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  • Neverwhere

  • By: Neil Gaiman
  • Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
  • Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (41,560 ratings)

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Neverwhere

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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)

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Great book!

I didn't really know what I was getting into with this book and found the first little bit a bit too cheeky, but soon found myself really enjoying the interesting world that the author created with some seriously laugh out loud moments, lovable characters and a story that is both entertaining and at times insightful.

The narrator does a great job bringing all the characters to life as well!

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A Great Read

I have enjoyed listening to this one....it is great to pass time #Funny #Nostalgic #Friends #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

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One of my favorite books by my favorite author

This is one of my favorite urban fantasy stories. Some authors can narrate their own work and others should leave it to the professionals. Gaiman is in a league of his own in how well he can do both.

As great as I think this novel, and this reading of it, is -- the BBC dramatization may be even better still.

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phenomenal

This is a long time favorite book. To hear it read by Gaiman with an extra story too, oh my heart.

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Engaging and well read

The characters were read in different voices by Neil, much like how I read stories to my kids. The best part is this is how the author heard the characters when he wrote the story. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well worth the listen

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98% perfect

This is a truly wonderful, exciting, and funny book. And Neil Gaiman's performance of it was great too.
My only gripe is with the decision to use some voice-altering effects at certain (few!) points in the story. Maybe it's the speakers in my car but the echo effect and the "far off" effect both made it almost impossible to make out those segments of the story. I don't know why they chose to modify his voice. Luckily the rest of the whole experience was great, as is the bonus short story at the end. I do recommend.

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LOVED IT!

This story was funny, beautifully written, and heartfelt. Neil Gaimon gave an incredible performance on top of his stroller writing.

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Amazing

Prepare to be transported to a different world, and for a existential adventure. Great! Buy now!

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brilliant concept with great delivery

This is my first time reading (listening to) anything by Neil Gaiman and I downloaded it on a whim based on Audible suggested books. I am happy to say I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end and suspect their is much more to it than appreciated the first time. I loved the unique and well developed characters. The pace is suspenseful and the imagery well done. I will be reading other Neil Gaiman novels for sure.

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Amazing Imaginative Story

I could not put this down. There was very seldom a moment where I felt the urge to walk away and occupy my time with something else.

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