"Narrating audiobooks takes me right away."
Recent audiobooks
Gerard's Accolades
The Secret Hours AudioFile Best of 2023 Mystery & Suspense
The Marylebone Drop AudioFile Best of 2019 Mystery & Suspense
The Gold-Son AudioFile Best of 2017 Young Adult
Twisted River AudioFile Best of 2016 Mystery & Suspense
Gun Street Girl AudioFile Best of 2015 Mystery & Suspense
In the Morning I’ll Be Gone AudioFile Best of 2014 Mystery & Suspense
Torn from Troy AudioFile Best of 2013 Young Adult
Toothiana AudioFile Best of 2012 Children
E. Aster BunnyMund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth’s Core AudioFile Best of 2012 Children
The Cold Cold Ground AudioFile Best of 2012 Mystery & Suspense
Time Quake AudioFile Best of 2010 Children
Seeing Redd AudioFile Best of 2008 Children
Mothers and Sons AudioFile Best of 2008 Fiction
Brisingr AudioFile Best of 2008 Young Adult
Dead Yard Audie Award 2007
Eragon AudioFile Best of 2004 Children
Podcasts
Talking with Gerard Doyle
5 Questions with Golden Voice Narrator Gerard Doyle
This June has been an exciting month here at AudioFile Magazine as we continue to celebrate Audiobook Month and honor our Golden Voice narrators. If you haven’t already, take a moment to catch up on the blog posts, listen to our podcast, and follow us on Twitter so that you don’t miss a single moment of this month’s celebration.
I’m thrilled to introduce you to the talented Gerard Doyle in today’s Take 5 post. Did you know that Gerard was an immediate narrator star? He won an Earphones Award for his very first audiobook, A STAR CALLED HENRY. Since then, he’s given voice to dragons and wizards, detectives and killers, and many everyday people, both fictional and real.
It’s hard to list all the reasons I love Gerard’s work on audiobooks, but his impressive spot-on timing is near the top. I love the way he pulls me along during high-action scenes, amping up the excitement and danger, and that he can also keep me in the present during more poignant moments, giving me time to react and think. I have a weakness for audiobooks set in Ireland, and Gerard’s native accent is always welcome, adding authenticity and atmosphere to my listening hours.
Now it’s time to take a moment to learn more about one of the busiest voice actors around. I’m so pleased Gerard agreed to answer some questions for us.
AudioFile Magazine: What is the one thing you wish you knew before you recorded your first book?
Gerard Doyle: I wish I had known in advance how difficult it is for an absolute beginner to record a book to an acceptable standard. My first audiobook audi