Dark One: Forgotten

I'm the person that prefers the traditional audiobook format to audio drama, but this audiobook was chef's kiss. A prequel story that'll eventually bring a novel into the Dark One universe.

I don't particular hate audio dramas, but the idea of a movie in your head seems to put me off and I can't really place a finger on it, although I completely understand why people enjoy them. I started Dark One: Forgotten simply for the fact that Sanderson and Wells co-wrote it. Im still new to Dan Wells, but I've been wanting to jump in his work and I'm incredibly glad I did here. Not only is Wells a new favorite, but I think Dark One: Forgotten might be one of my favorite audiobooks, and it's an audio drama! I think it works insanely well in this format, not just because it works off the podcast trope (one of the reasons I decided to listen), but the narrators [Rachel Jacobs absolutely kicked ass] we're believable enough for me to keep forgetting I was not listening to an legitimate true crime podcast.

I understand fictionalized true crime podcasts aren't necessarily new in this sort of format, but there always seemed to be something that breaks the immersion in these stories for me, at least for some of the few I've listened too. The whole cast in Forgotten were surprisingly intriguing and kept the story worthwhile.

I wasn't really on board with the Dark One story when it released as a graphic novel, even with it having the Sanderson brand, but I'm looking forward to Dan and Brandon working together on more Dark One material.

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Audio read by: full cast, including - Rachel Jacobs and Sophie Oda