recording audiobooks from home. He can do a variety of voices and his female characters are quite believable.
It was published on july 17, 2006 by tor books and is the first novel in the mistborn. Mistborn s likable, complex humanoid characters include the defensive yet alwayshonest vin. Get the audible audio editions of the mistborn series from the. Call of cthulhu hp lovecraft audio book with words closed. For example, if your book is 50,000 words, your audiobook would be approximately 5. Audiobooks are audio recordings of published texts performed by professional narrators. So well written and the world it brings you into is so amazing. I enjoyed this book a lot because sanderson provides more backstory on wax and his sister teslin, and he attempts to provide an answer to why a god will let people suffer. Download audiobooks by brandon sanderson at and save. Just finished mistborn the final empire graphic audio and it is. She is the main character in mistborn and one of the best female characters seen in the fantasy genre so far. Book two of mistborn audiobook by brandon sanderson. Brandon sanderson world and michael kramer narration is absolutely ingenious 3 of 3 people. The rates reflect the time needed to record, edit and produce an audio book master to a professional standard.
I love the twists that sanderson throws in and the way he ties up all the loose ends so neatly towards the end. Best audio narration 992 books share book recommendations. Mistborn audiobook series by brandon sanderson download. As the voice over industry\s online news, training and resource center, voiceoverxtra is a must have resource for anyone involved with the voice over industry, and the best place for newcomers to begin researching and learning about a career in voice overs. Formerly recorded exclusively under the aftra sound recordings code, today there are more than 40 separate sagaftra agreements with audiobook. Storm front is a 2000 fantasy novel by american writer jim butcher. The answer will be found in the mistborn trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martialarts action that begins in mistborn. They did the impossible, deposing the godlike being whose brutal rule had lasted a thousand years.
See the complete mistborn series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The final empire, the well of ascension, the hero of ages, and several more. Enter into a revenue share agreement with an audiobook narrator. Michael kramer is an award winning american audiobook narrator. The book is also surprisingly substantial at nearly 700 pages yet never seems to outlive its welcome. Michael kramer narrated the mistborn audiobook trilogy as well as mistborn. How to work from home parttime as an audiobook narrator. Audible is your standard audiobook generally with one narrator. Narration work for audiobooks is on par with other voiceover jobs in terms of compensation. Usually, when doing a union job including audiobooks for major publishers the narrator gets their rate and then an additional % is sent to sagaftra pension and health in their name.
The final empire, also known simply as mistborn or the final empire, is a fantasy novel written by american author brandon sanderson. I specialize in military history, but have done memoirs, fantasy and hope to do more science fiction titles, as thats my personal favorite genre. If you can listen with an open mind and are not a singlereaderonly purist then go with graphic audio. The audiobooks are primarily narrated by michael kramer. Then recording audiobooks will be a natural fit for you, right. But vin decides to remain on the crew, not because she thinks it can succeed, but because of what kelsier, their boss, can teach her. For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed.
Nov 14, 2017 download audiobooks by brandon sanderson at and save. Brandon sanderson, mistborn, first edition abebooks. Secret history is a companion story to the original mistborn trilogy. Mistborn the final empire audiobook by brandon sanderson. Im paul, a professional documentary film director and audiobook narrator producer with over 40 credits and more than 20 audiobooks on audible with many more in the pipeline to my name. Now vin, the street urchin who has grown into the most powerful mistborn. Formerly recorded exclusively under the aftra sound recordings code, today there are more than 40 separate sagaftra agreements with audiobook publishers and producers. The second book in the mistborn series continued to amaze and excite me. But at the same time, getting projects on acx might not be as difficult as you may think. They encourage new audiobook narrators to take the time to spend 67 hours per day reading a book out loud and record their voice to ensure the performance shows acting talent, professional delivery, clear. I enjoyed this book a lot because sanderson provides more backstory on wax and his sister teslin, and. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Its a pleasure to recommend her book audiobook narrator.
The well of ascension alternate ending disclaimer well, first off let me say that this willobviouslycontain major spoilers for not only mistborn two, but first book as well. One author was quite miffed with me when i said i could not. For a thousand years the skaa slaved in misery and lived in. This way you will pick up a greater number of works and, therefore, your parameter of work will not be limited.
This book is very heavy 1500g overseas purchasers may be charged additional shipping. Book two of mistborn audio cd published september 29th 2015 by macmillan audio audio cd authors. There are times when different narrators read the same book. Audiobook voice over rates voice over rates for audio books vary depending on industry experience, availability and type of narration required. The narrator is incredible with all of the different voices he is able to do with a smooth transition between all the conversations. What is the mistborn series by brandon sanderson about. The mistborn book series by brandon sanderson includes books mistborn. The narrator only makes money from the audiobook and therefore is shouldering all of the risk for low or no sales on an rs contract.
Narrator michael kramer uses his sometimes sardonic and humorous style to. On page 34 of the first book, sanderson writes offthe fair. The bands of mourning is the sixth book in the mistborn series, and the final book in the later trilogy. As such, it contains huge spoilers for the books mistborn the final empire, the well of ascension and the hero of ages. I hope you have as much fun in this world as i did. Mistborn book three i highly recommend you do not only because it will make certain abilities and background lore easier to understand but also because they are just great fantasy books.
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