About Lorelei King
More than 20 years ago American actress Lorelei King landed in England and decided to make it her home. She gravitated to stage work, while also appearing in Hollywood films such as Notting Hill and The Saint, as well as a number of popular British television shows. She’s even done voices on popular children’s show Bob the Builder (‘Wendy’ and ‘Packer’ anyone?).
At one point, King was asked to record a book of short stories, and it felt so right, it launched her now-thriving narration career. She’s recorded more than 200 programs for the BBC, including the Marx Brothers tribute, super-hero ‘audio movies’ like Superman, and classic American drama such as A Thousand Acres. King has also become a go-to narrator for a number of series by best-selling authors Darynda Jones, Janet Evanovich, Kathy Reichs, and Patricia Cornwell. Jones loves King so much that she named the heroine in the Darklight Trilogy after her, calling her “My favorite narrator on planet Earth!!!” Lorelei also took to Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series like a duck to water, keying in on the characters' antics and always finding at least one moment that makes her laugh hysterically.
This versatile, award-winning narrator, known for perfectly conveying humor and handling wackiness with ease and aplomb, can also tackle the more literary works as well. She handles these style changes by blending and layering elements like pitch, voice quality, gender, age, and accents. “I’m at my happiest behind the microphone,” she’s said.
Listener Favorites
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Moon Called
- Mercy Thompson, Book 1
- By: Patricia Briggs
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,739
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,425
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,402
Mercy Thompson's life is not exactly normal. Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a VW bus for a vampire. But then, Mercy isn't exactly normal herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A top notch Urban Fantasy heroine!
- By Leiah on 04-21-12
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The Stranger Beside Me
- The Shocking True Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,701
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,536
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,501
Ann Rule was working on the biggest story of her career, tracking the trail of victims left by a brutal serial killer. Little did this future best-selling author know that the savage slayer she was hunting was the young man she counted among her closest friends. Everyone's picture of a natural winner, Ted Bundy was a bright, charming, and handsome man with a promising future as an attorney. But on January 24, 1989 Bundy was executed for the murders of three young women - and had confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five more women from coast to coast.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another Good One from Ann Rule
- By Malia on 08-24-12
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First Grave on the Right
- Charley Davidson, Book 1
- By: Darynda Jones
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,273
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,990
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8,966
Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e., murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been having about an Entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great choice for Stephanie, Lorelai or Buffy fans!
- By Austin gal on 03-07-12
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Full House
- By: Janet Evanovich
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,440
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,046
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,046
From Janet Evanovich, author of the best selling Stephanie Plum bounty hunter series, comes this romantic adventure tale written in the Plum tradition, teeming with fast-paced action, dysfunctional loveable characters, steamy sex, suspense, and lots of laughs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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It's not Plum but it's a good story.
- By Brenda on 02-08-03
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Moon Called
- Mercy Thompson, Book 1
- By: Patricia Briggs
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,739
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,425
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,402
Mercy Thompson's life is not exactly normal. Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a VW bus for a vampire. But then, Mercy isn't exactly normal herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
-
A top notch Urban Fantasy heroine!
- By Leiah on 04-21-12
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The Stranger Beside Me
- The Shocking True Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,701
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,536
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,501
Ann Rule was working on the biggest story of her career, tracking the trail of victims left by a brutal serial killer. Little did this future best-selling author know that the savage slayer she was hunting was the young man she counted among her closest friends. Everyone's picture of a natural winner, Ted Bundy was a bright, charming, and handsome man with a promising future as an attorney. But on January 24, 1989 Bundy was executed for the murders of three young women - and had confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five more women from coast to coast.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another Good One from Ann Rule
- By Malia on 08-24-12
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First Grave on the Right
- Charley Davidson, Book 1
- By: Darynda Jones
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,273
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,990
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 8,966
Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e., murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been having about an Entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great choice for Stephanie, Lorelai or Buffy fans!
- By Austin gal on 03-07-12
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Full House
- By: Janet Evanovich
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,440
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,046
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,046
From Janet Evanovich, author of the best selling Stephanie Plum bounty hunter series, comes this romantic adventure tale written in the Plum tradition, teeming with fast-paced action, dysfunctional loveable characters, steamy sex, suspense, and lots of laughs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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It's not Plum but it's a good story.
- By Brenda on 02-08-03
Performance Highlights
- First Grave on the Right
- Moon Called
- Turbo Twenty-Three