Ghost of A Chance [Dramatized Adaptation]

Ghost Finders, Book 1

By: Simon R. Green

Narrated by: full cast, Nanette Savard, Matthew Keenan, Scott McCormick, Colleen Delany, Yasmin Tuazon, Eric Messner, Kimberly Gilbert, Evan Casey, Ken Jackson, Patrick Bussink, Faith Potts

The Carnacki institute exists to do something about ghosts. Lay them to rest, send them packing, or kick their nasty ectoplasmic arses with extreme prejudice.

The institute’s operatives are the best of the best. JC Chance: sharp, brave, charming, and almost unbearably arrogant; Melody Chambers: science geek, techno-wizard extraordinaire who keeps the antisupernatual equipment running smoothly; and Happy Jack Palmer: the telepath with the gloomy disposition, the last person anyone would want navigating through their head.

Performed by Nanette Savard, Matthew Keenan, Scott McCormick, Colleen Delany, Yasmin Tuazon, Eric Messner, Kimberly Gilbert, Evan Casey, Ken Jackson, Patrick Bussink, Faith Potts, Tara Giordano, Terence Aselford, Tracy Olivera, Ren Kasey.

©2010 Simon R. Green (P)2014 Graphic Audio, LLC

This was good!

This was good! And it was full of amazing action! I really really enjoyed it!

story great

the story is great but there is too much in the background going on. Makes it hard to follow everything.

Sometimes the graphic audio can be overwhelming

I like the story and the plot. The pacing is quick with a number of twists and turns.

More neutrally, the writing can be a bit snarky and the characters are a little over the top. I enjoyed the jokes and such, but some may find it breaks the mood.

The sound mixing puts a lot of the music and sound effects too far into the foreground. I had to listen to sections multiple times because I would find myself distracted by the music or unable to follow because the sound effects were a cacophony. The scene where the person was smoking was just awful.

I also have the suspicion that I am not listening to the whole book or the graphic novel added something so the background is not quiet. For example, do the actors act an emotion instead of reading the text, which raises the question of whether I am interpreting the statement correctly. In addition, I wonder if the sound effects represent something in the text (the smoking scene is also a good example of this - the spoken text never refers to someone smoking but there is someone trying to insert smoking sounds.

I liked the voice acting. The speaking is a little fast, more conversational than narration. I noted a few moments where I could not make out a word or phrase due to poor enunciation.

funny

I especially enjoyed the humour. Well enacted! A fun listening experience. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Great read

Simon Green has an amazing imagination, and he knows how to keep you interested, great read