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A British actor with a long time love of audiobook narrating, Simon lives in Northern California with his wife and two children.
He began his 'vocal' career in the UK as a producer/presenter at one of the BBC's first local radio stations, Radio Brighton. From there he moved to London where he joined the select band of announcers/newsreaders for Radio 4, the BBC's national speech-based network. At that time he 'cut his teeth' as an audiobook narrator by donating time to the Royal National Institute for the Blind's Talking Book Service. In the early '90s he left radio to become a full time actor when he moved to Northern California. It's at this time that he began to record audiobooks commercially.
Within a couple of years, "Library Journal" described Simon as "one of the best narrators in the business"...Show More »
In this remarkable period thriller, Simon Vance's rich narration brings individuality to a wide cast of Victorian characters, including a 10 year-old Edgar Allen Poe.
Envy, ambition, and deceit collide in this gothic novel about the rivalry of two 19th century London stage magicians. Simon Vance's haunting performance sweeps the listener away into the depths of the dark Victorian sensationalism.
Brought to life by Simon Vance's narration, famed travel writer J. Maarten Troost has charmed listeners again with his witty and humorous exploration o the world's most populous and intriguing nation.
In this first of the Jack Aubrey novels, Simon Vance takes the listener into the bowels of a man-of-war in Nelson's navy. From the distinct period conversation, to the sights and smells of the lower decks, to the mysteries of the ship's rigging, life at sea is flawlessly rendered against the thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.
As captured by narrator Simon Vance, Bond is as suave, British, and ultra-competent as you'd expect, but he's also startlingly vulnerable, falling victim to both his enemies and his own doubts. With a wry, knowing delivery, Vance excels at capturing the tension in Fleming's prose: he wrings Bond's torture for every last, excruciating squirm.
