I miss Death SPEAKING IN ALL CAPS.

Andy Serkis does a good job, but I miss Nigel Planer's version of Death. You could tell he was speaking with the Caps lock on, just the way Death does in the book. Serkis' version of death takes some of the fun out of Death's personality.

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Exquisite Narration

This narrator is absolutely a genius of voice. She has perfectly captured the essence of Terry Pratchett’s characters. The story is wonderful but the audiobook is spectacular.

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Fantastic!!!

I enjoyed every bit of this hilarious, magical story and production. Narrator Indira Varma was just brilliant!

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The chime before and after each footnote broke the immersion.

And I understand DEATH being voiced by someone else but I feel like a third voice for the footnotes became more of a distraction even though those are parts I usually enjoy.

Indira’s performance however was lovely and her range for characters and accents is delightfully broad.

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Fabulous!

I read Witches Abroad many years ago and couldn't stop laughing through the book. When I tried the earlier audiobook version I didn't like it because A) it was abridged (why??) and B) the narration was somewhat anemic and, unfortunately, didn't do the story justice.

Witches Abroad is rich and colorful with many laugh out loud moments. Whether it's Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg bickering, Magrat Garlic awkwardly trying to justify wearing pants, instead of a skirt (under Granny Weatherwax's intense, disapproving scrutiny) or Nanny Ogg's one eyed tom cat, Grebo, being turned into a man to attend the masquerade ball, it's highly entertaining.

On top of the fabulous storyline, now, finally, there's this fabulous, unabridged performance that does it justice! Woot! Indira Varma does the lion's share of the narration and what a joy it is to listen to her. She brings the story vividly to life, capturing all the characters attitudes, the ridiculousness of the situations and the irony. Her distinct voices, nuanced delivery and superb comedic timing will have you grinning and laughing out loud throughout the story. I always credited Tim Curry's narration of Mogget (in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy) with the best personification of what a cat would actually sound like if it could speak, but Indira Varma does a commendable job with Grebo as well.

Bill Nighy narrates the author's dry, witty asides which are sprinkled throughout the storyline to explain any cryptic references and Peter Serafinowicz does a terrific job narrating Death.

If I could give Witches Abroad more stars in the ratings system I would. This version's in the gem category in my audio library, to be listened to with pleasure, again and again.

Well worth the credit.

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Great new performance

This performance of Witches Abroad eclipses the much older abridged version. well worth it!

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Fave Discworld Witches Novel… so far

Love them all, just enjoyed this novel on the witches the most so far. Felt like they were a real trio finally

So good

I love this new recording. One of my favorite books with an excellent reader. I highly recommend this

Indira Varma gives perfect voice to the Discworld

I have loved all the Discworld books forever. Now I have found a new love...Varma's narration.

Pratchett Perfection

I love reading Terry Pratchett and listening to his stories, however Indira Varma is the only narrator I want reading to me from now on. As she reads each character, Ms. Varma is able to infuse their personality and their story. I knew she was a great actor, but her narration blew me away.