The following books have been produced as audio books and are available now on Amazon, Audible and Apple iTunes. I’m using the ACX platform for production supported by the amazing narrators. Book recordings are in either English or US English.

Completed books:

Storms Cover
Semblance of Storms is a contemporary novel of writing, lust, storms, secrets and relationships with the background of a major hurricane. All that is required, by his publishers is to write a fourt...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 1 November 2022
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Semblance of Storms
Take Four Cover
Take Four is a contemporary romance novella covering four people’s points of view. Mark King is a songwriter who secretly wrote a huge hit for the artist Louise Kline. She is a successful singer ...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 7 February 2024
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Take Four
Not Too Much Cover
Not Too Much is a contemporary romance novella Alex has everything. He's one of the most eligible bachelors in the world. He's chased by the Paparazzi and once went out with a communist. Now he hid...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 27 December 2017
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Not Too Much
Landscape Cover
Landscape is a contemporary romance novella She is a PA who dreams of running her own art gallery. He is an IT technician gambling away everything he wants. They meet and fall in love. Their relati...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
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Landscape
Counter Cover
Counter is thriller featuring black ops specialist Ben Walker, The Count, is off the grid hiding because of what he took. A life in the shadows with covert military operations was terminated. He so...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 7 October 2019
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Counter
Sails Cover
Sails is the third part of the Sailing Clear Series Despite the declared end of the pandemic, there are still threats to the UK, particularly from Russia. Friends from across the Atlantic who like ...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 1 October 2023
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Sails
Sail Chains Cover
Sail Chains is the second part of the Sailing Clear Series Captain Tom Larring barely escaped alive from a mission in Afghanistan. He now has another task. Effi Miani has been undercover in the Mid...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 31 May 2021
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Sail Chains
Sailing Clear Cover
Sailing Clear is the first part of the Sailing Clear Series Missing girls, missing money, missing man, luxury motor yachts and the people chasing them. An old MI6 undercover mission to prevent t...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 18 February 2017
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Sailing Clear
Intervention Observer Series cover
Intervention is Part Two of The Observer Series The continuing story of Cathy Rodriguez - a Senior Observer in the Interplanetary Geographic Service. Cathy is recalled from her Observer duties as ...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 30 January 2016
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Intervention: The Observer Series Part Two
Observer Series Fives Cover
The World of Fives is Part One of The Observer Series Human Beings have expanded into the stars thanks to the benefits of 7D transportation. Life and planets are plentiful, intelligent life is not....Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 29 July 2014
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The World of Fives: The Observer Series – Part One
The Persuasive Man Cover
The Persuasive Man is a tale told in memoir format about a successful businessman with a touch of paranormal or just luck David is very good at persuading people whether it’s as a teenager at a s...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 29 March 2014
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The Persuasive Man
To The Survivors
To The Survivors is a science/fiction dystopian novel about a catastrophic pandemic An apocalypse threatens human kind. A highly infectious, lethal, genetic, virus is detected that attacks mankind ...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 12 June 2013
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To The Survivors
Trilogy
The Demise Trilogy is all three books of the series in a single large volume This is a complex thriller based on the lead up to and aftermath of the second Iraq war. A conspiracy to cover up the as...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 29 April 2016
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The Demise Trilogy
An Agent's Prize Cover
An Agent's Prize is part 3 and the conclusion of The Demise Trilogy series The conspiracy is over the mistakes and cover up are hidden and buried for good. Both sides of the Atlantic can concentrat...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 12 July 2024
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An Agent’s Prize
An Agent's Rise Cover
An Agent's Rise is part 2 of The Demise Trilogy series The Demise operation was shut down the killer allowed to disappear. But the conspirators have not all been caught and the efforts of MI6 and t...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 29 July 2014
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An Agent’s Rise
An Agent's Demise Cover
An Agent's Demise is part one of The Demise Trilogy series Intelligence analysts and agents have gone missing, some may have been killed. The press and the police suspect there is a serial killer o...Book Details
Author : Philip G Henley
Publish : 27 January 2013
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An Agent’s Demise

In addition, other books are in production.

Audio Books ACX

Other Languages

I am always interested in other languages. Any potential narrators who would like to translate to other languages, please let me know. I will add the translation to the ACX platform. Books already translated books can be found here.

