Scott Brick (born January 30, 1966, in Santa Barbara, California) is an American actor, writer and award-winning narrator of over 800 , including popular titles such as , , and Cloud Atlas. He has narrated works for a number of high-profile authors, including Brad Meltzer, Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Michael Crichton, Clive Cussler and John Grisham.
He opened his own audiobook recording studio and publishing company, Brick By Brick Audiobooks, with the goals of streamlining production and ensuring consistency throughout his body of work. (Taking a note from DVDs, many of Brick By Brick's titles also include extra features, such as interviews and illustrations.) On May 16, 2008, Brick By Brick Audiobooks released its first title: Lord Foul's Bane, from Stephen R. Donaldson's The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series. By April 4, 2009, Brick had narrated and released the other two titles in the initial trilogy ( The Illearth War and The Power That Preserves), along with Fatal Revenant, the eighth book in the series. When completed, this debut project will result in new unabridged audio narrations of all 10 titles of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series. The first trilogy, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever, was released in print from 1977 to 1979; The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant was released in print from 1980 to 1983; and The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant tetralogy was released in print and audio format from 2004 to 2013.
Brick By Brick Audiobooks has since grown to include the unabridged recordings of M. K. Wren's three-volume The Phoenix Legacy ( Sword of the Lamb, Shadow of the Swan and House of the Wolf), as well as literary classics such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The CD version of the latter includes four audio discs, as well as a fifth disc of bonus material which includes the original 1843 First Edition illustrations by John Leech (caricaturist) and a photo of Brick playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in a 1995 stage production of A Christmas Carol.
In October 2009, Brick compiled and released , a collection of short stories from famous authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley and more. In an innovative twist, every All Hallow’s Eve hence a new story by a new author will be added to the Gothic Horror library, giving listeners an ever-growing collection of classic horror on audio.
Brick cites as his favorite audiobook readings Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (released under the film adaptation's title, Blade Runner) and Budd Schulberg's What Makes Sammy Run? "I would have them back just so I could redo them year after year after year. Because they never get old for me." eMusic Q&A: Scott Brick - eMusic Spotlight Todd Burns, Sep 4, 2008
In 2008, Brick appeared in "The Delivery," a short film from Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle DeCuir and Skyboat Films starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Michael York, John Rubinstein, Stephanie Zimbalist, Harlan Ellison and Orson Scott Card, among others. The Delivery won First Place in Fantasy at the 2008 Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival. Dragon*Con 2008 Film Festival Awards Web Page The trailer for The Delivery can be viewed online. In 2010, Brick appeared as Agent Frank Donnolly in the independent film, Hit Parade, written and directed by comic book writer Joe Casey. The trailer for Hit Parade
Trailer for Hit Parade
Amazon page for Hit Parade
In 2012 Brick completed his first novel, a modern-day supernatural thriller based on an 18th-century murder in New England. He also wrote an instructional guide, Narrating Audiobooks by Scott Brick.
Awards and honors
Awards
(2003) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson Audie Award for Science Fiction Finalist Cloud Atlas (2004) by David Mitchell Audie Award for Literary Fiction Finalist In Cold Blood (1966) by Truman Capote Listen-Up Award for True Crime Finalist Killer Instinct by Joseph Finder Listen-Up Award for Thriller Finalist Shadow of the Giant (2005) by Orson Scott Card Audie Award for Science Fiction Finalist It’s Superman! by Tom DeHaven Listen-Up Award for Fantasy Finalist by Lisa Tucker Listen Up Award for Fiction Finalist Dune (1965) by Frank Herbert Audie Award for Achievement in Production Finalist Dune (1965) by Frank Herbert Audie Award for Science Fiction Winner Dune (1965) by Frank Herbert Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance Finalist Hellstrom's Hive (1973) by Frank Herbert Listen Up Award for Science Fiction & Fantasy Finalist Paul of Dune (2008) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson Listen Up Award for Science Fiction & Fantasy Finalist Selections from 1 (2003) by George R. R. Martin Audie Award for Science Fiction Finalist Mayday by Nelson DeMille and Thomas Block Listen-Up Award for Fiction Finalist (2003) by Michael Lewis Listen-Up Award for Nonfiction Winner No One Would Listen by Harry Markopolos Audie Award for Nonfiction Finalist by Ron Chernow Listen-Up Award for Nonfiction Finalist METAtropolis: Green Space by Jay Lake, Elizabeth Bear, Karl Schroeder, Seanan McGuire, Tobias S. Buckell, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Ken Scholes Audie Award for Original Work Finalist Rip-Off! by John Scalzi, Jack Campbell, Mike Resnick, Allen Steele, Lavie Tidhar, Nancy Kress, and Gardner Dozois Audie Award for Original Work Finalist Report from Nuremberg: The International War Crimes Trial by Harold Burson Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Audio Production Finalist Jurassic Park (1990) by Michael Crichton Audie Award for Science Fiction Winner Audie Award for Best Male Narrator Finalist by Steve Berry Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense Winner Audie Award for Excellence in Production Finalist by Brad Meltzer Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense Finalist Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick Audie Award for History or Biography Finalist Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense Finalist by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch Audie Award for History or Biography Finalist by Lee Child and Andrew Child Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense Finalist Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen Audie Award for Best Male Narrator Finalist
"Best of" lists
Speaker for the Dead AudioFile Best of Science Fiction Shattering Glass (2003) by Gail Giles ALA Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults Lord Foul’s Bane AudioFile Best of Fantasy Selections from Dreamsongs AudioFile Best of Fantasy Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero AudioFile Best of Contemporary Culture Jurassic Park (1990) by Michael Crichton Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults AudioFile Best of Science Fiction & Fantasy (2015) by Erik Larson RUSA Listen List Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution AudioFile Best of Biography & Memoir
Bestselling audiobooks
Night Fall by Nelson DeMille by Brad Meltzer by Clive Cussler by Harlan Coben by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer Hold Tight by Harlan Coben Plague Ship by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul Medusa by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos
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