• Stardust

  • By: Neil Gaiman
  • Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
  • Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (11,053 ratings)

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Stardust

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
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Editorial reviews

Why we think it's Essential: How nice that Neil Gaiman writes fairytales for adults. And how lucky for us that he tells the story in his own cackling, drawling, hissing, and murmuring voices. My commute, exercise regimen, and 21st century urban existence vanished as I was drawn into Gaiman's story of quest, romance, murder, and adventure. This is not Mother Goose - this is a wondrous world of magic glass, witches, ogres, and unicorns that I didn't want to leave. ? Beth Anderson

Publisher's summary

In the sleepy English countryside of decades past, there is a town that has stood on a jut of granite for 600 years. And immediately to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here in the town of Wall, Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. One crisp October night, as they watch, a star falls from the sky, and Victoria promises to marry Tristran if he'll retrieve the star and bring it back for her. It is this promise that sends Tristran through the only gap in the wall, across the meadow, and into the most unforgettable adventure of his life.
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©1999 Neil Gaiman (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Eminently readable, a charming piece of work." (Washington Post)
"An original and well-written fairy tale....This is a refreshingly creative story with appealing characters." (Library Journal)
"The resolution is satisfying and complex, proving that there is more to fairy tales than 'happily ever after'." (School Library Journal)

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Too short!

I wish the tale could go forever! It is deliciously written, and the fact that it is the author himself who reads it, that makes the journey a magical journey.

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Delightful to listen to

The story is so charming and it is wonderful to hear the author read the story as he hears it in his head! All the names and places come alive in this telling. Truly enjoyable!

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Wonderful

This book will live in my head forever and I didn’t want it to end.

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Dreamy

Neil Gaiman reads so beautifully and his words are just as beautiful. They transported me to a different world.

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Awesome fairy tale story!

Just a great classic story, great story arc and characters, and well read. Excellent Neil G stuff!

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Fun Journey

Oddly enough I find myself enjoying this listen about the same as the movie of the same name. The differences kept me engaged in listening and overall this was a fun journey to go on. Every so slightly different than expected but great narration and fun characters to follow. Won't lie when I say it seemed to end too soon, definitely on my list for a relisten.

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Can't pass up a Gaiman novel read by Neil himself.

What a fantastic fairytale that illustrates what I like best about most of Gaiman's works, the magic among the mundane. the cherry on top his having it read by himself, it's not just a good narration because it's his own work, he just has a great voice for storytelling.

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ABSOLUTE MUST LISTEN

Although short and a fantasty (which I usually do not like), this fairy tale and its wonderful narration nearly brough tears to my eyes from its sheer beauty. ENCHANTING. Probably one of my top 10 books I have everly listened to out of over 400 (member since 1997 - with the original Audible player to prove it).

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Wonderful

I purchased the audio book after seeing the Stardust movie. Although the movie storyline is quite different from the book, I enjoyed both versions tremendously. In addition, I really enjoyed the author's narration. This is a very charming story and so easy to listen to.

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Fantastic in all ways

This was an absolutely amazing book, a terrific read, and I love that it was narrated by Neil Gaimen himself. However, I have to agree that it is absolutely NOT a kid's book. The sex is a little too graphic for that. Not "dirty", but not for children.

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