Category: Audiobook

A few deals have been signed recently for various audiobook and international editions of Robert McCammon’s work:

  • As we mentioned last week, Audible will be releasing an unabridged audiobook of The River of Souls on May 31, 2014. The book will be narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, who narrated the other Matthew Corbett books for Audible. The River of Souls will be published in limited, trade hardcover, and ebook editions on May 31, too.
  • GraphicAudio will be releasing their audio adaptation of I Travel by Night in late summer 2014. GraphicAudio productions have a narrator, a full cast, music, and sound effects.
  • As we mentioned in February, Audible will be releasing unabridged audiobooks of The Wolf’s Hour and The Hunter from the Woods later this year.
  • German publisher Festa will be publishing a two-volume German translation of Swan Song in early 2015. This edition will be unabridged. The previous German release in the early ’90s was abridged.
  • Festa will also be publishing a two-volume German translation of The Wolf’s Hour in late 2015 or early 2016. This will be the first German translation of the book.
  • It appears that Russian publisher AST will be publishing Russian translations of The Providence Rider in April June October and The Five in July 2015.

Audible now has the unabridged audiobook of The River of Souls available for pre-ordering. The audiobook is scheduled for release on May 31, 2014. The narrator is the great Edoardo Ballerini, who narrated the first four Matthew Corbett audiobooks.

Pre-order The River of Souls audiobook from Audible

Pre-order The River of Souls audiobook from Amazon US

Ordering links for all of the Robert McCammon audiobooks can be found here.

Audible will be producing unabridged audiobooks of Robert McCammon’s two Michael Gallatin books, The Wolf’s Hour and The Hunter from the Woods. No other information is available at this time, but I’ll keep you posted!

You may recall that the books are also available as GraphicAudio productions, so you’ll have your choice whether to listen to a straight reading of the books or a fully-produced audio dramatization.

first-fourAudible has released new, unabridged audiobook recordings of Robert McCammon’s first four books: Baal, Bethany’s Sin, The Night Boat, and They Thirst! All four books are narrated by Ray Porter, who has appeared in numerous TV series and movies and narrated Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger books, among others.

You can find purchasing links to all of the Robert McCammon audiobooks here.

first-fourAudible has changed the release date for their unabridged audiobooks of Baal, Bethany’s Sin, The Night Boat, and They Thirst. Their website is now reporting a release date of December 10, 2013.

Here are a few recent reviews and mentions that have popped up around the ‘net:

Finally, if you’re in the UK, the Amazon UK Kindle version of Swan Song is currently only £1.29!

first-fourOn October 15, 2013, Audible will release new, unabridged audiobook recordings of Robert McCammon’s first four books: Baal, Bethany’s Sin, The Night Boat, and They Thirst! (The pre-order link for Baal is active now, but has the wrong release date.) Baal will be narrated by Ray Porter, who has appeared in numerous TV series and movies and narrated Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger books, among others; the other narrators, if there are any, haven’t been announced yet.

A couple of new reviews have popped up recently:

And for those of you in Indianapolis area, the Indianapolis Book Club will be discussing Robert McCammon’s Speaks the Nightbird at their meeting on Thursday, September 19, 2013.

Robert McCammon’s The Wolf’s Hour makes the list in the Barnes & Noble Book Blog post “5 Must-Read Werewolf Novels.” The Wolf’s Hour is available in various ebook formats.

apaThe audiobook edition of Speaks the Nightbird is one of the finalists in the Fiction category for the 2013 Audie Awards!

The Audies are “awards recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA).” More on the Audies can be found on the APA website. The winners will be announced on May 30, 2013.

Here’s the AudioFile page listing the 2013 Finalists:
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AudioFile Magazine: 2013 Audies

The actual Press Release from the APA in PDF format can be found here.

The unabridged audiobook edition of Speaks the Nightbird was produced by Audible, Inc., and was narrated by Edoardo Ballerini.

Audible also produced unabridged recordings of the other Matthew Corbett novels, all read by Edoardo. You can purchase the audiobooks from Audible’s site.

Brilliance Audio has released Audible’s unabridged audio version of Robert McCammon’s Swan Song on audio CD and MP3 CD formats. The book is narrated by Tom Stechschulte and runs 34 hours and 40 minutes. The audio CD box contains 29 CDs.

Order Swan Song on unabridged audio CD from Amazon US

Order Swan Song on unabridged MP3 CD from Amazon US

Press the Play button below to listen to a sample from Swan Song.

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GraphicAudio has just released their audio dramatization of The Hunter from the Woods, the followup to 1989’s The Wolf’s Hour. In addition, all three parts of their audio dramatization of The Wolf’s Hour are also now available. Samples from each production can be found on their website. GraphicAudio uses a combination of narrator, actors, and sound effects to bring the audiobooks to life.

Order The Hunter from the Woods from GraphicAudio

See all Robert McCammon titles at GraphicAudio