KingStoneheart Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 With Roy Dotrice sadly passing away a few years ago, who does everyone want to narrate the Winds of Winter when they are released and should they re-do books 1-5 with this new narrator? Personally, to give it that personal GoT touch once again (after all, Roy did play the Pyromancher in Season 2) it would be nice to have an actor from the show do it. I wasn't too big a fan of Harry Lloyd doing the Dunk and Egg books, but do think Charles Dance or Iain Glen could read it perfectly. If not going down the GoT casting route, then I vote Simon Vance who done Fire and Blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jekse Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Preston Jacobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Craving Peaches Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Mustfly said: Alt Shift X 6 hours ago, Jekse said: Preston Jacobs Can't tell if joke or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jekse Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Craving Peaches said: Can't tell if joke or not... Okay and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aejohn the Conqueroo Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I liked the guy who did Fire and Blood. I don't care who does Winds as long as he continues to pronounce the names the same way that Dotrice did. Not personally that invested in one or the other being 'correct' I just hope that they maintain consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curled Finger Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 When you listen to a book with that many characters and female characters in particular you have to have more than one. No one can do what Dotrice did. I know. I listen to a lot of audio books. I think Winds will require a cast to do Dotrice justice and to be honest, to do the story justice. That said if they go cheap and there is no reason in the world to do so, I hope they end up with someone who has an easy listening voice. I couldn't take 40 hours of Harry Lloyd. I just couldn't. Iain Glen, Charles Dance, Simon Vance, sure, any day of the week, give Dance my personal cell number. Dinklage did a documentary on Netflix and it was great. Could he pull it off? I think he could. Just heard Idris Elba narrate a docuseries. Great voice. In fact, give him my personal cell number, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curled Finger Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/5/2023 at 5:55 AM, Jekse said: Preston Jacobs Love that guy's voices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takiedevushkikakzvezdy Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 23 minutes ago, Curled Finger said: When you listen to a book with that many characters and female characters in particular you have to have more than one. No one can do what Dotrice did. I think the people who work in this field know what they're doing and will figure out a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curled Finger Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, Takiedevushkikakzvezdy said: I think the people who work in this field know what they're doing and will figure out a way. Ah c'mon, remember when Dotrice would get either drunk or really tired and do the Dany character in Dance? He was great, but this is a giant story. No accusation here I am not sure what caused the voice to get so um, really out of character, just guessing. For the most part, the performances was award winning in my estimation. And it's ok for me to fantasize about Idris and Dance reading stuff at night to me while I drift off to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equilibrium Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 11 hours ago, Takiedevushkikakzvezdy said: I think the people who work in this field know what they're doing and will figure out a way. Common mistake, physician's error is third leading cause of death in US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takiedevushkikakzvezdy Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 7 hours ago, Equilibrium said: Common mistake, physician's error is third leading cause of death in US Finding a suitable narrator for a book should be much easier, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Princling Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Dotrice will be hard to replace. If we go the GOT cast route like the OP suggested, I think James Faulkner who played Randyll Tarly would do a good job imo. I find his voice very satisfying. Not sure how many different voices he can do, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equilibrium Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Takiedevushkikakzvezdy said: Finding a suitable narrator for a book should be much easier, though. Even harder because result is much more subjective, not to mention that audiobook producers are generally less intelligent than physicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takiedevushkikakzvezdy Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, Equilibrium said: Even harder because result is much more subjective It is indeed subjective, but I have yet to encounter a completely terrible professionally recorded audiobook narrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Steven Pacey could do an amazing job narrating the book. His work on Joe Abercrombies First Law books is masterful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingStoneheart Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 9:38 PM, Curled Finger said: When you listen to a book with that many characters and female characters in particular you have to have more than one. No one can do what Dotrice did. I know. I listen to a lot of audio books. I think Winds will require a cast to do Dotrice justice and to be honest, to do the story justice. That said if they go cheap and there is no reason in the world to do so, I hope they end up with someone who has an easy listening voice. I couldn't take 40 hours of Harry Lloyd. I just couldn't. Iain Glen, Charles Dance, Simon Vance, sure, any day of the week, give Dance my personal cell number. Dinklage did a documentary on Netflix and it was great. Could he pull it off? I think he could. Just heard Idris Elba narrate a docuseries. Great voice. In fact, give him my personal cell number, too. Completely agree!! I listened to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms purely because it was ASOIAF, and to be honest I do like Harry Lloyd but he’s just not a great Audible reader unfortunately! I’d personally not think Dinklage would be the greatest either? Although I’ve not listened to that documentary you’re speaking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curled Finger Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 14 minutes ago, KingStoneheart said: Completely agree!! I listened to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms purely because it was ASOIAF, and to be honest I do like Harry Lloyd but he’s just not a great Audible reader unfortunately! I’d personally not think Dinklage would be the greatest either? Although I’ve not listened to that documentary you’re speaking about. It on Netflix. How to be a tyrant maybe. He's great. I knew it was him immediately. He's got an easy and engaging voice to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in Black-Snow Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I would choose Isabel May. I could listen to her for days. Not sure why it chose to quote a fellow poster. 1 hour ago, Curled Finger said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickdt Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 The man, the legend himself... Beric Dondarrion/Richard Dormer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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