The Star Trek audiobooks; who does the best job?

[GhostFaceSaint]

I remember listening to John de Lancie's reading of Q-Squared by Peter David many years ago and really liking it, but I haven't been reading too many Star Trek novels lately and I also haven't listened to an audiobook for a number of years and was thinking of buying a Star Trek audiobook Friday (July 10th), so does anyone have any recomendations on a good reading of a good Star Trek novel? I am open to new and old novels and am really looking for the best ones that are available at either Barnes and Noble, Hastings, or Borders. So what do you think I should get?

 

[Rackon]

I would like to know the answer to your question too.

If you enjoyed the new movie, Zach Quinto does a wonderful job of reading the tie-in novel by Alan Dean Foster - it's actually more entertaining than reading the novel, which is not great lit IMO. But hearing it read aloud was a very enjoyable experience.

 

[seigezunt]

I remember listening to John de Lancie's reading of Q-Squared by Peter David many years ago and really liking it, but I haven't been reading too many Star Trek novels lately and I also haven't listened to an audiobook for a number of years and was thinking of buying a Star Trek audiobook Friday (July 10th), so does anyone have any recomendations on a good reading of a good Star Trek novel? I am open to new and old novels and am really looking for the best ones that are available at either Barnes and Noble, Hastings, or Borders. So what do you think I should get?

I enjoyed any one that had James Doohan reading, and ones that had Nimoy (mostly cameos, I recall).

I just finished listening to TNG "Crossover," read by Jonathan Frakes, and he goes out of his way to do servicable impressions of cast members. I especially liked his Picard, but maybe not for the right reasons.

I don't recall his name, but the guy who read Vulcan's Soul: Exodus, did a very good job. Also the guy who played Tuvok, reading Vulcan's Heart (which I found a crappy book).

Oh, I almost forgot! The Shat, of course, reading the shatnerverse books. Most make for better listening than reading, anyway.

 

[DS9forever]

I've always been quite partial to Armin Shimerman's reading of Legends of the Ferengi and The 34th Rule. Rene Auberjonois was excellent reading one of the Eugenics Wars novels as well.

 

[seigezunt]

Rene Auberjonois was excellent reading one of the Eugenics Wars novels as well.

Yes, I forgot that one. He was good, too.

 

[Manisphere]

I've been listening to Spock's World as read by George Tekei. It's creeping me out. Especially when he does Amanda Grayson.

 

[Greg Cox]

Rene Auberjonois was excellent reading one of the Eugenics Wars novels as well.

Yes, I forgot that one. He was good, too.

Rene did the second EUGENICS book. The first was read by Anthony Stewart Head of BUFFY and MERLIN fame.

A shame they couldn't get Ricardo Montalban!

 

[William Leisner]

Unfortunately, GFS, there's little to no chance you'll find any of these, save the movie adaptation, at B&N or Borders.

 

[Thrawn]

There aren't any unabridged Trek audiobooks, right?

 

[Admiral_Young]

I've enjoyed Imazdi as read by Jonathon Frakes, his acting of Deanna and Laxanna is great! Also the Shatnerverse books read by The Shat are good as well. Haven't really had the chance to hear many others. My library is getting the audio of Star Trek in soon so I'll be able to hear how Quinto does.

 

[Steve Roby]

There aren't any unabridged Trek audiobooks, right?

Where's Therin when you need him? See http://therinofandor.blogspot.com/2007/05/i-hear-star-trek-something-ive-often.html for his audio list, which says:

There are also some (by comparison, very expensive) unabridged titles, but not from Simon & Schuster Audioworks:
"Star Trek Nemesis" by J.M. Dillard, read by Grover Gardner, Sound Library/BBC Audiobooks America, 2002, 347 min. (Hardcover novelization.)
"Vulcan's Soul, Book 1: Exodus" by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz, read by Richard Poe, Recorded Books, 2004, 510 min. (Hardcover.)
"Vulcan's Soul, Book 2: Exiles" by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz, read by Richard Poe, Recorded Books, 2006, 630 min. (Hardcover.)
"Vulcan's Soul, Book 3: Epiphany" by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz, read by Richard Poe, Recorded Books, 2007, 694 min. (Hardcover.)

Simon & Schuster's first unabridged novelization is: "Star Trek" by Alan Dean Foster, read by Zachary Quinto, 2009, approx. 480 min. (Trade paperback novelization.)
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[Therin of Andor]

Where's Therin when you need him?

Thanks Steve - I was at work.
Updated URL: http://therinofandor.blogspot.com.au/2007/05/i-hear-star-trek.html

My favourite audio is still George Takei doing "Strangers From the Sky". For a 90 min production, it covers a surprising amount of story and George's Melody Sawyer is great!

"Q-in-Law", with John deLancie and Majel Barrett, is priceless!

 

[Paris]

^There is an unabridged version of John Vornholt's Sanctuary. It's pretty good. Unfortunately, I forget who read it, but whoever he was, he did a decent McCoy.

 

[Manisphere]

There aren't any unabridged Trek audiobooks, right?

With Ipod and downloading, I think unabridged books are a new animal. I've only seen audiobooks unabridged across the board in the past two years or so. So far, though, I think the ST novelization is the only non abridged ST novel.

 

[Therin of Andor]

^There is an unabridged version of John Vornholt's Sanctuary. It's pretty good. Unfortunately, I forget who read it, but whoever he was, he did a decent McCoy.

Not a commercial tie-in. Perhaps a specially created tape for a Blind Society? I can't find an online reference.

 

[Therin of Andor]

I think the ST novelization is the only non abridged ST novel.

From Simon & Schuster, yes, but Sound Library/BBC Audiobooks America did their own unabridged version of "Star Trek Nemesis" by J.M. Dillard (read by Grover Gardner) and Recorded Books did the full "Vulcan's Soul" trilogy (read by Richard Poe).