The SF Site: New Science Fiction and Fantasy Audiobook Titles (May 2008)

New Science Fiction and Fantasy Audiobook Titles (May 2008)
by Susan Dunman

It's the only awards program in the United States devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment, The Audies® honors the best audiobooks of the year. For those in the audiobook industry, it's a very big deal -- the audiobook equivalent of an Oscar. There are 30 different categories with five finalists in each category.

Listed below are science fiction, fantasy and horror titles which have been nominated as finalists in various categories. The list includes only the title and the category in which it was nominated. For a complete listing of all titles, additional bibliographic information and a sound clip from each work, go to www.audiofilemagazine.com/theaudies/

Please remember these are the finalists. Winners will be announced on May 30, 2008.

Audiobook of the Year
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Literary Fiction
The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Science Fiction
The Draco Tavern
Dune
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Ravons of Avalon
Selections from Dreamsongs. Vol. 1 Classic
1984
A Clockwork Orange

Children's Titles, Ages 12+
Interworld
M is for Magic Short Stories/Collections
20th Century Ghosts

Original Work
Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls
Hollowville: A Ghost Story Solo Narration - Male
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Narration by the author or authors
Neverwhere Multi-voiced performance
Dune

Audio Drama
The Princess Academy
Star Beast
Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls Audiobook adapted from another medium
Douglas Adams Live: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Collection 11

Achievement in Production
Dune
Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls

[Editor's Note: Here you will find the other New Science Fiction and Fantasy Audiobook Titles columns.]

May 2008

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book One: Lord Foul's Bane, by Stephen R. Donaldson
Narrated by Scott Brick
Unabridged, 20 hours
Brick by Brick Audio, May 2008

The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Book 2: Fatal Revenant, by Stephen R. Donaldson
Narrated by Scott Brick
Unabridged, 33 hours
Brick by Brick Audio
Note: Earlier this month, well-known narrator Scott Brick published both the first and the most recent books in the Thomas Covenant series as audiobooks. Scott plans to bring all of the Covenant books to audio, culminating with the final Covenant novel and audiobook being released simultaneously in 2010. The titles above are now available from Scott's site at www.scottbrickpresents.com/wordpress/

Dr. Bloodmoney: Or How We Got Along After the Bomb, by Philip K. Dick
Narrated by Tom Weiner
Unabridged, no time listed - 7 CDs
Blackstone Audio, May 2008

Friday, by Robert Heinlein
Narrated by Hillary Huber
Unabridged, no time listed - 11 CDs
Blackstone Audio, May 2008

The Host, by Stephanie Meyer
Narrated by Kate Reading
Unabridged, 23.5 hours
Hachette Audiobooks, May 2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, by James Rollins
Narrated by L.J. Ganser
Unabridged, 8.5 hours
Random House Audio, May 20, 2008

JLA: Exterminators, by Christopher Golden
Multi-cast narration
Unabridged, 5 hours
GraphicAudio, May 2008

Rogue Angel: Serpent's Kiss, by Alex Archer
Multi-cast narration
Unabridged, 5 hours
GraphicAudio, May 2008

Starseed, by Spider and Jeanne Robinson
Narrated by Spider Robinson
Unabridged, no time listed - 7 CDs
Blackstone Audio, May 2008

Star Wars - Legacy of the Force: Invincible, by Troy Denning
Narrated by Marc Thompson
Abridged, 5 hours
Random House Audio, May 2008

Up Till Now: The Autobiography of William Shatner
Narrated by William Shatner
Unabridged, 11 hours
Macmillan Audio, May 2008

Audiobooks for May

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book One: Lord Foul's Bane

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Star Wars - Legacy of the Force: Invincible

Up Till Now: The Autobiography of William Shatner

Susan became a librarian many light years ago and has been reviewing books ever since. Audiobooks and graphic novels have expanded her quest to find the best science fiction in Libraryland.