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CloseHeyo, Since I seem to be churning these out like I've been dining on Cocaine Turkeys, I figured I'd just save everyone the grief of me making a thread every damned time, and put them all together.
While I'm here, though - feel free to post audiobooks you found on youtube or soundcloud, or preferably Librivox that you enjoyed or you think others will enjoy.
Oh... Right, some of you are probably wondering "Who's this chump"
Well, let me make a long story short here, I make non-terrible Text-To-Speech Audiobooks of other people's Fanfiction. Here's how:
1. General Spelling and Cleanup - I fix spelling mistakes (which sound horrible) and other little niggling issues.
2. Pronunciation - I go through and listen to all the new words, and make the engine pronounce them properly, or as close as I can get it.
3. Pauses - I add pauses to make comprehension easier. Between sentences, paragraphs, and within dialogue where appropriate.
4. Dialogue - The best feature is that I make Dialogue spoken at a different pitch, and thus it's like 20x easier to know when people are talking, and when they aren't.
5. I include a link to the MP3s in the last video so you don't have to listen to them on youtube. Yay for me!
BONUS FEATURE: On some stories, I have gone to the trouble of making Italics spoken at a different rate. I have only recently cracked this lovely chestnut so Right now the only ones who do the feature justice are Sacred Reliquary, and HELLA FUNTIME ADVENTURE FRIENDS 4TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
Here is a list, in chronological order of completion, of all my stories:
(My Little Pony, Legend of Zelda)The Legend of Sunset Shimmer: Ocarina of Time
(Final Fantasy Tactics) Purity Amidst Madness
(My Little Pony - Trixie) The Fall of Night
(Final Fantasy Tactics Advance) The Hitchhiker's Guide to Ivalice
(My Little Pony, Yu-Gi-Oh GX) My Little Pony: Dueling is Magic!
(Final Fantasy XII) One Moment of Greatness
(Final Fantasy VI) Final Fantasy VI: The Novel
(Hella Funtime Adventure Friends!!!) Hella Funtime Adventure Friends: The Adaptation
(My Little Pony) HARD RESET
(Advance Wars) A War Apart
(Puella Magi Madoka Magica) FARGO
(My Little Pony, Trixie) The Shadow Keeper (sequel to The Fall of Night)
(My Little Pony) A Stitch in Time (Hard Reset sequel)
(League of Legends) The Search for General Du Couteau
(Hella Funtime Adventure Friends!!!) Hella Funtime Adventure Friends: Four Year Anniversary
(Original Horror)The Party
Also by the HFTAF guy, this is a little horror game where YOU choose what happens! This was a new experience for me, which was a bit more work than I though, so I hope you enjoy!
(Breath of Fire)Breath of Fire - War of The Dragons
This author has a lot of Game Novelizations, and they're all good. This one is for Breath of Fire 1.
"Ages after the Goddess Myria was sealed away, one of the factions of the Dragon Clan seeks to reawaken her. The only thing in their way is one man from the long forgotten Light Dragons..."
(Shadowrun) Devil Nights
(Original) Devil Tower
"In the fantasy world of Grimnar a dark tower rises from the ground, reaching the skies. Its doors open with the promise of a wish to the first person to reach the top. And as people flock to the tower and struggle to climb, the world outside it begins to fall apart. Following multiple protagonists, many may come to realize the dangers in trusting even their closest friends..."
(Overall I liked this story. Great characters are a highlight. I kinda expected more betrayal though.)
(Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) Darkmoon
(My Little Pony) Monsters
Breath Of Fire II - War of the Demons
Final Fantasy IV: The Novel
(Star Wars) A Voice Across The Void
(My Little Pony) Stardust by Arad
Isolated from her friends and taken prisoner in the middle of a war, Twilight must deal with the very real dangers of being percieved as an enemy as well as the nightmares of her arrival on 'Earth'. Can she overcome her own fears and the fears of her captors? Will the wayward unicorn's assistance be a boon or a curse to the 'humans?' Most importantly, will she ever find her way home?
