Rosamund Pike talks narrating The Wheel of Time

[@tehmorkness]

Rosamund's version of the Audiobooks has been absolutely fantastic!

[@davidwilcock2416]

I love it too. She's good.

[@benthompson1497]

Her readings are amazing

[@cmd_f5]

100% agreed.

[@dizdevil05]

I wish I can say the same for the show.

[@jamestierney9291]

Yes the original narrator is so monotonous

[@Lyrazel]

She is so passionate about her work it's incredible. Also obviously incredibly passionate about not just Moiraine but the whole of the Wheel of Time. The community is incredubly fortunate to have her!

[@MoDa87]

Hard disagree.

[@ardaerenceran2003]

@@MoDa87 she is literally the only good thing about the Amazon Prime show imo.

[@alexanderabrashev1366]

@@ardaerenceran2003 yup

[@maikeldebest7293]

@@ardaerenceran2003 Yeah she's holding the whole thing together, I agree. And I like watching Sophie Okonedo too but she's barely in it. If only they had tried a little harder with the main cast. Rand is fine, and I like Perrin too. The girls not so much maybe.

[@Alice_Tiburcio]

God, I love this woman! The way she just went through all the characters blew my mind! I knew she was talented, but this is another level.

[@alexanderericson8628]

I just think its amazing that she grasps all of the characters without really putting in an effort its almost unfair to other actors . She has such a deep connection and understanding of art and storytelling what an amazing woman we are lucky

[@benjaminyellin5095]

Definitely! I’m happy with the majority of the cast, but Rosamund just IS Moiraine, it’s fun to watch! Hopefully season two steps the writing up a notch and we’ll have a killer show on hand. 🤞

[@calebsmith9190]

Without really putting in effort? She might heartily disagree with you on that. Just because she is able to shift from one to another without showing the difficulty doesn't mean that she didn't necessarily have to spend months honing them to begin with.

[@filmsbybt]

@@calebsmith9190 in op's defense, i believe they simply meant it feels effortless, which is a huge compliment. of course she puts the hard work in :)

[@AicimounLight]

EXACTLY RIGHT?? SHE IS A WONDER AND MIRACLE! ♡♡♡♡♡

[@dhassard8327]

Hands down…one of THE best narrators I’ve heard. She really kept my attention and made me love listening to “The Wheel of Time”. I love how much thought and dedication she put into these characters. ❤

[@mr.elevator5625]

I have 8 hours left in The Dragon Reborn. I do love the voice actors who did the original version, however, I don't think I can continue until Rosamund completes book four. I love her talent so much. I will miss the characters until then. Congratulations Rosamund, you are a wonderful talent.

[@jer2dabear]

I really hope she continues! She is too good!

[@Zacarz]

She just finished book 4 today! Just an FYI

[@mr.elevator5625]

@@Zacarz Fantastic!

[@mandyviv57]

I loved her narration of the first book, so I’m not exactly surprised, but Light, her dedication and versatility still makes me goggle. Love how she just slides from voice to voice and makes it look easy. I know just enough to know it definitely isn’t!

[@thelifeemery]

Wish the show runner and writers were as excited about the books as Ms Pike. She seems to be a real fan.

[@cristisha]

I'm so grateful to have Rosamund Pike in the show and narrating the books as well.

[@kristennelson2630]

I worked professionally as a voice actress for awhile. She’s a tour de force reading these books. All the characters sound really different and all very believable. To do this gigantic series with its hundreds of characters and so many varied accents and sounds all from just ONE incredible actress… someone give her a Grammy. Like, now.

[@robertborgman]

I just love that Rosamund is all in like this! ❤️

[@mrberryman]

Best narration of an audiobook I've ever come across--I often forget I'm listening to one reader. It's so wonderful not to be distracted by the narrator!

[@nickharman4584]

Peter Joyce reading Raymond E Feist's Riftwar Saga is also amazing! Both are terrific

[@edwardduda4222]

She did such an amazing job, I'd honestly love for her to do the whole series. She doesn't just read the book, she performs it. I'd rank her with Jim Dale and his work with the Harry Potter Series.

