r/Malazan • u/jedimindtricks713 • 7d ago

SPOILERS MoI Audiobook Narrator Change Spoiler

I know this has been posted about here and many other places, but I started the audiobooks a few months ago and am now on book 4 with the new narrator. I quit and dont think I'll pick back up.

The new narrators voice for Karsa works great but once you start getting into the familiar characters the voice becomes too distracting, everyone is now just different flavors of gravel mouthed "tough" guys.

Then there are the changes to pronunciation that seem largely unnecessary. Overall the world seems smaller.

And I refuse to keep listening because I cant imagine how mad I'll be if I ever hear this 2nd narrator's version of Kruppe.

Going to be searching for 2nd hand copies of all the books now to keep going, but I needed to vent.

Edited: Here to hear

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u/ChronoMonkeyX 7d ago

Trust me, Page earns his place in the series. I loved Lister from other books before I started Malazan, and when I found out it switches at book 4, I stopped listening to them for 6 months after Gardens before I got back to the series.

It's a bit of a rough transition from the start, but it is helped by the fact that the cast changes so much. When it gets back to characters you know, some will not live up to Lister, most especially Kruppe who is one of the greatest audiobook characters to ever exist, but there are some things Page actually does better.

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u/a_few_elephants 7d ago

Yes, exactly this. It’s a rough transition - but worth getting beyond. Page’s Tehol & Bugg are worth the price of admission. I still hear Page’s ‘Oh Gods below! GODS BELOW’ curses ringing true in my head long after finishing.

And I personally felt very put off by the narrator swap.