The NEBADOR audiobooks are quite different from most. Instead of a single voice reading the entire book (or, more often, an abridged version), these Dramatic Audiobooks are created from the full text of the stories by a diverse cast of boys and girls, men and women, young, old, and in between. You can meet the cast on the Lumiere Players page.

After the story is recorded and carefully edited, sound effects are added to bring to life the plaintive cry of a hawk, the ring of a blacksmith's hammer, or the threatening growl of a wolf.

Finally, quality music by professional artists sets moods and creates smooth transitions.

The illustrations from the books are included on the disc in JPEG format for viewing with a computer or video player.

NEBADOR Book One: The Test
MP3 CD in jewel or slimline case
6 hours 52 minutes, unabridged, with illustrations
Produced by the theater company Lumiere Players
Music from Hearts of Space Records by
  Kevin Braheny and Steve McDonald
and period songs by Tania Opland
ISBN: 978-1-936253-04-3
NEBADOR1DA: October 2010
    MP3 CD in jewel case:
        Lumiere Players, Tualatin, OR  (about $20)
        Cellini Fine Gifts, Portland, OR  (about $20)
    MP3 CD in slimline case:
        CCNow, an authorized retailer  (about $20, world-wide shipping included)

Director and Assistant: Nancy Wellman and Kearsten Hill

Cast: Norma Ashley, Jack Parkinson, Cecelia Harper, Katelynn Persons, Sidney Oster, Dylan Oster, Sarah Bray, Joshua Clark, Bethany Ford, Kearsten Hill, Joshua Utter, Nancy Wellman, Glenn Russell, Dan Clark, Dean Fienberg, Catherine Harper

Sample: MP3 - 128Kbps - 2:20 - 2.2MB

Music:

"Sumer Is Icumen In" by John of Fornsete, 13th century

"Alle Psallite Cum Luya" anonymous, 13th century

"Milky Way Rising"
from the album "Galaxies"
by Kevin Braheny
© 1988
Hearts of Space Records
Valley Entertainment, Inc.

"Arcturian Sunbird"
from the album "Spinfield"
by Steve McDonald
© 1989
Hearts of Space Records
Valley Entertainment, Inc.

"Feasting Day" by Tania Opland
"The Earl of Salisbury" by Wm. Byrd
"Trotto" a 14th century Italian dance
"Charlotte's Branle" a French dance tune
all from the album "Renaissance Fare"
© and (P) 1987 Tania Opland

"Brilliant, suspencefull.

Great start to a series and wonderfull idea. An amazing and very talented voice cast for the AudioBook. "Encore Encore!" Thank you to J.Z Colby and Goodreads for the chance to win this book."
-- Jenny Quinlan, Ireland, GoodReads.com

"... I loved it. Listening to the tones of someone else. It was awesome.

I can not say enough about it. I would highly recommend it to anyone and have in fact passed it on to someone who loves science fiction and he loved it too. He hates to read so this was great for him....Keep up the good work."
-- Hillgirl, Indiana, LibraryThing.com

"... the audio book version totally enhances the reading experience!"
-- Brigitte Morse, 9-12 Resource Room Teacher, Community High School, Fort Kent, Maine

NEBADOR Book Two: Journey
MP3 CD in slimline case
x hours xx minutes, unabridged, with illustrations
Produced by the theater company Lumiere Players and Katelynn Persons
ISBN: 978-1-936253-14-2
NEBADOR2DA: coming 2012

Director and Assistants: Nancy Wellman, Kearsten Hill, and Katelynn Persons

Cast: Norma Ashley, Jack Parkinson, Katelynn Persons, Sidney Oster, Dylan Oster, Sarah Bray, Joshua Clark, Bethany Ford, Kearsten Hill, Joshua Utter, Glenn Russell, Haley Harn, Dan Hobbs, Katelynn Wellman, Alexis Wellman

Music:

"Obelisk"
from the album "Angels, Aliens & Archetypes"
by Mark Dwane
© 1991 Trondant/Orbian Music

Thanks to Audacity, the LAME MP3 encoder, and the Fraunhofer Institute / Thomson Multimedia.

Book One:
The Test
Spring 2010