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Join us as we take a deep dive into the making of Brandon’s audiobooks with the voices of the Cosmere, Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. Our favorite narrators invited us into their home studio for a tour and a conversation about how audiobook narration has changed since the ’90s, their journey to Brandon and his iconic characters, and how Brandon’s stories (and audiobooks themselves) impact individuals and mental health.
You can check out our other Tress-related releases here:
The Year of Sanderson Starts Now!: https://youtu.be/MoKu3211zpI
The Science of Magic (With Mark Rober): https://youtu.be/ZOeZAjTR-VY
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The review that Mr. Kramer recalls about the Wheel of Time helping that reader was beautiful.
Thank you Brandon, Thank you Kate, Thank you Michael for everything! I love the Cosmere audiobooks. This video was such a special treat.
Petition for Michael Kramer and Kate Reading to do Elantris!!
Well, TIL that Michael Kramer and Kate Reading are a couple … I had no idea! They do absolutely brilliant work and I'm really happy that they narrate Brandon's books. This behind the scenes information was really fascinating so I'll echo what a lot of others have said that this is all interesting and would love to keep seeing things like this in the future.
When I read the mistborn, I thought 'Hmm, he's good.'
When I read the Way of Kings I thought 'wow, he's really good !'
When I read Tress, I was blown away.
He really is becoming something else.
I wasn't expecting to tear up watching this but part 4 got to me. I've listened to every single Sanderson and WoT book. I'm happy to see that the people I've spent hundreds of hours listening too are as amazing people as the job they do.
Hard to describe how much I appreciate these narrators!! Michael and Kate are a comfort and a joy!
A decent narrator makes or breaks audiobooks. Too flat, and I cannot get into it 🙁
Michael and Kate are legendary, up there with Jim Dale, RC Bray, Michael Page, and Ray Porter for my very favorites!!
I wonder: Do Michael and Kate have a favorite character.
This felt like a present on my YouTube feed ❤
@17:20, I was there at Arundel Mills! I was one of the first in line. Michael and Kate signed my Kindle.
His voice sends tingles down my spine and hers just makes me want to smile
I listen to audiobooks incessantly (averaging more than 60 per year) and Michael and Kate are some of my favorite narrators. I always love finding new books they've narrated, it definitely gives me the feeling of comfort and safety that Kate mentioned to hear either of them. Thank your for this video, it was really nice to be able to put faces to the voices I've heard so many times!
So cool and weird for me to hear their voices talking about normal things and not the fantastical.
Kate really explains so well at the 28 minute mark on why I love listening to WoT and Stormlight Archives with their voices, especially at normal 1x speed. I've heard other people doing some of the narration and the voices are just jarring compared to listening to the 2 of them.
This was wonderful. I REALLY want to see them at the next Dragonsteel Con!!!
Been a fan for a while, just learned that these two are married ha!
IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE TO START WITH BOOK THREE! After re-listening to Mistborn, Kramer knows what to emphasize! He knows what is foreshadowing and you can tell if you listen carefully!
People who’s voices I’ve heard more than anyone else’s. Crazy awesome narrators.
This was just lovely, and awesome to hear their shoutout to WoTCon! That's where I got to meet them in person and they were both truly lovely! Can't wait to see them again at WoTCon this year!
I have all the Wheel of Time books in Audio format and it’s amazing how different their voices sound and how much their voices have matured over the years 🥰🥰
All of stormlight and mistborn have been read to me by them they're amazing
So this is what they look like
Id love to have them do elantris and warbreaker, no shame to the previous readers, but consistency would be nice! (But its ray-o-den. Not rOWden)
With skyward coming to a close now is the perfect time to get a defending elysium audiobook
Michael and Kate are so cool! 🤩
Is kate from britain originally?
Now I regret not doing the audiobook on this one. It really feels like it will be a stand out audiobook even from Kramer and Reading.
Thank you for this video! Hearing the words "Narrated by Michael Kramer, and Kate Reading" make me more than 90% more likely to buy the audiobook. The Eye of the World is the book I listen to over and over on long plane rides. Thank you for everyone's work making this video and these books.
Wow so cool. I've spent at least 500 hours listening to both of them over the past few years. Mostly Sanderson books and one other book series I think. For Michael Kramer it took me a bit to appreciate his narrations. Kate Reading had a direct line to my heart from the beginning.
Absolute legends. I love listening to the books they narrate.
Thank you Michael and Kate, I have pretty poor eyesight, so I listen to Bradon's books and I can't imagine better voice actors. I just love you doing voices of different characters. Thank you so very much for your excellent work and "hear from you soon" 🙂
I love this soooo much! After all the books I’ve heard these two read it feels like they’re family. I listened to the entire Wheel of Time series at least 7 times and I think I’ve spent more time with Michael and Kate than I have with my wife!
This was a fantastically fascinating video to watch. I love Michael and Kate’s narrations
Absolutely my favourite narrators. Period. Full stop.
Brandon is an amazing writer. I was blown away when he actually wrote me back with a personal note when I had sent him an email.
Maybe the reason I don't recognize their voice is bc I listen on 1.65x speed 😂
I get goosebumps when Michael says “The Wheel of Time”
I’m in the middle of the wheel of time now (book 8) haven’t read them before and I prefer audio.