- Fast Forward by Stephen Morris read by Stephen Morris
- The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green read by John Green
- A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik read by Anisha Dadia
- The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik read by Anisha Dadia
- The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik read by Anisha Dadia
- Microserfs by Douglas Coupland read by Graham Rowat
- Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr. read by Kirby Heyborne
- The Death of Chaos by L.E. Modesitt Jr. read by Kirby Heyborne
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir read by Ray Porter
- Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir read by Moira Quirk
- Harrow The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir read by Moira Quirk
- Nona The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir read by Moira Quirk
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas read by Elizabeth Evans
- Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots by Seanan McGuire read by Alison McLemore
- Velveteen vs. The Multiverse by Seanan McGuire read by Alison McLemore
- Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes read by Julia Whelan
- The Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
Category: Audiobook
2022 Audiobooks
- The House In The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, read by Daniel Henning
- The Truth by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- Hench by Natalie Zina Walschotts, read by Alex McKenna
- Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, read by Kristin Atherton
- House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones, read by Kristin Atherton
- Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones, read by Chris Webster & Harriet Carmichael
- The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, read by Wil Wheaton
- Half-off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire, read by Amy Finegan
- The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross, read by Jack Hawkins
- The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross, read by Jack Hawkins
- The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross, read by Jack Hawkins
- The Apocalypse Codex by Charles Stross, read by Jack Hawkins
- Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi read by Aminah Mae Safi
- Armada by Ernest Cline read by Wil Wheaton
- Attachments by Rainbow Rowell read by Rebecca Lowman
- Welcome To Temptation by Jennifer Crusie read by Aasne Vigesaa
- Faking It by Jennifer Crusie read by Aasne Vigesaa
- Who Are Ya? by Kevin Day read by Kevin Day
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry read by Julia Whelan
- Ain’t She A Peach by Molly Harper read by Amanda Ronconi
- How To Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper read by Amanda Ronconi and Jonathan Davis
- The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik read by Anisha Dadia
- The Diamond Throne by David Eddings read by Greg Abby
- The Ruby Knight by David Eddings read by Greg Abby
- Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir read by Moira Quirk
- Harrow The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir read by Moira Quirk
- Nona The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir read by Moira Quirk
- The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik read by Anisha Dadia
- The Peripheral by William Gibson read by Lorelei King
- The Sirens Of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut read by Jay Snyder
- Feersum Endjinn by Iain M Banks read by Peter Kenny
- Made In Scotland by Billy Connolly read by Gordon Kennedy
- Record Play Pause by Stephen Morris read by Stephen Morris
2021 Audiobooks
It was another strong year for listening to audiobooks thanks to my commitment to getting out for a walk every day.
Ancillary Justice was my favourite book of the year and the performance by Adjoa Andoh was extraordinary.
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor by Steven Moffat, read by Nicholas Briggs
- The Truth by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- Attachments by Rainbow Rowell, read by Rebecca Lowman
- What I Did For Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, read by Julia Gibson
- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, read by Gabrielle Kruger
- Gateway by Frederik Pohl, read by Oliver Wyman
- Fast Women by Jennifer Crusie, read by Sandra Burr
- Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie, read by Deanna Hurst
- Welcome To Temptation by Jennifer Crusie, read by Aasne Vigasaa
- Faking It by Jennifer Crusie, read by Aasne Vigasaa
- Carrying The Fire by Michael Collins read by David Colacci
- Isaac Steele and The Forever Man by Daniel Rigby, read by Daniel Rigby
- The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi, read by Wil Wheaton
- The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi, read by Wil Wheaton
- The Last Emperox by John Scalzi, read by Wil Wheaton
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, read by Lauren Fortgang
- A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, read by Anisha Dadia
- The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik, read by Anisha Dadia
- Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie, read by Adjoa Andoh
- Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett, read by Nigel Planer
- Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie, read by Adjoa Andoh
2020 Audiobooks
The only thing to note here is that I planned to listen to all the Discworld Guards books and got stuck at the final hurdle. The audiobook of Snuff is an unfortunate dud and I had to stop listening. I may try again some day.
- Faking It by Jennifer Crusie read by Aasne Vigesaa
- New York Actually by Sarah Morgan read by Jennifer Woodward
- Bellwether by Connie Willis read by Kate Reading
- Hold Me by Courtney Milan read by Xe Sands & Sean Crisden
- What I Did For Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips read by Julia Gibson
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline read by Wil Wheaton
- Armada by Ernest Cline read by Wil Wheaton
- Redshirts by John Scalzi read by Wil Wheaton
- The Rook by Daniel O’Malley read by Katy Carmichael
- True Love At The Lonely Hearts Bookshop by Annie Darling, read by Laura Kirman
- Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, read by Kristin Atherton
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavour by Hank Green, read by Kristin Sieh et. al.
