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)

I Freaking Love Neil Gaiman!

This book is excellent. And Neil Gaiman is excellent. And Neil Gaiman reading his own book is the most excellent. I highly recommend this.

More original than you know

Where does Neverwhere rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

First one I've listened to.

What did you like best about this story?

I was taken into the world the author created.

Have you listened to any of Neil Gaiman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

As the Under London world unfolded, I was taken away. When I realized our hero was trapped, I felt trapped as well.

Any additional comments?

The feel of the alternate London has that of "Diagon Alley" from another popular series, but this book was written BEFORE that series. Sort of makes you wonder who may have copied whom...

loved it! wildly entertaining, different than most

I loved this book. it was wildly entertaining and very different than most books I read or listen to. it was a great change-of-pace

Wonderful

I love listening to Neil read his own works.. My only complaint is the echo over there memory bits; it made it sometimes hard to understand. Brilliant otherwise.

Don't let the first 40 minutes discourage you.

I almost returned this book over the confusing first bit of the book. Happy I didn't. It gets more clear & interesting as you get deeper into the story. Creative and well told.

wonderful!

I adore Neil Gaiman & was delighted to see that he narrates most of his books as well.
I always give too much away when I try to explain even just a bit of a book, so my reviews are always vague, storyline wise.
I was hooked immediately with this! It progressed wonderfully (nothing dragged & I did not get antsy or speed it up at all)
I definitely will be revisiting this one & plan to get another NG book with my next credit.

What a fabulous experience!

A fantastic tale told so well by the author that it was difficult to put down. I was there in London below on this magical journey with Richard, Door and the Marquis- I didn’t want it to end!

absolutely wonderful

Its a unique experience to get the pleasure of hearing the author read their own book because you know that its read the way it was meant to be. And well there is just nothing like it. I also like how he had added echoing for effects. The story in itself was great but then topped with the reader....perfect! Just bravo! So happy that I downloaded this book. I had actually been reading along in the hard copy n well it was worth every little twist. n the ending was just as it as should b. Wish the TV show of.this had taken off better because the images I have in my.mind of the events would make for a show I wouldn't want to end.

The best Neil Gaiman of all

Loved this one - great story and excellent characters as always. It really sucked me in.

One of the best audio books I've listened to!

Neverwhere is such a fantastic and magical book, and Neil Gaiman's narration simply brings the pages to life!