(This one is nice because it's heavy on the personal interaction, and really goes well into everyone's motivations - but also out in the field! It's also really cute to see twilight winning over scientists who's first instinct with aliens is to probe them to death.)
(Paper Mario) The Temple of the Sun
"Mario goes on vacation in a far off country, where an evil villain's attack causes the world to be literally split in half. Now, it's up to our hero and his new partners to restore balance and save the worlds of Day, Night, and everything in between."
WHEW... Good lord, so much writing...
So tired...
Please... Enjoy...
While I'm here, though - feel free to post audiobooks you found on youtube or soundcloud, or preferably Librivox that you enjoyed or you think others will enjoy.
Oh... Right, some of you are probably wondering "Who's this chump"
Well, let me make a long story short here, I make non-terrible Text-To-Speech Audiobooks of other people's Fanfiction. Here's how:
1. General Spelling and Cleanup - I fix spelling mistakes (which sound horrible) and other little niggling issues.
2. Pronunciation - I go through and listen to all the new words, and make the engine pronounce them properly, or as close as I can get it.
3. Pauses - I add pauses to make comprehension easier. Between sentences, paragraphs, and within dialogue where appropriate.
4. Dialogue - The best feature is that I make Dialogue spoken at a different pitch, and thus it's like 20x easier to know when people are talking, and when they aren't.
5. I include a link to the MP3s in the last video so you don't have to listen to them on youtube. Yay for me!
BONUS FEATURE: On some stories, I have gone to the trouble of making Italics spoken at a different rate. I have only recently cracked this lovely chestnut so Right now the only ones who do the feature justice are Sacred Reliquary, and HELLA FUNTIME ADVENTURE FRIENDS 4TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
(My Little Pony, Legend of Zelda)The Legend of Sunset Shimmer: Ocarina of Time
With the events of Rainbow Rocks behind her, Sunset Shimmer was simply enjoying a night indoors with her friends, but the magical energies of the human world which clashed in the movie has caused something unexpected to happen. Now Sunset has found herself in a world much different than her own, and the people of this world look like her human world friends and foes, yet this is the land of Hyrule.
(This was it. The first real challenge I had. It almost broke me. I was new, and this fic was over 800 thousand words long. While the dialogue can sometimes be repetitive and somewhat wooden, the actual dungeon exploration, and combat are superbly well done. It's frankly amazing how the author makes boring dungeon exploration so interesting, with the thoughts and discussions between Sunset and Spike (Navi) while they try to figure each out.)
(This was it. The first real challenge I had. It almost broke me. I was new, and this fic was over 800 thousand words long. While the dialogue can sometimes be repetitive and somewhat wooden, the actual dungeon exploration, and combat are superbly well done. It's frankly amazing how the author makes boring dungeon exploration so interesting, with the thoughts and discussions between Sunset and Spike (Navi) while they try to figure each out.)
(Final Fantasy Tactics) Purity Amidst Madness
Meliadoul is faced with the shocking revelation that Ramza speaks the truth, and must live with the reality that her father is a possessed demon who killed her beloved brother.
(I like this one because it's a novelization of the latter part of the game, and also showcases just how insanely powerful Ramza and his entourage were by the end of the game.)
(I like this one because it's a novelization of the latter part of the game, and also showcases just how insanely powerful Ramza and his entourage were by the end of the game.)
(My Little Pony - Trixie) The Fall of Night
This is the story of Trixie Lulamoon - a talented blue pony who has been utterly broken by tragedy. She is doing her best to save the world from an invading army of darkness, but it's not going very well. Equestria has refused to forgive her for her role in the death of Twilight Sparkle, and wants her to die. The surviving members of the Mane 6 are cold and bitter, and healing their spirits is not going to be easy. In fact, it may take a great deal more than a wounded Trixie has to give.
