Robin Sachs

[jonathanlhoward]

I can hardly believe the news that Robin Sachs has died (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21343137). When Christopher Cazenove died, Robin took over the role of reading the second Johannes Cabal audio book Johannes Cabal the Detective. He called me and

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[saciel]

Noooooo :(
He was one of my favorite actors and I really liked his voice. I can't believe he's gone... this really is no age in this time and age. Although I noticed in some recent pictures that he didn't look too well. That's so sad... I hope he is well wherever he is now.

[ext_1679594]

This is incredibly sad. The voices of Cabal have gone from this world...

I downloaded the audio books from Audible shortly after buying them in physical format a few summers ago. I adored the story but couldn't find much time to sit and read, as I commuted very long distances for work. After the first few minutes I was so happy that I had both formats. Cazenove and Sachs both portrayed Cabal so well! His snark, his accent, his general exasperation with the world... perfect. When I finally got my hands on a copy of the Fear Institute, it was their voices I heard as I read.

Will the Fear Institute audio book be a project that ever moves forward at this point? Or is finding a third talent for such a wonderful series just asking for too much?

[jonathanlhoward]

It is very sad indeed. A month later I still find myself thinking about Robin and I still haven't entirely got my head around the fact that he's gone. As I said in my blog entry, I only spoke to him on a couple of occasions, although they were good long chats, so I can only call myself an acquaintance. The thing is, he was ridiculously easy to like, and I liked him. I was looking forward to working with him again and... this. Just astonishing in the worst way