The Neil Gaiman Reader

Selected Fiction

By: Neil Gaiman

Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, George Guidall, Lenny Henry, Leon Nixon

An outstanding array—52 pieces in all—of selected fiction from the multiple-award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, curated by his readers around the world, and introduced with a foreword by Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James

Spanning Gaiman’s career to date, The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a captivating collection from one of the world’s most beloved writers, chosen by those who know his work best: his devoted readers.

A brilliant representation of Gaiman's groundbreaking, entrancing, endlessly imaginative fiction, this captivating volume includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults —Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane—and nearly fifty of his short stories.

Impressive in its depth and range, The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is both an entryway to Gaiman’s oeuvre and a literary trove Gaiman fans old and new will return to many times over.

Foreword copyright (c) 2020 by Marlon James; Preface copyright 2020 by Neil Gaiman

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Who needs this book?

Fans of fantasy? Yes, you need this book.
Fans of horror? Yes, you need this book, too.
Fans of satire? Yes, you also need this book.
Fans of the written word? Yes, even you need this book.

Mostly I loved it

Listening to Neil Gamin read a story is a delightfully intimate experience. There is just something about his style that makes me lean in and drink up every word. Most of the stories in the Reader were really good. There was an occasional clunker that I would end up skipping and I wondered who would ever have voted that story into the book, but for the most part I enjoyed this big long book all the way through.

This is craft of the highest sort

I laughed out loud several times before I was 10 minutes in.
Spellbinding
Thought provoking
Masterful
Funny
Genius

excellent stories

Great variety. I love that Neil Gaiman reads his own stories. some were totally new and some built on previous stories.

Neil is a gift, a thoughtful collection

This is a wonderful selection of stories, and he fantastic reading as always with Neil