[@muncus9599]

I started reading/listening to the wheel of time after seeing season one of the show and enjoying Moraines character and the lore behind the show. I bought the Rosamond pike version ignorantly not knowing there were other options. It was amazing. Her range and accents were so captivating. I was so bummed when I bought book two and it was different people narrating. Having listened to all of the wheel of time and cosmere books this year I have come to appreciate mike and Kate for sure But I still very strongly prefer Rosamund pikes narration of the eye of the world and I'm so tickled that she is doing more of the books.

[@dboyd4317]

She is an absolutely awesome Actress. I already have the original but am now going to download her audiobook version to enjoy just based on her enthusiasm here.

[@gnperdue]

It is always very cool when actors care enough about the roles and the story to really dig in deep. This is great stuff

[@ShafiqaIdris]

This is fascinating! Love how much care she took with all the characters

[@Gandharva456]

Her narration of the audiobooks is fantastic. You can see the love and effort she's put in. She really makes the characters come alive. She's only narrated the first 3 so far and I think she's beginning to see the richness and grandeur of Robert Jordan's story, something that Season 1 of the TV show wasn't able to effectively capture.

[@AshkanHovold]

I love you Rosamund Pike! I listened to the old audiobooks and am now listening to the new ones by Rosamund Pike. I am so impressed and so happy that somebody with as much talent as Rosamund Pike has dedicated this much time reading the books I love ❤

[@GregRobsonUK]

I had heard a sample of her reading The Eye of The World, and wow, hearing her go through all those characters is amazing. There are 2,787 named characters in the Wheel of Time series (granted not all feature heavily), but hearing Rosamund Pike jump through that selection makes me think that there's at least 200 distinct characters that she could create with ease! When I've read the books I might go back and listen to the audiobooks (by the time I've read them all, she may well have done audiobooks for the first half of the series at least!)

[@veronika4870]

I'm really enjoying the audiobooks with Rosamund's voice. I actually started them before watching the first season recently, and it was perfect because I already knew Morraine's voice. The series felt new but at the same time familiar. And how she can talk all the characters, reminds me of Jim Dale.

[@petrne6320]

God bless her, she is truly a saviour for how much she puts her soul into the series coming to life❤

[@JC-qp8hj]

Holy crap, her voice acting is incredible. I am now going to listen to her version as I’ve been putting it off since I just finished my second listen of the series last year. Also, Mat is my favorite character from the books and I always related to him as the trickster, but can I just say I LOVE what they did with his family and parents in the show? Truly. I grew up extremely poor with parents that were addicts and lived a white trash lifestyle and now I see representation in him even more. The defense mechanism of making jokes and having that dark humor and nihilism. Wish Barney hadn’t left but excited to see Donals interpretation too.

[@bertieborough]

Hope you're as lucky at dice and as good with a quarterstaff

[@Boron20]

I was positively surprised how i enjoyed Rosamund reading book one after already listening to Kate and Michael version multiple times. I thought I would have some kind of nostalgia, but no. She's done well.

[@robertpshaw]

I have been holding back on listening to RP narration of the series, but this interview may have turned me around. I am on my eighth cycle of Kramer/Reading versions, so maybe I have time in my life to listen to RP.

[@endyg9845]

WONDERFUL INTERVIEW! (But I also couldn’t help but laugh when Rosamund said she’d given Thom some “Irish coloring in his R’s”, as I heard it initially as giving Thom some Irish coloring in his arse. Trying hard not to think too vividly about what that would mean.)

[@drmoynihan]

I love the books and remember the shock when Robert Jordan passed and the promise of their completion kept me anxiously awaiting them. I am not a fan of the amazon series - for many reasons, but I am a fan of Rosamund Pike. Thank you Rosamund Pike for sharing this YT video with us - shows why you are a bight light in this WOT (inacurate) presentation.

[@nucklechutz9933]

Yep. Went ahead and picked up Madame Pike's reads of EoTW and TGH on Audible while watching this, and I bet I wasn't the only one. God help me, I idolize this woman.

[@judiththirlwell417]

Thankyou for this. Rosamund is so talented and really brought out the individuality of every character and made them come to life.

