Yen Press announced today a partnership with Hachette Audio to turn your favorite light novels into audiobooks!
Managing Director, Kurt Hassler from Yen Press, and Publisher & Senior Vice President, Anthony Goff from Hachette Audio, will be heading up the new project.
Audiobooks are coming to you as early as July of this year as Chugong’s Solo Leveling Vol. 1 will receive the honor of being the first book to receive the audiobook treatment. Several other titles such as Sword Art Online: Aincrad, Overlord, The Saga of Tanya the Evil, and more will be joining them soon after!
In fact, here is the entire list of planned titles along with their release dates, and lengths!
- Solo Leveling Vol. 1 – July 2021 – 9.5 Hours
- Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad – August 2021 – 7.5 Hours
- Overlord Vol. 1 – September 2021 – 7.5 Hours
- Solo Leveling Vol. 2 – October 2021 – 10 Hours
- Sword Art Online 2: Aincrad – October 2021 – 7.5 Hours
- The Miracles of the Namiya General Store – November 2021 – 9.5 Hours
- The Saga of Tanya the Evil Vol. 1 – November 2021 – 10 Hours
- Overlord Vol. 2 – December 2021 – 7.5 Hours
- Sword Art Online 3: Fairy Dance – December 2021 – 7.5 Hours
All titles are expected to cost $25.98 USD / $32.98 CAN
On the partnership, Kurt Hassler remarked, “Yen has been aware of the interest in audiobook adaptations of its novels for some time, and we’re incredibly excited not only to finally be taking this step but to be doing so with the GRAMMY® Award-winning talent at Hachette Audio. We could not be more excited to be launching both this program and partnership.”
Anthony Goff added, “This partnership is an amazing opportunity and one we’ve cultivated for many years since Yen was a part of Hachette Book Group. I couldn’t be more pleased to work with Kurt, and the fantastic team at Yen, as we look forward to introducing more audio interpretations of their popular series to listeners around the world.”
