Arden Black
Arden is an independent audiobook narrator and producer, manuscript editor and proof-reader, and an aspiring author when time allows. She has been reading and writing since an early age and telling stories to her children for nearly two decades. Having been narrating private request audiobooks since 2016, she was excited to embark on her dream of reading for publicly available audiobooks in 2018. Arden was born in South Africa and currently lives in Wisconsin, USA.
Samples of her work are available through links on this site, and her audiobooks are available for sale on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.
What People Are Saying…
“Arden Black took on the mighty task of narrating the last two books in The Avalon Trilogy, namely, Invasion and Secrets Of The Ice, and brought it to an extraordinary life with the brilliance of a maestro conducting a symphony orchestra.
There are a vast number of characters within the stories, however, each and every one of them was identifiable and individual, as my writing portrayed, by this talented narrator. From the beginning of Invasion until the end of Secrets Of The Ice, I was hooked, listening to my words being revealed by the superb tones and inflections of Arden Black - magnificent!
I would highly recommend any author or listener to choose Arden for their book; they will be enthralled.
Thank you, Arden; it has been an honour to work with you.”
“This was a great listen! I admired Julie Elizabeth Powell’s way of writing and Arden Black’s voice every second of the book! As a non-native English speaker, I can confirm that Mrs. Arden’s narration is easily understood and her accent(s) are also very smooth to the ear.
I loved the flexibility the narrator has got, switching between characters, seemingly so effortless, giving each character a pure voice of their own. I loved how Mrs. Arden put a piece of her own self innoncence when telling the tale of a seven year old girl. She has some unique playfulness in the paragraphs that explain Maisie’s point of view and even her light voice can confirm the fact that the story it is about a young, gentle child, suddenly thrown into a world of magic and dreams, while enjoying every second. And Arden Black really displayed in my ears that joy and harmlessness a young girl has. Again, every character had an unique trait to it, without seeming overdone, thanks to both J.E. Powell and A.B.. The listening/reading felt all so... natural, to describe in the lack of a better word. I shivered by the intensity of the voice in some moments and heartened in others, with ease.
Maisie’s story, especially in the audio form, met my expectations, both on the writing and the voice department. I look forward to reading more from J.E. Powell and listening from Arden Black!”
“Arden is the best at what she does and I couldn’t tell my stories without her.”
“Arden makes the story come to life. She does not simply read the words, but brings those characters off the page and fuels the imagination with the way she reads them to us! ”
“I love how Arden makes the characters seem as though they are actual people, instead of just characters I made up. She has been very accommodating to any changes I wish to make during the process and has been quite helpful with any questions I have. I have been impressed with the range of voices and accents she has used for the different characters, which has made my book seem more realistic. I have also appreciated her editing my book while putting it into audio format. She has helped to make it better. I would recommend her as a narrator to any author or listener.”
“Spell binding from beginning to end, the audio book was everything I hoped it would be and more. The voice over actress captured each characters’ personality so well and changed flawlessly from one to another with tireless ease. Marcus Moutra made a great choice with the voice actress to convey the context of dialogue from page to page, and bringing me into each dimension the fairy squad princesses were launched into. I felt like I was there with all of them and reeling in the emotions behind the perfect delivery of the dialogue. Definitely recommend to anyone who believes in magic. I can’t wait for the voice actress to return next year for the voice over for book 2 of this enchanting series!”