[@Bourne1984]

An incredible narration. I’m on her second book and it’s amazing. I’ve listened to hundreds of audiobooks and she really is up there with the best

[@raspberrybellini]

I can't quite grasp it, it feels like the voice and text of Moraine are very much how I imagined Galadriel in the first book of LOTR. Cate did an amazing job in the movies but when Rosamund vocalises Moraine, it just gives her a sound of simultaneously being grounded in the real but also transcendant. ❤ Thank you to all the OG WoT readers for putting up with our noob fumbling of concepts, many of us are finding our footing in the books. We were brought here by the concept of the series and I hope it brings more watchers to the books.

[@adelaferreira4575]

Her natural voice is so beautiful ,lower tones make her sexier ,Rosamund Pike is just one of a kind actress !

[@TricksterDaemon-jw9hi]

Her narration is skilled and inspiring and really brings the stories and characters to life. Easily one of my favourite audio book narrators.

[@oneirdaathnaram1376]

Rosamund Pike is such an incredibly classy actor ...! Anyone she portrays I find so convincing, so true. And here she switches roles with an ease as if she'd be all them.

[@mannyb266]

I hope she narrates all of them. I love the originals for the most part, but her voice for the dark one is absolutely terrifying. I’ve never been more immersed in those stories.

[@jcg5280]

Thank you for this! It made my day! I've truly enjoyed listening to Rosamund read books 1 and 2... and hope she'll do the rest! She’s truly the best!

[@welshwoman5535]

That was great to watch she is such a talent. So much hard work goes into getting all those voices and accents. Hats off to her I’ve never bought an audio book but this has got me excited to listen to her narration

[@MichaelMaxwell747]

I truly love Kate and Michael audio narration of TWoT. I would buy them all again if Rosamund did them!

[@johnhendrickson2410]

I will give her credit, I absolutely despise the tv series and really don’t like her as moiraine, but based on this video her narration sounds like it could be amazing

[@justthisonestep1576]

The audiobook with Rosamund Pike is a real work of art. I wish I could face her in real life and tell her this: "Thank you so much for giving us, giving me, this audiobook. It has given me so much joy. You are brilliant and the effort you put into this has really moved me. Really, thank you so much." People often say they wish the speaker of a youtube video read their comment, and I never understood that before - well, I do now.

[@OIP_1]

i know how you feel! first artwork in a long time where i've wanted to personally thank the artist. she brought my childhood and adolescent memories to life. i just love how she threw herself into it.

[@UnravelingthePattern]

This was so delightful to watch. I appreciate Rosamund bringing her incredible acting ability and know-how into making each character feel real. It feels like she truly has a passion for Robert Jordan's world and characters and this brings me great joy! Thanks for posting this video @thedustywheel!

[@whoami8752]

She needs to do the whole series.

[@andrewberenson5717]

Granted it has been a long time since I read TEotW, but I don't remember Trollocs speaking in their own tongue that the reader would hear. I enjoyed the video. I am glad that Rosamund is so enthusiastic about the WoT project. It helps when the actors and actresses are genuine when they hype their projects. It comes across they enjoy it and that makes me more interested (or if it would if I was not already a fan)

[@ArtisticMysticSoul]

I hope she does all the books. She is a wonderful narrator!

[@shamancarmichael5305]

And that is why she's an award winning actress! Fascinating!

[@danhenley9495]

I loved the Michael Kramer, Kate Reading version. Rosamund's audio is wonderful, almost like a renewal. Her Seanchan is great.

[@r_r_r_r]

What a treasure, so glad Rosamunde is part of the Wheel of Time crew!

[@MichaelMaxwell747]

I kinda wish she had more control over this show. I think it would be much more like I hoped.

[@podeshahejalol]

One of the best narrators I've ever heard! Please do more books 🙏 I can't even read the 4th book without her lol

[@nixequestrian3721]

I'm absolutely loving Rosamund's version of the audiobooks- her narration is downright brilliant & amazing to listen to! The production value is great with 100% improvement compared to the originals & the second best part for me personally- no confusion about which characters are actually in the story & which are not as there isn't 2 different narrators pronouncing the same characters names entirely differently- not fun when the character list is already vast enough & a number of names are already somewhat similar 🤦‍♀ It's super clear who each character is in the Rosamund versions, so I'm hoping she continues to narrate all the books.

