Aidan Gillen narrating 'Art of War'.

Byline: MARK KENNEDY

NEW YORK -- A new audiobook recording of Sun Tzu's ''The Art of War'' will soon be available with the perfect narrator -- the scheming royal adviser Littlefinger from ''Game of Thrones.''

Audible Inc., the world's largest seller of downloadable audiobooks, is getting ready to release a new version of the Chinese military strategist's advice featuring the narration of Aidan Gillen, who plays Lord Petyr Baelish on the HBO hit show.

It will be available Tuesday.

Gillen sees a connection between the book and TV show. ''There's no way the writing staff of 'Game of Thrones' haven't read 'The Art of War,''' he wrote by email. ''There's definitely an influence on 'Game of Thrones' from this book in both a general way and on the character of Lord Baelish and his strategies.''

''The Art of War'' is one of the world's most revered books on strategy, emphasizing flexibility, postponing attack until circumstances are in your favor and urging readers...