Audio Books in Production or Released

BookTitleNarratorLanguageAudibleAmazonApple iTunes
An Agent's Demise Audio BookAn Agent’s Demise
The Demise Series – Part One
Stephen H Marsden
English – USA
Audible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
Audible Aus
Audible Can
AmazonApple Books iTunes
An Agent's Rise ACXAn Agent’s Rise
The Demise Series – Part Two
Stephen H Marsden
English – USAAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
Amazon UKApple Books iTunes
An Agent's Prize ACXAn Agent’s Prize
The Demise Series – Part Three
Stephen H Marsden
English – USAAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible Germany
Audible France
Audible Australia
Audible Canada
Amazon UKApple Books iTunes
The Demise Trilogy Audio Book CoverThe Demise Trilogy
The Demise Series in one volume
Stephen H Marsden
English – USAAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible Germany
Audible France
Audible Canada
Audible Australia
AmazonApple
SC ACXSailing Clear
Sailing Clear Series – Part One
Johnathan Welsh
English – UKAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
AmazonApple
Sail Chains ACXSail Chains
Sailing Clear Series – Part Two
Kevin Redson
English – UKAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
Amazon USAApple Books iTunes
Sails ACX CoverSails
Sailing Clear Series – Part Three
Kevin Redson
English UKAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
Amazon UKApple Books iTunes
Counter ACXCounterGreg Cooper
English – USAAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
AmazonApple Books iTunes
Fives ACXThe World of Fives
The Observer Series – Part One
Monica McIntire

Check Out Monica’s Web Site
English – USAAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany

Apple Books
AmazonApple Books iTunes
Intervention ACXIntervention
The Observer Series – Part Two
Monica McIntire

Check Out Monica’s Web Site
English – USAAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
AmazonApple Books iTunes
TTS ACXTo The Survivors
Charles Robert Fox
English – UKAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
Amazon UK
Amazon USA
Apple Books iTunes
Persuasive Man ACXThe Persuasive ManLiam Carrolan
English – USAAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
AmazonApple Books
Landscape ACXLandscapeCC Kline
English – USAAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
Amazon UKApple Books iTunes
NTM ACXNot Too MuchCC Kline
English – USAAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
AmazonApple Books iTunes
Semblance ACXSemblance of StormsTobey Alvarez
English – USAAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible France
Audible Germany
Amazon USAApple Books iTunes
Take Four Audio ACXTake FourCC Kline
English UKAudible USA
Audible UK
Audible Aus
Audible Canada
Audible France
Audible Germany
Amazon USA
Amazon UK
Apple
Re-Semblance Audio ACX CoverRe-SemblanceTobey Alvarez
In Production
English – USAIn Production
Sailor Knot, Sail-or (K)not ACX CoverSail-or (K)notKevin Redson
In production
English UKIn Production
Lines: T.I.D Series Part One ACX CoverLines: T.I.D Part OneStephen H Marsden
In Production
English – USAIn Production
Zodiac ACX CoverZodiac – T.I.D Part 2Stephen H Marsden
In Production
English – USAIn Production
The Case of Declan Williams ACX CoverThe Case of Declan WilliamsCharles Robert Fox
In Production
English UKIn Production

Audio Books Challenges

The audio book process is rewarding but complex. It requires extensive efforts on behalf of the narrators for which, I am very grateful. The backwards and forwards from author to narrator is essential to get the right voice. This is often different from how I might have imagined the character in the first place. It also highlights the joys of grammar errors and necessity of punctuation! Something I’ve written about before.

ACX Process

Books are set up in ACX by the publisher or directly by the author. Narrators can join and audition by selecting the book. Alternatively authors/publishers can invite a narrator to the book. The main process on ACX is as follows:

  • Post book onto platform
  • Accept auditions
  • Review auditions
    • Make offer to narrator with 3 options for payment
      • Payment upfront no royalty for narrator
        • Mixed royalty and payment
          • Royalty share
  • Narrator accepts
  • 15 Minute upload
  • Book upload against assigned chapters
  • Author reviews
  • Edits and re-uploads
  • Complete book approved inc 5 min audio sample
  • ACX Review
  • Publish to Audible, Amazon, Apple Books (ITunes)

Audio Books and AI

There is a lot of discussion about using AI to generate an audio books narration. I have been tempted to use that process; however, I have decided not to. ACX does not allow AI narration under its Ts and Cs.

I tried a few existing chapters using two methods. These were tried on several different AI platforms but the criticism remains.

Narrators Voice Extended

In this method, a recording of a real persons narration is applied to new text. Effectively this is extending text to audio functionality but to new text. Results for me were poor because expression and feeling of the reading is not easily duplicated.

Artificial Voice

The full AI experience takes text and applies different voices to it. As with the extended system the issue is expression. The AI has to be told where voices change (different characters) in dialogue for example. It also needs to be told if more or less expression. This is added to the text in commands added in codes or settings to the text.