- The Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett, read Stephen Briggs
- Going Postal by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- Making Money by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- The Truth by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett, read by Nigel Planer
- Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett, read by Nigel Planer
- Jingo by Terry Pratchett, read by Nigel Planer
- The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- The Night Watch by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- Thud! by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire, read by Amy Finegan
- Microserfs by Douglas Coupland, read by Graham Rowat
2019 Audiobooks
As you can see I listened to a lot of audiobooks this year. In fact this marks the first year that I have listened to more books than I physically read. This was mainly because I spent a lot of time walking in the past twelve months. It also became a good excuse to revisit some beloved works/authors (including ELEVEN books from the Toby Daye series!).
This list is actually smaller than it could have been – there are at least another five books I’m a third of the way into that I’m sure I’ll be returning to in the future.
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien read by Rob Inglis
- The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien read by Rob Inglis
- The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien read by Rob Inglis
- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett read by Martin Jarvis
- Mockingbird by Walter Tevis, read by Robert Fass and Nicole Poole
- The Rook by Daniel O’Malley, read by Katy Carmichael
- Strata by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley, read by Maggie Mash
- Agent To The Stars by John Scalzi, read by Wil Wheaton
- Eric by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- The Diamond Throne by David Eddings, read by Greg Abby
- Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, read by Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse
- Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett, read by Nigel Planer
- The Android’s Dream by John Scalzi, read by Wil Wheaton
- The Day of the Doctor by Steven Moffat, read by Nicholas Briggs
- The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
- Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- An Artificial Light by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- We Are Legion by Dennis E Taylor read by Ray Porter
- For We Are Many by Dennis E Taylor read by Ray Porter
- All These Worlds by Dennis E Taylor read by Ray Porter
- Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie, read by Deanna Hurst
- Fast Women by Jennifer Crusie, read by Sandra Burr
- Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- Night And Silence by Seanan McGuire, read by Mary Robinette Kowal
- The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan read by Michael Kramer & Kate Reading
- Welcome To Temptation by Jennifer Crusie read by Aasne Vigesaa
- The Hating Game by Sally Thorne read by Katie Schorr
2018 Audiobooks
- Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick read by Anna Kendrick
- Armada by Ernest Cline read by Wil Wheaton
- A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away by Christopher Brookmyre read by Angus King?
- A History of Heavy Metal by Andrew O’Neill read by Andrew O’Neill
- It by Stephen King read by Steven Weber
- Bedlam by Christopher Brookmyre read by Angus King
- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde read by Gabrielle Kruger
- The Truth by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett read by Nigel Planer
- Neuromancer by William Gibson read by Jeff Harding
- The Day of the Doctor by Steven Moffat, read by Nicholas Briggs
- Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor read by Zara Ramm
- All Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An Eye by Christopher Brookmyre read by Sarah Barron
- Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson read by Jonathan Davis
- Redshirts by John Scalzi read by Wil Wheaton
- Hogfather by Terry Pratchett read by Nigel Planer
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
The first novel from the younger Vlogbrother is a fast-paced & whip smart Science Fiction thriller and also a deeply considered meditation on the nature of fame – especially fame gained through a carefully constructed persona on the Internet.
Recently graduated from college struggling graphic designer April May stumbles across what she initially assumes is a temporary art project in the streets of Manhattan. On a whim April and her friend Andy put up a Youtube video about the giant robot statue and she accidentally finds herself famous & at the centre of a huge worldwide story.
The central characters are well drawn and the feel of April’s world feels completely natural even when weird things happen.
It’s great fun to read and also seriously thought provoking. I’m just blown away by how good it is for a debut novel.
This is another book that I part read and part listened to. The narrator of the audiobook does great work and if you’re an audiobook person it’s definitely work checking out.
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The Day of the Doctor
A Target novelization of an old Doctor Who episode shouldn’t be as much fun as this.
Moffat adds and modifies the original script to give the story more depth, more humour and more clever clever twistiness.
I really really enjoyed this.
I split reading this between the ebook and the audiobook (that Amazon synergy at work) and I normally leave my audiobook reviews to the end of the year but I just enjoyed this one too much!
Nicholas Briggs is excellent as the narrator and voices the various Doctors with much relish. Even the little bits of audio atmospherics actually add to the story for a change. Briggs does have one weakness – he seriously cannot do Clara’s accent.
Anyway very highly recommended if you like Moffat era Doctor Who.
2017 Audiobooks
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline read by Wil Wheaton
- The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams read by Douglas Adams
- Pattern Recognition by William Gibson read by Shelly Frasier
- Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire read by Cynthia Hopkins
- Espedair Street by Iain Banks read by Peter Kenny
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins read by Carolyn McCormick
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins read by Carolyn McCormick
2016 Audiobooks
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline read by Wil Wheaton
- Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk read by Paul Garcia
- The Rook by Daniel O’Malley read by Katy Carmichael
- Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling read by Stephen Fry
- Bellwether by Connie Willis read by Kate Reading
- Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling read by Stephen Fry
- Going Postal by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- Making Money by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- The Truth by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- Night Watch by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett read by Nigel Planer
- Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs
- Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett read by Stephen Briggs