The Undead: Part 11

De: RR Haywood

Narrado por: Joe Jameson

A Message from The Author

Writing The Undead is a humbling experience. I am eternally grateful to the readers and listeners for the incredible support you always show.

Dan Morgan superbly narrated Parts 1 to 10, but unfortunately he was not able to continue. To my delight, the wonderfully talented Joe Jameson has now taken the series on. His range and skills are superb.

I am aware of the feedback about the voice of one of my characters, Dave. If this change has upset your listening experience then I can only apologise, but both Joe and I, and everyone at Audible, have listened to the points you made and take them very seriously. It is a wonderful thing to have such responsive fans, so willing to listen and work to make it better, plus the interactive nature of the series means you the listener can speak out and say what you like and don't like, otherwise how would we know?

We've got some cracking days ahead of us. Some real stonking rip-roaring storylines to come and both Joe and I can only hope you'll stay with us on this journey.

Take care,

RR Haywood.

It is the morning after the storm. Thick fog covers everything. In the stifling, claustrophobic atmosphere, Howie and his group head out for supplies.

Skirmishes and tense fights take place and there are messages left in blood at key sites: 'he's coming'. As the day progresses, Howie becomes increasingly darker in thought, and more demanding of his team. By the end of the day they have discovered a munitions factory, but can Howie hold it together?

©2016 RR Haywood (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

I miss Dan Morgan!!!!!

Any additional comments?

It is very difficult to rate this book for me. The story itself is superb as usual, but listening to the new narrator after 10 books with Dan Morgan makes me want to just read the next book instead. I feel like Joe is a good narrator, but just not for this series. His voice for Dave alone was just simply horrible. Dave is my favorite character, and Joe makes him sound like a total moron, which Dave certainly is not. So I may be returning book 12 and reading the print version. If there is anyway it can be done, please bring Dan back.

The new reader…

The new voice is just hard to listen too… after getting use to the previous reader these new voices sound like British Gangsters or Prepubesent teens.

Love this Series

It took a while to get used to the new reader but the book is still amazing

Change in Narrator was a disappointment

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I really liked Dan Morgan the original narrator. Mr. Jameson did ok, but I really disliked the way he played Dave. He made him sound slow, possibly mentally challenged. To be fair to Mr. Jameson, it would be tough to replace a narrator who completed 10 books. The listener grows attached to the characters being portrayed a certain way. However, that does not change the fact that I would prefer the original narrator in the series on future books.

NEW NARRATOR :(

How did the narrator detract from the book?

10 books and a novella in, and they change narrators. The previous narrator, Dan Morgan, did an EXELENT job. The new guy, not so much. I guess I’m being a little severe, but I HATE when a book series changes narrators. I only gave him 2 stars, but he is at least 3 stars. The story is about the same quality as the previous ones.

Narrator threw me for a loop

Story was great the new narrator does a good job with the exception of how he portrayed Dave

different

I love a lot of books that this narrator has done, but after listening to Dan Morgan and all the voices, it's hard to adjust. he does an amazing job with multiple different voices. but I did read some of the reviews before I purchased this book and I love this entire series so I had to purchase the next one to give it a shot. Joe Jamison really let me down on Dave's voice just like most of the comments said. he makes him sound not quiet and excited but more dumb and dull. some of my most favorite parts and all these books are the way that Howie and Dave have their little conversations. I was really thrown off by a few of them this time. but on another note the book was well written and I am excited to see where the story continues. I have never followed a series this far in my entire life and I am proud to say that I will stick with this till the end. thank you

Bring back Dan Morgan

The story is spot on. I have been a fan of The Undead from the beginning. Dan Morgan narrated the first ten books, and brought the characters to life the way they were written. The new narrator ruins the story with his subpar narration. He also makes Dave sound like a simpleton which he is not. Don't mess with Dave. Redo book 11, 12, and 13 with Dan Morgan or I will be reading them instead of listening to them with audible, and this is the series that got me to sign up for audible.

Why change the narrator?

Don't think I'm going to make able to make it through this one. The narrator (Joe Jameson) is that awful. Dave sounds like he is mentally challenged, doped up, and suffering the after affects of a major concussion. A major, and my favorite, character is completely ruined. The new character Lily, from book 10, now sounds like she is afraid of her own shadow. In book 10 you couldn't stop her from rushing into a fight to help save her brother. Now she sounds like a person that will ask permission to go to the bathroom. All the characters sound like they lost major IQ points. Only on chapter 4, but all the characters are starting to sound so annoying I'm think in a couple more chapters I'll be rooting for the zombies.

Actually will probably pick-up hard copies of the books.

Update:
You do get use to the narrator. The other Narrator was much better. By the time you suffer through this book and go into the next (couldn't return it), there are enough new characters and less of the original characters it's no longer painful to listen to.

Good story, mediocre narrator

Would you consider the audio edition of The Undead to be better than the print version?

Yes, for the first 10 books in the series. Dan Morgan brought life to the characters. Disappointed at the switch in narrators for the last three books.

What didn’t you like about Joe Jameson’s performance?

The characters simply were not as believable

Who was the most memorable character of The Undead and why?

Dave is an interesting mix of personality traits