[@THE_TRUE_CRIMSON_KING]

She has done such a great job that now when I hear her voice I’m immediately transported too the world of the wheel of time!!! She’s so talented and beautiful 😍

[@thane9]

Rosamund is a treasure. WoT is lucky to have her so engaged.

[@gilian2587]

Naomi Todd's extrapolation of the 'Old Tongue' is probably the main thing that impressed me the most about the Wheel of Time show. It sounded beautiful -- and cohesive.

[@shelby690]

This woman is pure talent! I love listening to her narrate.

[@crimsonbride]

I loved the audio books so much thanks to Rosamund pike. Please keep narrating the story ❤

[@AloisiaSedai]

Pike has coaches and training the original narrators didn't have so they really can't be compared. What she does emotionally what gets me. I don't want to sound silly but yup, she makes me laugh and cry more. She really moves me.

[@bertieborough]

What an incredible challenge for Rosamund, I tend not to do audio books because I invariably go to sleep listening to them, but I do love to read and multiple novel story lines are my favorite. I am at the moment into "The Shadow Rising", book 4 of 'The Wheel of time', with what? 10 or 11 books to go. So, if Rosamund is going to narrate all of the novels in this series she will be working for a while. I'm still waiting for the second season of "Wheel of Time" to be released on 'Prime'. So different from the books but then when is a dramatization ever the same as the source material.

[@gilian2587]

The show in it's current form is valid as a parody of the books.

[@NerdyNightly]

DUSTY! This is INCREDIBLE!!!

[@barbarawalls9040]

I love how she breaks down each character. The thought process is amazing. I can't wait to listen to her tell the stories.

[@gagem6906]

Just recently started Pike's reading of EotW and it's great! So interesting to hear her speak about her process.

[@PriscilaTV1]

I love how well spoken and thoughtful she is!

[@chrisdewfall7920]

Aside from the pratchett books her ending of the eye of the world has been the first books I’ve listened to . She was amazing can’t wait to collect the entire series with her

[@Cenodeath]

I'm half way through the Great Hunt and these are the BEST Audio books I've ever heard! Rose is just INCREDIBLE at this! I hope and pray she gets to do them all! I'll buy them all twice if I have to!

[@musicIistener]

She's so good I'm honestly shocked (and ofc i already knew she was talented) but her passion for giving it 100% is so noticeable and so much fun. I assumed that she was just doing it for a big amazon check because it's such a time-consuming job but wow!! so cool of her i underestimated her

[@Ian-ig4ho]

Her reading has been fantastic... remarkable talent, inspiring

[@esztiuk2519]

I have to admit, that the first audiobook version sounded so flat in the beginning, but with time I've grown to love the Kate Reading version. When Rosamund started hers, I had my doubts, but she truly does a brilliant job to bring the characters into life. She's acting with her voice on such a scale, every character sounds different, it's amazing. I always had a picture of her in a certain (elegant, cool beauty) role, but she's got like a 100 different sides and I'm glad she has shown them. ❤

[@ramspencer5492]

Cool. I'm going to have to listen to the new version of the audiobooks. Original audiobooks are great too... Some of my favorite in the business

[@rakelyribeiro8277]

I read the first book while simultaneously listening to her narration and now I am finishing the second book and I don’t know what I am going to do until she releases the 4th audiobook. She is just magical, she can play all characters sooooo differently. Seriously Ros is incredibly talented.

[@laradevaal8045]

I mean, I already knew Rosamund Pike was awesome before I watched this video but after watching this I am even more convinced.

[@MrAhuapai]

She has a perfect voice for audio book work. I prefer English voices over American voices for fantasy but not sure why. Perhaps because3 the American voice is such a young accent comparatively and the regional British dialects work so well to convey class and character.

[@abmilhans]

Damn, Rosamund is out-of-this-world talented!

[@Hellsing7747]

She did a great job with the audiobook !

