Charlie Jane Anders’ Victories Greater Than Death Audiobook Gets Adventure Time Narrator

A good audiobook narrator becomes a collaborator in the storytelling process, which is why which voice actor reads a novel can be so important. The stakes become even higher when it is a much-anticipated title, such as Victories Greater Than Death, the YA debut for Charlie Jane Anders, who is one of our favorite active writers of speculative fiction. (If you haven’t read her previous novels, All the Birds in the Sky or The City in the Middle of the Night, stop what you’re doing and check them out immediately… well, maybe wait until you finish reading this article.)

Victories Greater Than Death is a young adult space fantasy set against the backdrop of an intergalactic war, and it’s set to drop in both print and audiobook formats on April 13th. Such an auspicious (read: poised to be a lot of weird, wonderful, empathetic fun) debut deserves an audiobook narrator to do the story justice, and Macmillan seems to have found that person in the very talented Hynden Walch, whose voice you may recognize from her voice work as Princess Bubblegum in Adventure Time, and Starfire in both Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go! Walch will act as the narrator for the Victories Greater Than Death audiobook.

“Hynden Walch has one of my favorite voices in the universe and she’s brought life to so many of my most beloved characters,” wrote Anders of the news. “When I heard she was going to be bringing all of the characters in my space opera universe to life, I felt more joy than Starfire playing with her pet silkie. I still can’t believe my amazing luck!”

Check out this exclusive first-listen to the first chapter of the audiobook for Victories Greater Than Death…

Hooked yet? For more context, check out the official synopsis for Victories Greater Than Death:

A thrilling adventure set against an intergalactic war with international bestselling author Charlie Jane Anders at the helm in her YA debut—think Star Wars meets Doctor Who, and buckle your seatbelts.

Tina has always known her destiny is outside the norm—after all, she is the human clone of the most brilliant alien commander in all the galaxies (even if the rest of the world is still deciding whether aliens exist). But she is tired of waiting for her life to begin.

And then it does—and maybe Tina should have been more prepared. At least she has a crew around her that she can trust—and her best friend at her side. Now, they just have to save the world.

Victories Greater Than Death is now available for pre-order. Follow this link to find out more.