About Katherine Kellgren

The word that most immediately comes to mind when describing
a Katherine Kellgren performance is delightful.
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Chapterhouse Dune
- De: Frank Herbert
- Narrado por: Euan Morton, Katherine Kellgren, Scott Brick, y otros
- Duración: 16 h y 42 m
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The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. Now, the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's power, have colonized a green world—and are tuning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. Chapterhouse Dune is the last book Frank Herbert wrote before his death: A stunning climax to the epic Dune legend that will live on forever.
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Great Story! Horrible way to compile a narration.
- De Chris Carl en 05-23-14
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Dune Messiah
- De: Frank Herbert
- Narrado por: Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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The second Dune installment explores new developments on the planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and strange, threatening environment. Dune Messiah picks up the story of the man known as Muad'Dib, heir to a power unimaginable, bringing to fruition an ambition of unparalleled scale: the centuries-old scheme to create a superbeing who reigns not in the heavens but among men. But the question is: DO all paths of glory lead to the grave?
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Good-not-great book, not as fond of the narration
- De Joel D Offenberg en 11-13-09
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Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter
- Peter Rabbit and Friends
- De: Beatrix Potter
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 3 h y 31 m
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Beatrix Potter's amazing universe of animals dressed in human clothing has taught and entertained children for over a century. This volume brings together 21 of Potter's tales and verses in one audiobook. Hear Peter Rabbit outwit old Mr. McGregor, and Squirrel Nutkin come within a tail's length of being an owl's dinner. Listen as a family of mice save the kind tailor of Gloucester, and as Peter and Benjamin Bunny battle a barn cat. Learn how one fierce rabbit is set on the road to honesty.
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A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 10-13-16
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Masked Ball at Broxley Manor
- A Royal Spyness Novella
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 1 h y 44 m
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At the end of her first unsuccessful season out in society, Lady Georgiana has all but given up on attracting a suitable man - until she receives an invitation to a masked Halloween ball at Broxley Manor. Georgie is uncertain why she was invited, until she learns that the royal family intends to marry her off to a foreign prince, one reputed to be mad.
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Fun, light prequel
- De CMMV en 01-01-15
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Chapterhouse Dune
- De: Frank Herbert
- Narrado por: Euan Morton, Katherine Kellgren, Scott Brick, y otros
- Duración: 16 h y 42 m
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The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. Now, the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's power, have colonized a green world—and are tuning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. Chapterhouse Dune is the last book Frank Herbert wrote before his death: A stunning climax to the epic Dune legend that will live on forever.
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Great Story! Horrible way to compile a narration.
- De Chris Carl en 05-23-14
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Dune Messiah
- De: Frank Herbert
- Narrado por: Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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The second Dune installment explores new developments on the planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and strange, threatening environment. Dune Messiah picks up the story of the man known as Muad'Dib, heir to a power unimaginable, bringing to fruition an ambition of unparalleled scale: the centuries-old scheme to create a superbeing who reigns not in the heavens but among men. But the question is: DO all paths of glory lead to the grave?
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Good-not-great book, not as fond of the narration
- De Joel D Offenberg en 11-13-09
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Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter
- Peter Rabbit and Friends
- De: Beatrix Potter
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 3 h y 31 m
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Beatrix Potter's amazing universe of animals dressed in human clothing has taught and entertained children for over a century. This volume brings together 21 of Potter's tales and verses in one audiobook. Hear Peter Rabbit outwit old Mr. McGregor, and Squirrel Nutkin come within a tail's length of being an owl's dinner. Listen as a family of mice save the kind tailor of Gloucester, and as Peter and Benjamin Bunny battle a barn cat. Learn how one fierce rabbit is set on the road to honesty.
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A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 10-13-16
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Masked Ball at Broxley Manor
- A Royal Spyness Novella
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 1 h y 44 m
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At the end of her first unsuccessful season out in society, Lady Georgiana has all but given up on attracting a suitable man - until she receives an invitation to a masked Halloween ball at Broxley Manor. Georgie is uncertain why she was invited, until she learns that the royal family intends to marry her off to a foreign prince, one reputed to be mad.
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Fun, light prequel
- De CMMV en 01-01-15
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Dracula [Audible Edition]
- De: Bram Stoker
- Narrado por: Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, y otros
- Duración: 15 h y 27 m
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The modern audience hasn't had a chance to truly appreciate the unknowing dread that readers would have felt when reading Bram Stoker's original 1897 manuscript. Most modern productions employ campiness or sound effects to try to bring back that gothic tension, but we've tried something different. By returning to Stoker's original storytelling structure - a series of letters and journal entries voiced by Jonathan Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, and other characters - with an all-star cast of narrators, we've sought to recapture its originally intended horror and power.
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IS THAT NOT SO?