But the fate of everypony really does depend on her. Like it or not, Trixie is the new Element of Magic, and she is the only one who can defeat the Necromancer and his army of undead spectrals. If she can't find a way to restore harmony to Equestria, the dead will rule the living - and the night will last forever.
(This was a surprisingly good story. Many of the characters can come across as unbelievably hostile towards Trixie, but if you can get past this, it's a real good adventure!)
But the fate of everypony really does depend on her. Like it or not, Trixie is the new Element of Magic, and she is the only one who can defeat the Necromancer and his army of undead spectrals. If she can't find a way to restore harmony to Equestria, the dead will rule the living - and the night will last forever.
(This was a surprisingly good story. Many of the characters can come across as unbelievably hostile towards Trixie, but if you can get past this, it's a real good adventure!)
(Final Fantasy Tactics Advance) The Hitchhiker's Guide to Ivalice
A story centered on a bangaa holy man and the wierdos travelling with him as they fulfill a holy mission.
(A well told story in the land of Ivalice, with likeable characters.)
(A well told story in the land of Ivalice, with likeable characters.)
(My Little Pony, Yu-Gi-Oh GX) My Little Pony: Dueling is Magic!
After saving the future from Paradox, Yusei prepares to return to his own time. But when the Crimson Dragon veers off course in the rift, Yusei finds himself in a strange new world... populated by brightly colored talking equines. Yusei meets Twilight Sparkle and her friends and becomes their friend as well, even teaching them how to duel. But something isn't sitting right with Yusei and he soon learns why he was brought here when an ancient enemy reappears and goes on a destructive rampage.
(I did this one purely to see what the hell it was. Ended up being a very competent and fun Dueling Narrative! You could have inserted these duels right into the show and they'd have done just fine! I actually have to come back to this series - there's actually a few sequels I intend to do.)
(I did this one purely to see what the hell it was. Ended up being a very competent and fun Dueling Narrative! You could have inserted these duels right into the show and they'd have done just fine! I actually have to come back to this series - there's actually a few sequels I intend to do.)
(Final Fantasy XII) One Moment of Greatness
A Novelization (with a few creative liiberties) of Final Fantasy XII.
(I absolutely adore this book, and not just because I love FFXII. It expands characters when necessary, and in believable ways. It amps up the narrative and trims away the fat. If there was one story in this whole collection I would recommend to anyone who isn't familiar with the source material - it would be this one.)
(I absolutely adore this book, and not just because I love FFXII. It expands characters when necessary, and in believable ways. It amps up the narrative and trims away the fat. If there was one story in this whole collection I would recommend to anyone who isn't familiar with the source material - it would be this one.)
(Final Fantasy VI) Final Fantasy VI: The Novel
A Novelization of FFVI.
(A simpler, and more fun, well done adaptation of the plot of FFVI. May Contain a Train Suplex.)
(A simpler, and more fun, well done adaptation of the plot of FFVI. May Contain a Train Suplex.)
(Hella Funtime Adventure Friends!!!) Hella Funtime Adventure Friends: The Adaptation
(Me and the author of this novel have become something like penpals after I did this one. If you've never heard of HFTAF, it's a conceptual game where you're stuck on an island for 4 years, and you can take two friends. You pick the two friends (each with pros and cons) from this enormous list. This novel is a very imaginative and well written adaptation of that concept.)
(My Little Pony) HARD RESET
Twilight isn't having a very good day. An experimental spell blew up in her face, an army of changelings is attacking Canterlot, and she just died. Yet somehow, it looks like it's going to keep going downhill from here.
Given the chance to correct what's gone wrong, Twilight swears she's going to fix all this even if it kills her. Which it will. Frequently.
(This is a pretty Famous Fic. Awesome story, incredibly well told, and above and beyond what another author may have done with the concept. Can't recommend highly enough.)
Given the chance to correct what's gone wrong, Twilight swears she's going to fix all this even if it kills her. Which it will. Frequently.
(This is a pretty Famous Fic. Awesome story, incredibly well told, and above and beyond what another author may have done with the concept. Can't recommend highly enough.)
