Moon Called (Dramatized Adaptation)

Mercy Thompson, Book 1

By: Patricia Briggs

Narrated by: full cast, David Cui Cui, Khaya Fraites, Christopher McLinden, Chris Stinson, Gregory Linington, Rayner Gabriel, Chris Davenport, Renee Dorian, Aure Nash, Damon Alums, Daniel Llacal

Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Mercy Thompson is a shapeshifter, and while she was raised by werewolves, she can never be one of them, especially after the pack ran her off for having a forbidden love affair. So she’s turned her talent for fixing cars into a business and now runs a one-woman mechanic shop in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State.

But Mercy’s two worlds are colliding. A half-starved teenage boy arrives at her shop looking for work, only to reveal that he’s a newly changed werewolf—on the run and desperately trying to control his animal instincts. Mercy asks her neighbor Adam Hauptman, the Alpha of the local werewolf pack, for assistance.

But Mercy’s act of kindness has unexpected consequences that leave her no choice but to seek help from those she once considered family—the werewolves who abandoned her...

Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!

Performed by Khaya Fraites, Gregory Linington, Christopher McLinden, Rayner Gabriel, Chris Stinson, Renee Dorian, Aure Nash, Chris Davenport, Damon Alums, Daniel Llaca, David Cui Cui, Earl Fisher, Elias Khalil, Eric Messner, Gabriel Michael, Holly Adams, James Lewis, James J. Johnson, Jon Vertullo, Julie Hoverson, Kay Eluvian, Laura C. Harris, Mark Harrietha, Mike Carnes, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Robb Moreira, RJ Bayley, Scott McCormick, Sheree Wichard, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Todd Scofield, Torian Brackett, and Wyn Delano.

©2006 Patricia Briggs (P)2024 Graphic Audio LLC

I loved it.

I really enjoy getting to know Mercy Thompson, and the people who are going to be a part of her world. I can’t wait for more.
I know there is so much more to be discovered and I am ready to go exploring. The voice actors of course did a fantastic job as always. 150% fantastic job by all of them.

Similar

The graphic audio book is similar to but not the same as the book for this version. For instance, in the book at the end of chapter 4, Mercy in coyote form follows the scent of the human out of Adam’s house until the burnt rubber smell is gone then returns to Adam’s house to load him I the VW; the leaving the house in attempt to track Jessie was left out of the graphic audio book version. The casting was good, just not what I had in mind for the original audio book version.

a great listen!

I lived listening to this rendition of Moon Called. I do hope they continue with the rest of the Mercy series, and the Alpha and Omega one too!

Love Mercy, Dramatized is okay

Lorelei King does a fabulous job capturing Mercy's voice in the regular audiobook version. So that's a high bar. Here, I thought the Graphic Audio Dramatized Adaptation cast is uneven. In particular, Mercy's voice has very little emotional variance, less humor, and less passion than the book and than Lorelei's interpretation. And sometimes there is some odd pacing. I was a bit disappointed as I loved the Graphic Audio actress who does Kate Daniels in the Ilona Andrews series.

I was also surprised that Stefan and Wulfe had All-American accents but Marsilia had an Italian accent. And Wulfe is clearly voiced by a woman, which I felt was an awkward choice. I get that he's supposed to be a young man, but to cast a female voice just didn't work for me. And I had expected Stefan and Wulfe to also have Italian accents. Honey sounded more high school cheerleader/pep squad and Bran much older than he's described. I'm on the fence about Adam's voice—it's not what I imagined, but it's not bad. I thought Zee, Warren, Samuel, Charles, Kyle, Marsilia, Uncle Mike, Gabriel, and Jesse's casting were spot-on.

The story is still great and the dramatized version is a fun, new way to experience a favorite series.

Fantastic!

This has been one of my favorite fantasy books for a long time. The GraphicAudio narration just brings it to another level. Highly recommend!!

A different way to listen to audiobooks

Ok, I’m a long time listener to audiobooks. I have read, listened and enjoyed the Mercy Thompson series for years. I enjoy when the narrator does different voices for different characters. This format has different people voicing characters although for the minor roles I think some were double or triple roles for the same person. I had to slow the recording down to .9 of the original as I thought Mercy’s narration was too fast. I was also disappointed that Stephan had an American accent and not the Italian one that Lorelei King uses. The addition audio effects were interesting, I can understand the car noises, doors opening and closing, people walking etc… those type of noises enhanced the listening. But the sound effect when a character was smelling something was weird and distracting. I did enjoy the underlying music, it did enhance my listening experience.

Makes my heart happy, BUT…

I don’t recommend the dramatized version for first time readers. You miss small details that are largely unimportant but still add to the world. Also, with so many burly male characters, it can be hard to keep straight who is talking, as well as paying attention to what is being said. But I 100% recommend them for when you inevitably get the urge to reread the series in preparation for the next release, it saves on some time and keeps the older books from becoming dull after reading them so many times. So go read or listen to the whole book, then come back for this sweet treat!

Great Adaptation

Great adaption of a great book some of the voice don't quite fit my mental picture of them. That is a minor nitpick and I wonder if they are going to do adaptions of all the Mercy Thompson books though the second is up for pre-order

Another Great Adaptation!

Love the Mercy series and the audio series. Added this to my collection today and listened to it in one sitting. LOVE the characters even more now.

New Voices

As new books have been added, I have listened and re-listened to the Mercy Thompson audiobook series, read by Lorelei King, numerous times over the year. King really captures Mercy's voice in how the character sees and interacts within her world. The Dramatized Adaptation cast here did a good performance but some choices were unexpected. Mercy had less humor than how the book reads. Bran older. Adam more growly/angry. I was surprised that Stefan presented with an American accent. Even when I read the books he always had an European accent in my head. But, hey, that's a 'me' thing. The story is still great. Overall, it's a fun, new way to experience a favorite.