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	scifantasy 2008-01-16 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	they've never published such a thing as far as I can tell. Isis Publishing has. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	photosinensis 2008-01-18 03:41 am UTC (link)
	Alas, they won't take my credit card. Amazon of the UK could, but they don't have it in stock. Dammit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scifantasy 2008-01-18 03:42 am UTC (link)
	Damn. Well, I tried. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ryuutchi 2008-01-16 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	Have you thought about getting him a subscription to Audible.com (if he has access to an MP3 player)? (Reply to this)

	solle 2008-01-16 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	Apparently there's a Princess Bride audio book version. High fantasy comedy presented as historical fiction with pretty much the definition of a good storyline. (Also, it says on Amazon it's the abridged version, but that's part of the story itself - there is no unabridged original.) (Reply to this)

	phosfate 2008-01-16 07:00 pm UTC (link)
	The CD of World War Z looks promising. (Reply to this)

	sheep 2008-01-16 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	If you think he will like the humour of Good Omens (which does come up on Amazon.co.uk, but is currently unavailable) how about some of the other books by Terry Pratchett or Neil Gaiman. My vote is for TP :) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	pointandlaugh 2008-01-17 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, especially since they're read by the guy who plays Baldrick who's a fantastic reader. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	beccastareyes 2008-01-16 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	As for historically-themed fantasy, I enjoyed The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold (which is set in a fantasy kingdom loosely based on Reconquista-era Spain) and the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik (First book: His Majesty's Dragon, and is set in an alternate version of the Napoleonic Wars). Amazon shows both as having audio CDs. (Reply to this)

	mydruthers 2008-01-16 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	The Last Unicorn is a great piece of light fantasy. It's read by the author himself, and Conan Press has th first two chapters available free for download. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	come_love_sleep 2008-01-16 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	Conlan. grin I'm STILL waiting on my damned signed copy of Two Hearts, and it's been nearly three fucking years. But I do believe that everything else comes at a reasonable pace. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2008-01-16 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	I keep forgetting I even ordered my copy of Two Hearts (and the CD of TLU), it's taken that long. Someday they'll ship, I'm sure of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sailorcoruscant 2008-01-16 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	Buh, I thought I was logged in. :( (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hangingfire 2008-01-16 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	I've heard good things about the audiobook of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, which brings together fantasy and historical fiction quite nicely. A friend who stalled out on the dead-tree version was totally captivated by the audiobook. (Reply to this)

janegraddell
2008-01-16 07:55 pm UTC (link)

If he's into historical fiction, Patrick Tull's readings of the Aubrey/Maturin books by Patrick O'Brian are really good. The whole series is available from Recorded Books and from Audible.com.

There are several different versions of each book, so look for the unabridged ones, and for Patrick Tull. The first book is Master and Commander. It's a great series to get someone hooked on, because even a dedicated reader is going to take a while to get through twenty books. :)

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	doomsday 2008-01-16 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	Ooooh, thanks for that! I'm currently on book four, and I've been on the lookout for audio books for my traffic-laden commute to class. This is perfect. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	atalantapendrag 2008-01-16 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	The audio version of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys, read by Lenny Henry, is excellent. The recently-released audio versions of his Neverwhere and Stardust, both read by the man himself, are also quite good. (Reply to this)

stinksap
2008-01-17 12:21 am UTC (link)

If he likes mysteries, and Sherlock Holmes, he might get a kick out of 'The beekeepers Apprentice' by Laurie R. King Megan Fowles is one of my favorite Audiobook readers and she does a wonderful job with this one.

The abridged versions of the 'The Cat who..." series by Lilian Jackson Braun are also delightful to listen to. I'm not a big fan of the unabridged versions. The 'the cat who...' books are light mysteries- not really humor, but a fun read anyway.

Most of the Audio versions of Stephen Kings books are well done. Some are read by King himself, and he does a pretty good job. Those that aren't read by him are often read by James Guiddell (sp?) who is the reader who narrates the 'Cat who' books I mention above. He is a pleasure to listen to on everything I have heard him read.

The Harry Potter books on Audiotape are very very well read by Jim Dale.

There are audio versions of many of Terry Pratchetts books out there- some are audiobooks, some are recordings of the BBC radio shows that have been produced over the years. Some of those might be fun for him.

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	atalantapendrag 2008-01-17 01:14 am UTC (link)
	I prefer the UK editions of the Harry Potter audiobooks, with Stephen Fry. I suppose that's just personal tastes, though. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	papervolcano 2008-01-17 09:55 am UTC (link)
	Of the Pratchett audiobooks - the ones read by Stephen Briggs are damn good if you can get them in the States. Tony Robinson (of Baldrick fame) reads the recent abridged versions, and while he's wonderful and a great match, they're y'know - abridged. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	stellabymoor 2008-01-18 04:41 am UTC (link)
	damn, I had the mp3 audio of Good Omens but I deleted it because it was disappointing. but I do have a lot of Doctor Who, Neil Gaiman's audio collection, Colbert's I am America, and some other's hiding about. I agree with the audible.com, and also check out lj's audiobook comm. (Reply to this)