Gabriel's Moon

By: William Boyd

Narrated by: George Blagden

Brought to you by Penguin.

In his most exhilarating novel yet, Britain’s greatest storyteller transports you from the vibrant streets of sixties London to the sun-soaked cobbles of Cadiz and the frosty squares of Warsaw, as an accidental spy is drawn into the shadows of espionage and obsession.

Gabriel Dax is a young man haunted by the memories of a tragedy: every night, when sleep finally comes, he dreams about his childhood home in flames. His days are spent on the move as an acclaimed travel writer, capturing the changing landscapes in the grip of the Cold War. When he’s offered the chance to interview a political figure, his ambition leads him unwittingly into a web of duplicities and betrayals.

As Gabriel’s reluctant initiation takes hold, he is drawn deeper into the shadows. Falling under the spell of Faith Green, an enigmatic and ruthless MI6 handler, he becomes ‘her spy’, unable to resist her demands. But amid the peril, paranoia and passion consuming Gabriel’s new covert life, it will be the revelations closer to home that change the rest of his story. . .

'Sheer, truly brilliant storytelling. He has probably written more classic books than any of his contemporaries’ Daily Telegraph

‘If it’s true escapism you’re after, William Boyd can always be relied upon to transport the reader from reality’ Vogue

'A master storyteller' Observer

© William Boyd 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Critic reviews

One of our best contemporary storytellers

Simply the best realistic storyteller of his generation (Sebastian Faulks)

The finest storyteller of his generation

What could be more reassuring in troubling times than a new William Boyd novel?

A master storyteller

Boyd is abundantly talented at capturing life’s disconnections

Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd

The story was gripping right from. the start. I almost felt as if Gabriel was someone who I knew.


Narrator was pitch perfect

Execellent, fascinating

One of the best audiobooks I have ever listened to. The story is gripping and intelligent, I call now stop listening.and , Particular love the narrator. He has a charming voice and a great ability to change it to reflect the various characters, imitating women old people voices, and imitating accents. Fantastic.

good, but not great

It is difficult to explain the sense of the story described by William Boyd as it is impossible to attribute a genre to this book. It is not quite a spy story. It is an intimate biography , but not too much ... it borders a love story , but definitively it is not one.
This absence of "meaning" bothers at times the reader that at time wonders "what is all this about", but the book is well written , with interesting characters and a sharp an captivating atmosphere of the late 50s early 60s..
All in all , I enjoyed the ride