GA Magic Bleeds is out on Audible today (and all other retailers). For those who don’t know what GA does, they turns books into audio plays – each character is voiced by a different actor and there are sound effects. It is my favorite way to listen to audiobooks now. I am addicted. Highly recommend.
GA productions of our work are overseen by Nora.
The Goldmine of Bloopers
These are voice actor outtakes from Magic Bleeds, Michael Glenn as Curran and KenYatta Rogers voicing Jim. Do not drink while listening.
Some are NSFW due to cursing. Headphones recommended.
Jim: Up for Grabs
Curran: Naked Dinner, alternative dialogue.
Jim: A Croc
Curran: Dead Jim
Curran: Fight Cues
Jim: Bearpanther fight
Curran: Reading Kissy Cues
Jim: Workout
Hehehehe.
Next up from GA, Sweep of the Heart in January. I am so excited.
What a gift! I’m cackling at “if we ever get around to it”, What a joy to listen to!
How absolutely cool would it be if the voice actors did a ZOOM session taking questions from the BDH?
YES!!! But then again, they probably wouldn’t get paid for it and it would likely be expensive if they did, so I understand why it likely won’t happen. But I’d love to meet them (and I’d really love to meet the wife of the guy who voices Curran LOL, since I know she’s a member of the BDH).
Breath in. Breath out. Repeat. Stop laughing……..
Hooray! Such perfect timing because I just finished my last audiobook yesterday.
Also, lol, I may need new glasses because I first read the blog post title as “Magic Bleeps and Bloopers”
Also accurate 😀
LOL Love it!
That laugh! Thank you!
when are u going to publish the second book for the Iron and magic series.
Hi Diana,
there are no official dates for the Iron Covenant or Blood Heir sequels, but they will both happen. House Andrews are currently finalizing edits for their current project, after which they will probably start work on Hugh’s sequel 🙂 https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/what-is-it/
I love these! Thanks for sharing this with us. I still remember this funny story that Ilona shared on Twitter (years ago) when editing Silver Shark—Gordon inserted a Flight of Conchords “Business Time” reference into the sex scene. I still think of it when I read that story. In my head, whenever I read it, Venturo will always trip over his pants when removing them because he forgot to take off his shoes, but turn it into a sexy dance. 😉
Wait, I’m now bitter that I’ve never been on Twitter and missed this. 😭. Mod R, can you do a post and link?? Pretty please? Or just screenshot and send it to me. I’ll send you delicious chocolate and tea (and whatever other goods you would like – do you knit??)
Oh, I’m so sorry, I would but it was years ago and large parts of that account were archived. It’s dormant now anyway until X or Twitter or whatever it calls itself nowadays sorts itself out.
Thanks Mod R for replying – that’s kind of what I figured, but a girl can dream right? (And it will always be Twitter to me, no matter what Elon (the twit in charge) says LOL).
Too bad Gordon and/or Ilona didn’t save the tweet back then by either copy/paste or saving the entire tweet in their e-mail.
I can picture it though when Ven walks through Claire’s door while stripping. Shoes…they’ll trip you up every time. 😀
Unfortunately, my screenshot of this was lost when my external hard drive died last year or I would have shared. I’ve been a longtime fan, but I know it’s impossible to save all the funny moments House Andrews shares. I am just really grateful for this blog and all the joy and laughter it brings.
I have purchased all Ilona’s GA books. I wonder if GA will record the entire Kate Daniel series?
Yes, Graphic Audio have purchased the rights for adaptation of the main 10 Kate novels and Small Magics and will adapt all of them 🙂
Oh my goodness. Wait until GA gets to Magic Breaks when Kate waives her new sword (Sarrat) at Landon with Curran in the back. If there is an eventual bloopers for this, hold your sides!
Whoever does Hugh in the series, I hope he has fun. 😉
YES ! easily my favorite scenes of that book!
Thank you for the warning NOT to drink anything while listening. I have never spit my drink out or had it go through my nose – this DEFINITELY would have succeeded. I cannot decide which is my favorite, although “this is such a f*cking weird job…” is pretty high up there. Honestly, I think they’re missing out on some AMAZING listeners, JUST for the outtakes. GraphicAudio (Nora – and thank you for EVERYTHING because it’s amazing), please, please, PLEASE start putting in bloopers at the end of every book. Signed a dedicated, ridiculous BDH fan who has listened to these bloopers too many times and will continue to re-listen as long as I can.
thank you for sharing these! i SO needed this today.
Wait, now I kind of want a Q&A session with Nora/Graphic Audio (and maybe some of the cast? – I know I’m demanding). Like do they every reuse some of the sounds from previous books either in general or from some specific actor? I can imagine there’s only so many ways to express fighting/sounds. But maybe that’s why I’m a lowly listener and NOT an GraphicAudio employee. Although currently that sounds like the best job EVER. Nora, if you read this, I’m totally interested in reading LOL.
There is already a guest interview with Nora and one of the GA sound designers https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/guest-interviews-graphic-audio/ where they address some of your questions 🙂
But we will totally try and bring them back on the blog, they are such Horde favourites!
