Marlon James
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Interview: Listen in as Marlon James talks about why his epic Black Leopard, Red Wolf is expertly brought to life in audio, and shares where his Dark Star Trilogy is going next.
Featured Article: The Best Black Audiobook Narrators to Listen to Right Now
A skilled performer has the ability to take the written word to new heights, infusing an author’s work with empathy, warmth, and excitement. And representation matters just as much for audio as it does for any visual medium: listeners should feel and hear themselves in art driven by powerful performers and authentic deliveries. We’ve gathered a few of the best Black audiobook narrators in the business and their can't-miss performances.
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John Crow’s Devil
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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Novelist Marlon James had his first book nominated as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and his second book named a New York Times Editor’s Choice....
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Slow but surprising
- By Thaysha on 09-16-13
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John Crow’s Devil
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 04-29-11
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, Cherise Boothe, Dwight Bacquie, and others
- Length: 26 hrs
- Unabridged
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On 3 December 1976, just weeks before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert to ease political tensions, seven gunmen from West Kingston stormed his house....
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Absolutely amazing story AND narration
- By M L CARTER on 02-08-19
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, Cherise Boothe, Dwight Bacquie, Ryan Anderson, Jonathan McClain, Robert Younis, Thom Rivera
- Length: 26 hrs
- Release date: 07-02-15
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, Cherise Boothe, Dwight Bacquie, and others
- Length: 26 hrs
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On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing....
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A Tough Read
- By KP on 05-07-16
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, Cherise Boothe, Dwight Bacquie, Ryan Anderson, Johnathan McClain, Robert Younis, Thom Rivera
- Length: 26 hrs
- Release date: 10-20-14
- Language: English
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The Book of Night Women
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
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The Book of Night Women is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the 18th century....
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"A lyrical, heart thumping, engaging masterpiece"
- By ann on 01-07-11
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The Book of Night Women
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 02-24-09
- Language: English
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
- The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 24 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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In the stunning first novel in Marlon James' Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to explore what happens when a mercenary is hired to find a missing child....
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Opaque. And hard to care about.
- By Lisa Gray on 02-07-19
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
- The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Series: The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 24 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
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Moon Witch, Spider King
- The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 30 hrs and 47 mins
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In Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Sogolon the Moon Witch proved a worthy adversary to Tracker as they clashed across a mythical African landscape in search of a mysterious boy who disappeared....
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Amazing narration to an amazing story
- By Anthony on 02-20-23
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Moon Witch, Spider King
- The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Series: The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 2
- Length: 30 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 02-15-22
- Language: English
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Empireland
- How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
- By: Sathnam Sanghera, Marlon James - foreword
- Narrated by: Homer Todiwala, Marlon James
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past....
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Valuable Work and a Good Listen
- By Paul in Towson, MD on 05-16-23
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Empireland
- How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
- Narrated by: Homer Todiwala, Marlon James
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 02-28-23
- Language: English
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
- Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 24 hrs and 1 min
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James....
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inAudible
- By Anonymous User on 11-19-21
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
- Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Series: The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 24 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
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Leopardo Negro, Lobo Rojo
- By: Marlon James, Javier Calvo Perales
- Narrated by: Arturo López
- Length: 24 hrs and 36 mins
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El Rastreador es conocido por sus habilidades como cazador: «Tiene un buen olfato», se dice de él. Contratado para encontrar a un misterioso niño que ha desaparecido, el Rastreador rompe su propia regla de no trabajar con nadie y se encuentra de pronto como parte de un grupo....
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Trying to hard
- By Xavi Mardez on 03-06-21
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Leopardo Negro, Lobo Rojo
- Narrated by: Arturo López
- Length: 24 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 06-09-20
- Language: Spanish
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Leopardo negro, lobo vermelho
- The dark star, Livro 1 [The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1]
- By: Marlon James, André Czarnobai - tradução
- Narrated by: Camilo Schaden
- Length: 26 hrs and 29 mins
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Com um faro infalível para encontrar coisas que preferem ficar perdidas, o Rastreador achará tudo o que quiser. E, mesmo ciente de que o objeto de sua busca já não está mais no mundo dos vivos, o habilidoso caçador aceita a missão de localizar um garoto desaparecido....
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Leopardo negro, lobo vermelho
- The dark star, Livro 1 [The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1]
- Narrated by: Camilo Schaden
- Series: The Dark Star, Book 1
- Length: 26 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-02-23
- Language: Portuguese
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Moon Witch, Spider King
- Dark Star Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 30 hrs and 47 mins
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In this mighty follow-up, Man Booker winner Marlon James once again draws on a rich tradition of African mythology, fantasy and history to imagine a mythic world, a lost child, a 177-year-old witch, a deadly regal chancellor and a mystery with many answers....
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Moon Witch, Spider King
- Dark Star Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 30 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 03-03-22
- Language: English
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Moon Witch, Spider King
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 30 hrs and 47 mins
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Sogolon takes centre stage and gives her own account of what happened to the boy, and how she plotted and fought, triumphed and failed as she looked for him....
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Moon Witch, Spider King
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Series: The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 2
- Length: 30 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 02-15-22
- Language: English
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El diablo de los buitres
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Juan Miguel Diéz
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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Debut novelístico del premiado escritor jamaicano Marlon James. Un hipnótico relato sobre la naturaleza del bien y del mal, la fe y la locura...
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El diablo de los buitres
- Narrated by: Juan Miguel Diéz
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 09-10-23
- Language: Spanish
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Breve história de sete assassinatos [A Brief History of Seven Killings]
- By: Marlon James, André Czarnobai - tradução
- Narrated by: Camilo Schaden
- Length: 24 hrs and 29 mins
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Em 3 de dezembro de 1976, às vésperas das eleições na Jamaica e dois dias antes de Bob Marley realizar o show Smile Jamaica para aliviar as tensões políticas em Kingston, sete homens não identificados invadiram a casa do cantor com metralhadoras em punho....
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Breve história de sete assassinatos [A Brief History of Seven Killings]
- Narrated by: Camilo Schaden
- Length: 24 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-02-23
- Language: Portuguese
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