(Advance Wars) A War Apart
Without a common enemy, the Four Great Nations draw new lines of battle against one another. A lieutenant, his cohorts, and the Orange Star COs must face new enemies and old friends, as well as their own fears and doubts.
(LOVE this story. It's got everything, mystery, action, drama, well written characters, multiple viewpoints, no shipping... It's the dream, really. If you're not rooting for Christoff all the way through, you have no soul.)
(LOVE this story. It's got everything, mystery, action, drama, well written characters, multiple viewpoints, no shipping... It's the dream, really. If you're not rooting for Christoff all the way through, you have no soul.)
(Puella Magi Madoka Magica) FARGO
post-rebellion. In the frostbitten american midwest, ragged magical girls vie for territory to survive the unforgiving landscape. One such girl is sloan redfearn, who wastes away in fargo, north dakota, nursing a grudge and watching her hopes slowly die. But when kyubey approaches with a unique opportunity, she becomes embroiled in a conspiracy that threatens to topple gods.
(This story... It has three distinct arcs to it, all of them great for different reasons. Almost entirely a new cast (of great characters!), it's a great story about revenge, loss, sacrifice, determination, and everyone's favourite magical girl mascot. PROTIP, while you can probably get through it without any real knowledge of the series or movie, I think you'll have the best appreciation of the Novel if you watch AT LEAST the three movies. The first two are a summary of the series, and the third movie is basically the second season that never was. Very striking, beautiful, and powerful, too.)
(This story... It has three distinct arcs to it, all of them great for different reasons. Almost entirely a new cast (of great characters!), it's a great story about revenge, loss, sacrifice, determination, and everyone's favourite magical girl mascot. PROTIP, while you can probably get through it without any real knowledge of the series or movie, I think you'll have the best appreciation of the Novel if you watch AT LEAST the three movies. The first two are a summary of the series, and the third movie is basically the second season that never was. Very striking, beautiful, and powerful, too.)
(My Little Pony, Trixie) The Shadow Keeper (sequel to The Fall of Night)
After defeating the Necromancer, Trixie is settling into her role as the new Element of Magic. It's a difficult adjustment for her, made harder by the fact that she doesn't trust any of her new friends. After all, just a few weeks ago those very same ponies were trying to kill her. Have they really changed? How can she possibly trust anypony ever again?
(Shorter than The Fall of Night, and somewhat less interesting, it's still a fine read (listen, whatever.))
(Shorter than The Fall of Night, and somewhat less interesting, it's still a fine read (listen, whatever.))
(My Little Pony) A Stitch in Time (Hard Reset sequel)
After the events of Hard Reset Twilight's life and mental well being are slowly returning to normal. Her recovery is cut short, though, when a letter arrives informing her that the time loop spell she cast is causing severe damage to space and time itself. In over her head, Twilight tries to summon anypony who will know how to fix it. The pony she gets is the last one she ever thought she would meet... and nothing like she expected him to be.
(A very good and very worthy sequel to Hard Reset, This story focuses a bit more on the character side of things but don't let that stop you from reading this one. This author is a big fan of pulling no punches, and at the best.worst times. Read it!)
(A very good and very worthy sequel to Hard Reset, This story focuses a bit more on the character side of things but don't let that stop you from reading this one. This author is a big fan of pulling no punches, and at the best.worst times. Read it!)
(League of Legends) The Search for General Du Couteau
Talon's skills did not lie in scholarly pursuits like research or magic. Heck, he didn't even know how to read until General Du Couteau had him taught after taking him in. He did, however, know how to get information out of people. He was thankful General Du Couteau had spared the resources to teach him to read, or he would not have found this scroll useful. Now he was going to take everything General Du Couteau had given him and use it to find him.
(Absolutely amazing storytelling - you don't need to know a damn thing about League or the Lore to be invested in this story.)
(Absolutely amazing storytelling - you don't need to know a damn thing about League or the Lore to be invested in this story.)