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 11-05-15
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Dark Witch
- The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Nora Roberts
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 10 h y 41 m
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With indifferent parents, Iona Sheehan grew up craving devotion and acceptance. From her maternal grandmother, she learned where to find both: a land of lush forests, dazzling lakes, and centuries-old legends. Ireland. County Mayo, to be exact. Where her ancestors’ blood and magic have flowed through generations - and where her destiny awaits. Iona arrives in Ireland with nothing but her Nan’s directions, an unfailingly optimistic attitude, and an innate talent with horses.
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Turn the volume down!
- De J. Gilbert en 10-30-13
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Case of the Missing Marquess
- An Enola Holmes Mystery
- De: Nancy Springer
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 4 h y 31 m
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Meet Enola Holmes, teenaged girl turned detective and the younger sister to Sherlock Holmes. When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her.
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Original, Bold, Brilliant New Heroine
- De Dirk Turgid en 02-25-13
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A Royal Pain
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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The Queen of England has concocted a plan in which penniless aristocrat Lady Georgie is to entertain a Bavarian princess and conveniently place her in the playboy prince's path, in the hopes that he might finally marry.
But queens never take money into account. Georgie has very little, which is why she moonlights as a maid-in-disguise.
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A Royal HOOT!
- De AudioAddict en 03-08-14
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The Golden Bowl
- De: Henry James
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble, Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 21 h y 39 m
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Published in 1904, The Golden Bowl is the last completed novel of Henry James. In it, the widowed American Adam Verver is in Europe with his daughter Maggie. They are rich, finely appreciative of European art and culture, and deeply attached to each other. Maggie has all the innocent charm of so many of Jamess young American heroines. She is engaged to Amerigo, an impoverished Italian prince; he must marry money, and as his name suggests, an American heiress is the perfect solution.
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Collapses under the weight of its own brilliance
- De Erez en 03-18-14
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Her Royal Spyness
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 8 h y 4 m
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Agatha Award-winning author Rhys Bowen’s charming combination of intrigue and romance blended with a touch of humor shines when performed by Audible Hall of Fame narrator Katherine Kellgren, whose deft range and impeccable accent work make it hard to believe this isn’t a multicast performance.
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Joy, Joy, Joy!
- De Coffee Lover en 01-17-11
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Dark and Stormy Knights
- De: Ilona Andrews, Jim Butcher, Shannon K Butcher, y otros
- Narrado por: Renee Raudman, Joe Barrett, Marc Vietor, y otros
- Duración: 10 h y 29 m
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It was a dark and stormy knight, and nine dark defenders embarked upon a most perilous quest. They're the ultimate defenders of humanity, modern day knights who do dark deeds for all the right reasons. In this all-star collection, nine of today's hottest paranormal authors bring us thrilling, all-new stories of supernatural knights that are brimming with magic mystery and mayhem.
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Bought this for Dresden, loved the rest!
- De Moon River en 06-27-12
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Dragon's Breath
- De: E. D. Baker
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
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No sooner have Emma and Eadric turned back into humans (from being frogs) than Emma's mother flies into a panic. Aunt Grassina is distracted because she's found her true love turned into an otter, and Emma's magic is so out of control she sends herself to the dungeon by mistake. The neighboring kingdom has chosen this moment to attack, and if Emma can't get Grassina's mind back on protecting the kingdom, life as they know it in Greater Greensward will be in peril.
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A happy witch story?
- De Paul en 06-15-07
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The Interrupted Tale
- The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book 4
- De: Maryrose Wood
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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Of especially naughty children it is sometimes said, "They must have been raised by wolves." The Incorrigible children actually were. Turning sixteen is a bittersweet occasion for Miss Penelope Lumley: Her parents remain disappointingly absent, and her perfectly nice young playwright friend, Simon Harley-Dickinson, has not been heard from since he went to visit his ailing great-uncle Pudge in the old sailors' home in Brighton.
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I love this series!
- De Wayne en 12-06-17
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Royal Blood
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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Penniless and 34th in line to the throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself in a truly draining state of affairs. To escape her hateful brother, Georgie accepts an invitation from the Queen to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania. But at the macabre- looking castle, Georgie finds the bride with blood running down her chin, and a wedding guest is poisoned.
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Good Adventurous Fun
- De Dylan en 05-19-16
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The Buccaneers' Code
- De: Caroline Carlson
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 7 h y 39 m
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Hilary Westfield is now a freelance pirate. After trying to prove herself to the VNHLP, she realized many members of the league weren't all that honorable - not even very nearly. With Captain Blacktooth in cahoots with the Mutineers, the kingdom of Augusta and all its magic are at risk.
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AMAZING NARRATOR!!!
- De ERICK en 02-14-16
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The Terror of the Southlands
- The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates, Book 2
- De: Caroline Carlson
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 7 h y 44 m
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Hilary Westfield is a pirate. In fact, she's the Terror of the Southlands! She's daring, brave, fearless, and . . . in a rut. Maybe she hasn't found any treasure lately. And maybe she isn't fighting off as many scallywags as she'd like. But does that mean she and her loyal crew (including a magical gargoyle) deserve to be kicked out of the ranks of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates? There is only one thing to do - find a daring mission worthy of her fearless reputation.
