Small Gods is not one of my favorite Pratchett books, but the problem here is the is not the book, it’s the narrator. Lady Sybil’s vowels actually do cut teak when he speaks them! And his voicing of the Eternal Order of the Ebon Night guys is hilarious. Sir Tony’s narration of Guards! Guards! Is also great. How I wish he’d narrated this one! Serkis’s delivery is so annoying I might not make it to the end of the book. Tony Robinson narrated the abridged versions of Small Gods and was great.

Irony, vocal flexibility, a certain lightness that melds with the piercing was of the novels are needed for Discworld.

(Capitals are me trying to catch his portentousness.) That’s 180 degrees from Sir Terry’s work. Serkis Reads Every Sentence As Portentously As He Can. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.Īndy Serkis is the completely wrong narratorĪs good an actor as he is, Andy Serkis is the wrong narrator for Sir Terry’s work. The first book in the Discworld series – The Colour of Magic – was published in 1983. You can listen to the Discworld novels in any order, but Small Gods is a standalone. He wants peace, justice and love - but that's hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One - or at least the only One available. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast. So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, it's clear he's become less important than he realised. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size - all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top. Religion is a competitive business in the Discworld. They might say something different another time.' 'You should do things because they're right. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan. The audiobook of Small Gods is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor and director Andy Serkis ( The Lord of the Rings Planet of the Apes), BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy ( Love Actually Pirates of the Caribbean Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz ( Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death.

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