[@jbukenya80]

I was amazed at all the different ways she read these characters. I most especially loved Loial. You can hear his bigness and slowness in the way she reads him. Her voice is in her lower register as his whisper is sometimes described as a low buzzing of bees, you can also hear his youth (90yrs) in the way she reads him. I really love it.

[@jacobcalleon230]

Im in love with rosamund pike. she is so amazing! Im so glad she is in my favorite book series of all time. and even more so, how active and how much she is doing for the book, the community, and the subject matter as a whole. This woman is just perfect!

[@marty2476]

she is just amazing an artist! and such a wholesome person!!

[@artiria]

Loved Pike's version of eow much better than the Americans. Looking forward to hear her read the others too!!❤️

[@jeffbrownme2]

Please narrate them all! Would be a fantastic reread

[@Saint_Vincent1735]

I'm glad you've had an opportunity to enjoy the books as they were written not just abreviated screenplay. So many saying stay with me for example " take what you want and pay for it" .

[@brianmotter8150]

The RP narrated audiobooks is the best outcome of the show. I hope she does them all. Though, I also still like the originals too.

[@ladyxy2723]

She is so amazing…my absolute favorite actress!❤❤❤

[@Joliie]

Not heard Rosamund narration yet, but I did like Kate Reading and Michael Kramer version, heard them with other books that I love so hearing those two is a bit like comming home. With the lovely comments its now on the wish list.

[@JABYRD]

Brilliant acting in the show and the narrating the books. ❤

[@amywatson4912]

Still getting a hang of audiobooks. Eager to try sometime

[@charlie398]

Love it! She seems so passionate about WoT, amazon is lucky they got her!

[@barefootwanderer]

I just started listening to her reading of the eye of the world, really looking forward to hearing her take on Loial

[@lizstarzec7621]

I cant even listen to the other WoT books because Pike did such an amazing job that the other ones are just not the same. This has been my favorite audio book ever. I could only hope she’d read them all but that has to be extremely time consuming and now I know it’s a LOT more work than I thought! I will just re listen to the first many times!

[@WessexMan]

She's excellent in the TV series, hope to see more.

[@danielle.]

This was amazing!

[@MichaelMaxwell747]

Awesome voice control lesson!

[@robsterlobster6068]

She has made a lot of movies. Wide range of skills.

[@ScootsYoutube]

Her Eye of the World was fantastic, I look forward to hearing more :)

[@MurderMondays]

She’s so amazing 😊

[@rubenbetancourt1539]

She's without a doubt the most beautiful actress working today!

[@TheHighborn]

Her narration is fucking fantastic, and I hope she does all the books.

[@joejarvis814]

Love the books audio & what not slowly getting into the show have too read parts of the book to get me back on track but getting there 😂

[@Kharisma1980]

Absolutely love it! I'm just dying to know if Pike or others of the cast are going to read the other books! :)

[@jdiggitty]

Josha should be almost done by now. Marcus is a bit further behind. Can't remember who else was reading it but a lot of them mentioned reading during the premier.

[@Kharisma1980]

@@jdiggitty I think I should clarify: I meant if other cast members are going to record audiobooks for the other novels. :)

[@kaitlinsweitzer7053]

I believe they have already released The Great Hunt with Rosamund narrating 👍

[@HQofrandom]

@@jdiggitty I think Marcus is still early on in the series, he didn't know about Faile yet at the season 2 teaser for NYCC

[@Kharisma1980]

@@kaitlinsweitzer7053 That's absolutely amazing! I just bought it (well, used a credit, but nevertheless...)! thanks for the info. :)

[@tyleralane]

okay i may need to get her version of the audio book

[@antpra]

Realmente, la escuchás y entrás a otro planeta... te transporta... que copado es tener esa habilidad.

[@MemphiStig]

As far as I'm concerned, this woman can do no wrong.

[@internalogic]

A wonderful artist. At home in her craft. Excellent.

[@benbutler9282]

Fantastic to get this insight

[@pjwillis1979]

I'm so glad I saw this, she really comes across as passionate and excited about doing these audiobooks. I've bought the first three books she's narrated. Has she done book 4 yet?