Matt
It’s been a while since I had the opportunity to sink my teeth into a new fantasy series with a ton of books. That used to be my favorite type of book but nowadays seeing a series with a book number higher than I can count on one hand is intimidating. However everything I heard about Will Wight’s Cradle series suggested it was one that I would love, so I dove in with a mix of excitement and nostalgia and I’m so glad I did. I had the pleasure of listening to this as an audiobook narrated by Travis Baldree and I think he did a fantastic job with it. He has a great way of making even the narration sections really interesting and he puts a lot of emphasis exactly where it needs to be. I also think he’s genuinely good at voicing female characters. Oftentimes when male narrators voice female characters the result is a caricature of a female voice but Baldree avoids that and makes the female characters sound like actual people. Combine that with really strong world-building and excellent fight choreography from Wight and you have a really enjoyable experience. I can’t wait to see where Wight and Baldree take me next.
It’s been a while since I had the opportunity to sink my teeth into a new fantasy series with a ton of books. That used to be my favorite type of book but nowadays seeing a series with a book number higher than I can count on one hand is intimidating. However everything I heard about Will Wight’s Cradle series suggested it was one that I would love, so I dove in with a mix of excitement and nostalgia and I’m so glad I did. I had the pleasure of listening to this as an audiobook narrated by Travis Baldree and I think he did a fantastic job with it. He has a great way of making even the narration sections really interesting and he puts a lot of emphasis exactly where it needs to be. I also think he’s genuinely good at voicing female characters. Oftentimes when male narrators voice female characters the result is a caricature of a female voice but Baldree avoids that and makes the female characters sound like actual people. Combine that with really strong world-building and excellent fight choreography from Wight and you have a really enjoyable experience. I can’t wait to see where Wight and Baldree take me next.