Da Big Dakka

"Harry Myers is a voice actor that I first came to know on a project in London, and his flexibility with characters, his ability to embody anything you can think of, is second to none. So for something as extreme as Warhammer , I can’t think of anybody better placed to carry that story. He is one of those actors who’s just like, “Okay, I’m on a ladder in a rubber suit hanging upside down, speaking Latin? Great. Sign me up” – and he’ll do it beautifully. Something like Warhammer would be incredibly daunting to me, were I to have to narrate that; but I have a feeling Harry’s like, “No problem,” and just got on with it. He’s a genius. Yes, if somebody is doing that work for you, that’s true – at least for the narrators who do different characterizations or different voices. It does help. I’ve had people say before, “Oh, I always knew who was talking because of the voice that you did.” And particularly when you’re talking about something vast, like Warhammer , or like Dune , where you’re like, “Wait, who is this dude?” and you’re scrolling back several pages to figure it out… It’s helpful, yes. Boy, have I seen online debates about that! There are a lot of people who feel that certain books should be heard even more than read. I’m not going to get into the whole is-audiobook-listening-really-reading, because I think that’s an antiquated, Edwardian philosophy about taking in stories… Long before there was written text, there were people sitting around a fire telling stories. It is the oldest form of storytelling. You just happen to be listening to it on your phone. Some people have said Project Hail Mary is better listened to than read, and I’m not stupid enough to say that is because of my brilliance, but it’s because of the production of the book and the way things are handled in that. I think there are other books that definitely are elevated, the experience is elevated by listening to them. I’m obviously an advocate for reading in any form, whether it be through your ears or through your eyes. And I’m happy that so many people are listening to audiobooks. There are so many narrators and so many great books that in just the sci fi genre alone, you’ll be listening until the end of time anyhow. So if you’re curious at all, if you’re not someone who’s a big audiobook listener, take the risk and give it a go. I think, particularly in the genre of sci fi, you’ll find it entertaining in a really wonderful way."