Volker Niederfahrenhorst

Volker Niederfahrenhorst (born 1957) worked as an actor and acting teacher before becoming known as an audiobook narrator. He recorded numerous novels from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series and works by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, as well as audiobooks by Orhan Pamuk, Andreas Eschbach, Philip Gwynne Jones and Helen Fields. His narration received several awards, including the Vierteljahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, the German Record Critics’ Award. His versatile voice was particularly noted in recordings such as the Cowboy Klaus stories.