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Awesome book!!
- De JB en 09-11-17
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Echoes
- De: Kristen Heitzmann
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 13 h y 14 m
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Recovering from despair, Sophie Michelli leaves her close-knit Bronx family for her brother's villa in California's wine country. But as she enjoys a dinner date, Sophie receives a shocking call from someone in her past.
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a lot of good insights
- De Ken Moore en 06-04-19
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Factoring Humanity
- De: Robert J. Sawyer
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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In the near future, a signal is detected coming from the Alpha Centauri system. Mysterious, unintelligible data streams in for ten years. Heather Davis, a professor in the University of Toronto psychology department, has devoted her career to deciphering the message. Her estranged husband, Kyle, is working on the development of artificial intelligence systems and new computer technology utilizing quantum effects to produce a near-infinite number of calculations simultaneously.
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Novel alien first contact
- De Michael G Kurilla en 05-28-12
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Unforgotten
- The Michelli Family Series, Book 2
- De: Kristen Heitzmann
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 15 h y 31 m
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Rese Barrett and Lance Michelli have agreed to run her Sonoma B&B as partners. But Lance is still driven to unravel the mystery behind papers he found buried in the basement there: papers left by his grandfather, who built this house two generations ago. Now they have gone to Lance's family in New York to find some answers.
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Great book
- De David en 03-20-22
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Cocktails for Three
- A Novel
- De: Madeleine Wickham
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 5 h y 8 m
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At the first of every month, when the office has reached its pinnacle of hysteria, Maggie, Roxanne, and Candice meet at London's swankiest bar for an evening of cocktails and gossip. Here, they chat about what's new at The Londoner, the glossy fashion magazine where they all work, and everything else that's going on in their lives. Or almost everything. Beneath the girl talk and the laughter, each of the three has a secret. And when a chance encounter at the cocktail bar sets in motion an extraordinary chain of events, each one will find their biggest secret revealed.
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Fun Listen, Great Narrator
- De Kat en 12-05-08
Listener Favorite
"Yes, the narrator is really that good."
"Bloody Jack is a pleasant surprise of good fun. I am happy to have found a new series to lose myself in. This is a slight step away from my usual reading lists, and honestly, I only got the book because it was on-sale and all the reviews just raved on and on about the narration. The story grabs hold almost immediately and there is hardly a dull moment to be found. Our heroine is so likeable that you can’t help but root for her the entire way. But the true gem of this story is Katherine Kellgren (with due respect to the author). Yes, Ms. Kellgren is THAT good...It’s hard to explain. I cringe at calling it “narration” as anyone who listens will immediately realize it’s something more. And no, it’s not a “dramatization”–it’s more subtle than that. It’s a gift. That’s the only way I can explain it. Listening to Ms. Kellgren read this novel was an experience— a 7 hour thrill ride through the streets of London, and over the perilous sea. As a seasoned audio listener, I can appreciate what I have stumbled across here. I am excited again to have found a series worth getting sucked into–and I plan to!"
Go Behind the Scenes
A performance so good you could be entertained by that narrator reading the encyclopedia?More About Katherine Kellgren
With more than 200 audiobooks to her name, the multiple Audie Award-winning actress tackled almost every fictional subgenre, from romance and cozy mysteries, to young adult and even apocalyptic sci-fi (despite being
delightful,she still did a great interpretation of
grim). Kellgren was also known to deliver a mean multicast, even—or especially—when narrating solo. Her inimitable ability at impersonation is on full display in one of her most beloved series at Audible: Her Royal Spyness. In it she delivered a myriad of voices, from Irish brogue, to East-End cockney, to posh upper crust, to the bored American drawl of one very petulant Wallis Simpson. And more than one Audible editor will readily admit that her rendition of Darcy O’Mara (the heroine’s beau) is their #1
book boyfriend.
She was also lauded for her performance of L.A. Meyer’s Bloody Jack series, which not only called on her to deliver endless accents (many of them piratical) but also required her to sing a number of old English sea ballads. The series gained a fervent following across all ages, and Kellgren once shared an anecdote about calling a young fan for her birthday—in the guise of Bloody Jack. The child was apparently on the verge of fainting.
Though born in New York, Katherine Kellgren spent 12 years studying acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, where she honed her incredible fluency with regional accents and dialects. She reportedly recorded her first audiobook as a child using a cassette player, so that her father, whose health was failing, could still enjoy his favorite novel.
Kellgren passed away in early 2018 after a battle with a rare form of cancer.
Awards and Accolades
Audie Award
Best Female Narrator, 2016
AudioFile Magaine
Multi-Time Earphones Winner
Booklist
Voice of Choice, 2011