(Hella Funtime Adventure Friends!!!) Hella Funtime Adventure Friends: Four Year Anniversary
The person who brought you the HFTAF Adaptation is back and with something a little different. He has written 80(!!!) short stories, each centering on one of the Hella Funtime Adventure Friends (or, Hella Buzzkill Baddies) that existed at the time of the story's writing.
(Original Horror)The Party
Also by the HFTAF guy, this is a little horror game where YOU choose what happens! This was a new experience for me, which was a bit more work than I though, so I hope you enjoy!
(Breath of Fire)Breath of Fire - War of The Dragons
This author has a lot of Game Novelizations, and they're all good. This one is for Breath of Fire 1.
"Ages after the Goddess Myria was sealed away, one of the factions of the Dragon Clan seeks to reawaken her. The only thing in their way is one man from the long forgotten Light Dragons..."
(Shadowrun) Devil Nights
"Great deeds and those who perform them are well documented, but the lives they touch, change, save and end only briefly hover into view as long as they remain relevant to the greater whole, then are cast aside as the tale runs after the heroes, hoping to keep up. And yet, every one of those is a story of its own."
(That doesn't give you a real good idea of the plot, but I assure you it's well written and not too long. It does a great job of drawing you in, although my books fails miserably on accents from time to time.)
(That doesn't give you a real good idea of the plot, but I assure you it's well written and not too long. It does a great job of drawing you in, although my books fails miserably on accents from time to time.)
(Original) Devil Tower
"In the fantasy world of Grimnar a dark tower rises from the ground, reaching the skies. Its doors open with the promise of a wish to the first person to reach the top. And as people flock to the tower and struggle to climb, the world outside it begins to fall apart. Following multiple protagonists, many may come to realize the dangers in trusting even their closest friends..."
(Overall I liked this story. Great characters are a highlight. I kinda expected more betrayal though.)
(Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) Darkmoon
A group of 10 racially-diverse warriors join forces to take down an evil priest and his vile Waterdeep temple. Complete AD&D novel.
(Wasn't a huge fan of some of the OOC ways certain races behaved, but it's actually a very competent Fantasy Novel!)
(Wasn't a huge fan of some of the OOC ways certain races behaved, but it's actually a very competent Fantasy Novel!)
(My Little Pony) Monsters
Two decades after the banishment of Nightmare Moon, her shadow still lingers. Princess Celestia has been left to tend the Twin Thrones alone and protect us all from those who would see Equestria crumble. Our enemies take many forms: some would tear the world down with their claws, others with their smiles. They are monsters all the same.
I have had many names, and I have been many things. Today I am Swift Sweep, and I work for the Equestrian Bureau for State Security.
(I really like JawJoe's work. Night Shift was one of the first Novels I did, and cemented my love of doing this. Also, he's darn good at not having spelling mistakes. Anyway, this is also a great listen!)
I have had many names, and I have been many things. Today I am Swift Sweep, and I work for the Equestrian Bureau for State Security.
(I really like JawJoe's work. Night Shift was one of the first Novels I did, and cemented my love of doing this. Also, he's darn good at not having spelling mistakes. Anyway, this is also a great listen!)
Breath Of Fire II - War of the Demons
Good god, if you like breath of fire AT ALL, check this out. It's seriously one of the best books I've done on here. It's a novelization of BoFII, and while the author did a great job on the first one, making story where there was very basic elements, this one is a tour de force in comparison.
I cannot sing it's praises enough!
I cannot sing it's praises enough!
Final Fantasy IV: The Novel
Another FF Novelization, by the same person who did the FFVI novelization.
Most of what I said for that one applies here, it's a great fun listen, and gets better that farther you go.
Most of what I said for that one applies here, it's a great fun listen, and gets better that farther you go.
(Star Wars) A Voice Across The Void
This one is a !Rational take on the Star Wars universe, where a young padawan finds a Sith Holocron and hides it from his masters. It's a really focused and well done novel, and if the author makes a sequel I will devour it hungrily!! Check it out al ALL if you like well written works, or Star Wars.