Kissy noises was the best!loved it!
Too funny! Thank you for sharing!
I think this became my all time favorite post. I loved it!
Oh these were hilarious 🤣
The chap who voices Jim has the *best* sense of humour 🤣
thank you all!
I’m married, but iI ever find myself on dating apps, I want “up for grabs” as my ringtone.
Oh, these were absolutely fantastic, thank you, thank you!
Jim became 1000% sexier and dangit I already have these on audio but now I’m going to need this version…
I adore VAs who take the time considering not just what the words are, but how lines come across and fit the mood of the current scene. Listening to the process is a delight!
Also the mrows killed me 😂
Working together on an audiobook has much more of the stageplay feel that I adore, like Welcome To Nightvale and some older CBC/BBC programs.
I’m a huge fan of improv, too, and there are voice actors I’d let loose with script prompts. The Disney movie Atlantis: The List Empire actually has a bunch of improv in it, mostly by Vinnie and the Cook.
The flower shop monologue? The entire script just reads “Vinnie talks about his past”.
I know it’s much less a thing for books that are already written, but it brings me great joy just to hear the interpretations of the characters. And occasionally how weird their job is 😉
Loved it! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Bloopers were hysterically funny, had me rolling! thanks and thanks for Nora for keeping and sharing!
Omg these are epic. “A croc” and “Bearpanther fight” are definitely my favorites. I laughed so hard. Thanks for sharing!!
lovely to listen to these outakes, thank you. Glad I did but, I am so used to reading and hearing my version of those characters voices inside my head that anyone else’s voice doesn’t work for me!
So glad I can read! Makes the awesome pictures, action, sounds and smells completely real inside the comfort of my mind.
looking forward to the new book/books!
PS. Just re reading the Baylor books and noticed how Matilda was picked up by Augustine and taken to her aunts home. Saw how the small piece you wrote recently where he gets into her car and they chat could have fun consequences,!
Love the world’s you create.
x
Oh my gosh! I laughed until I cried. These excerpts are epic!
Omg. (😱). I never say that…
These are so funny I might have to get the audio version
I just broke a rib laughing. Pardon while I go find some tape…
Is there a schedule of when the GAs are being released? I didn’t see it on the Release Schedule page. Thank you very much!!!
Graphic Audio are not commissioned by House Andrews. They are an independent business who buy the adaptation rights, and then take their own decisions about the details and schedule.
The best way to check their release dates is on their own website 🙂 – if you look for Ilona Andrews you will see available books and preorders, which is as far ahead as schedule is announced https://www.graphicaudiointernational.net/our-productions/authors/f-j/ilona-andrews.html
Thank you for the info! Appreciate it! ❤️
It’s the bearpanther fight that had me laughing out loud. It’s a weird job, but he does it well.
My compliments to our voice actor👏🏿
I’m not a fan of full cast audios but those are great!!!
“Oh, it’s gonna be a bear panther fight Mother… Fur everywhere” Haha that was my favorite one, he’s so stinking funny!
I am also obsessed with GA productions! I read the Innkeeper Chronicles and Kate Daniels series many years ago. I loved the books when I first read them, but I love them even more now!
Ken Yatta Rogers is hysterical. I did not read the warning about no drinking while listening and I might have had a mishap with my water. Out my nose on his ‘meow’.
He can read me the news his voice is so so nice.
So absolutely delightful! Complete agree about Jim’s meow!
I just finished GA Magic Bleeds last night. Man, so good. Nora has become Kate in my head…she wasn’t at first. But I’m definitely a fan now. And Michael is swoon-worthy. So swoony.
But most of all, I love Erra. The hate and anger now is perfect, and I can’t wait to hear her eventually tell the story of the thunderstorm dog. Will be perfect!
My thanks and congrats to HA and GA for another ball hit way outta the park!!
these are amazing!
any chance we could get an interview with some of these voice actors? it would be so cool to see what they thought of they books, how they got into the voice acting world, favorite characters to voice, favorite scenes etc.
probably not possible but would be so cool!
There is already a guest interview with Nora and one of the GA sound designers https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/guest-interviews-graphic-audio/ but we will try to have more, of course! They have become such Horde favourites 🙂
The extras were great. I’ve had a really hard and intense week and saved them for Friday. Thanks so much!!
FUR EVERYWHERE BEACH
Humbly requesting this on a shirt for the next merch launch. I will pay all the monies.
LOL!!!
omg I can’t wait for this!
These are gold. Thank you Nora!
I laughed so hard I choked up. Lol.
😂 so good!!!
Off topic, but I wondered if Ilona had new tea recommendations? I want to get a few late Christmas presents of delicious tea and what I bnought on her previous recommendations was very well received.
These are great!!!
Mod R, do you know when Magic Slays is set to release on Graphic Audio?
There is no official date at the moment, but script adaptations have started so not long! 🙂
The next release is Sweep of the Heart in January!
He he, I’m listening to this sitting at an airport. Grateful I took the advice and used headphones! 😂
🤩🤣
that is all.