Neverwhere

By: Neil Gaiman

Narrated by: Neil Gaiman

Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

National Best Seller

Selected as one of NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of All Time

The number one New York Times best-selling author's wildly successful first novel featuring his new Neverwhere tale, "How the Marquis Got His Coat Back".

Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. His small act of kindness propels him into a world he never dreamed existed. There are people who fall through the cracks, and Richard has become one of them. And he must learn to survive in this city of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels, if he is ever to return to the London that he knew.

"A fantastic story that is both the stuff of dreams and nightmares" (San Diego Union-Tribune), Neil Gaiman's first solo novel has become a touchstone of urban fantasy and a perennial favorite of readers and listeners everywhere.

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Critic reviews

"Gaiman's gift for mixing the absurd with the frightful gives this novel the feeling of a bedtime story with adult sophistication. Readers will find themselves as unable to escape this tale as the characters themselves." ( Library Journal)

"Delightful…inventively horrific."( USA Today)

"[Gaiman] is, simply put, a treasure house of story, and we are lucky to have him in any media." (Stephen King)

Wonderful story with great narration

Move over Brothers Grimm. Gaiman is one of the very best story tellers ever. The fantasy of Neverwhere is superior to anything Rowling has written. I was totally absorbed by Richard’s journey through London down under. Gaiman writes so well and narrates his story perfectly. His prose is rich and delicious to hear and read. I am well over 60 and he made me feel like a child listening to my mother read one of Grimm’s fairy tales and hanging on every word. I loved this book so much that I also purchased it in hard copy so I could read along with the narration.
If you love well written prose and like fantasy that is both dark and light and humorous in a wicked way - then Gaiman’s books are a must read.

Another Gaiman great

I love how this author does the voices for if not all then most of his stories. Which the story itself is marvellous and a great character growth kind of novel. Gaiman's world building always feels so personal and in depth.

Neil Gaiman

The fact that this was read by the author makes it all the more worthwhile to purchase. It added a depth that I don't even recall in the book and the addition of the short story at the end was a pleasant surprise.

Great!

Enjoyed it! Loved that it was the author who read it! The listener was really able to feel the characters personality and expression!

Fantastic!!

This story was almost instantly a favorite of mine and I truly hope they make a series out of this!

wonderful story

The narration is great, story is interesting and engaging, one of my favorites from Gaiman.

Absolutely loved it!!!

I read Neverwhere several years ago and truly enjoyed the adventure. So when I saw it on Audible, I knew I’d love listening to it. It was even better than I’d imagined! Loved the addition at the end!! Totally unexpected!! It prolonged the fun. Neil Gaiman narrates as well as he writes. It’s a must listen for sure!

Great story. Obnoxious noises.

If you could sum up Neverwhere in three words, what would they be?

Inventive, British, Quirky

What other book might you compare Neverwhere to and why?

It reminds me a bit of Alice in Wonderland, or perhaps The Wizard of Oz, only with a grown male protagonist...who is very British. It takes place in a fantasy world that mirrors and coexists with our own.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Neil Gaiman does a remarkable job with the narration, but there is truly untimely and obnoxious music and echoing voice effects that take me right out of the story. I ended up buying the written text and just reading this book because it got on my last nerve.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It's a rather dark novel on the whole and yet I did laugh out loud on a couple of occasions. Humor is always more potent when cast amidst a somber tale and Gaiman is a master when it comes to intertwining the two.

Any additional comments?

Worth a read, listen if you don't mind the obnoxious noises.

interesting story

first time listen from this author , i enjoyed the story and the authors narration.

London below

I'd love to visit London below but when I knocked on the chalk door I drew no one answered. great book.