(My Little Pony) Stardust by Arad
Isolated from her friends and taken prisoner in the middle of a war, Twilight must deal with the very real dangers of being percieved as an enemy as well as the nightmares of her arrival on 'Earth'. Can she overcome her own fears and the fears of her captors? Will the wayward unicorn's assistance be a boon or a curse to the 'humans?' Most importantly, will she ever find her way home?
(This one is nice because it's heavy on the personal interaction, and really goes well into everyone's motivations - but also out in the field! It's also really cute to see twilight winning over scientists who's first instinct with aliens is to probe them to death.)
(Paper Mario) The Temple of the Sun
"Mario goes on vacation in a far off country, where an evil villain's attack causes the world to be literally split in half. Now, it's up to our hero and his new partners to restore balance and save the worlds of Day, Night, and everything in between."
What I like most about this story is that I am pretty sure it's about the closest mankind will seemingly ever get to another proper Paper Mario sequel.
It's written in such a way that I could 100% see it as being a novelization of an actual game. Encounters are well thought out, characters are interesting, it's just darn good. So listen up!
It's written in such a way that I could 100% see it as being a novelization of an actual game. Encounters are well thought out, characters are interesting, it's just darn good. So listen up!
WHEW... Good lord, so much writing...
So tired...
Please... Enjoy...
Ooops, forgot to add THE PARTY, back in October. I've also added A Breath of Fire Novelization! Huzzah!
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I am kind of speechless. I'll definitely try to listen to some of these when I have the time.
Cool idea, dude!!
I am kind of speechless. I'll definitely try to listen to some of these when I have the time.
Cool idea, dude!!
Welp, I hope you find something to enjoy there. I'd suggest... Breath of Fire, actually. Also there's One Moment of Greatness, Hard Reset, and A War Apart. All tip top stuff.
I just added Devil Nights, a Shadowrun novel by El Stormo. I initially made this as a present for a certain someone during the secret santa, but I think it's been long enough to share with y'all. It's a good read, and about 7.5 hours long.
Just added 'Devil Tower' by Jake Pendragon. 11 hours of great characters and fantasy, with a sprinkling of drama and betrayal. Enjoy! Totally original to boot!
Just added 'Monsters' by JawJoe. This 10.5 hour epic is A prequel to Night Shift, and takes place 20 years after the banishment of Nightmare Moon, as Swift Sweep and the SSBB try to unravel the growing Children of the Moon Cult.
Oh, also, Darkmoon, an AD&D Adventure Novel, with a wide ranging cast of characters who are hired to destroy the Mystery-Shrouded Temple of Darkmoon and Kill it's High Priest.
Oh, also, Darkmoon, an AD&D Adventure Novel, with a wide ranging cast of characters who are hired to destroy the Mystery-Shrouded Temple of Darkmoon and Kill it's High Priest.
Just added Breath of Fire II - War of the Demons, Final Fantasy IV: The Novel, and Star Wars: A Voice Across the Void!
Phew... Didn't think it was this long since I updated...
Phew... Didn't think it was this long since I updated...
Finally got around to listening to these. I'm on Hitchhiker's Guide to Ivalice. Thanks for these, Hexy!
Aww yeah, I really enjoyed Hitchhiker's guide to Ivalice too!
I enjoyed his writing, sadly I think that was the only sigificant stories the guy did! I like to find good, and many-storied authors when I can, since I like to stick with a good thing while it lasts.
Oh that reminds me, I have another story up, STARDUST by Arad. It's what happens when you throw Twilight Sparkle into Earth During an XCOM invasion! Yay!
I enjoyed his writing, sadly I think that was the only sigificant stories the guy did! I like to find good, and many-storied authors when I can, since I like to stick with a good thing while it lasts.
Oh that reminds me, I have another story up, STARDUST by Arad. It's what happens when you throw Twilight Sparkle into Earth During an XCOM invasion! Yay!
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