Audiobooks Like The Graveyard Book

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Neil Gaiman reads his own work with the unhurried gravity of a storyteller who knows exactly how long to hold a silence — the eight-hour runtime feels shaped rather than paced, and his voice shifts just enough between characters to distinguish them without becoming a performance. Nine of the ten picks are also by Gaiman and narrated by him, so this is less a list of similar books and more an invitation to spend more time in the particular atmosphere only he creates when he reads aloud.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Graveyard Book

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    Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess's Stardust(Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust) cover

    Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess's Stardust(Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust)

    by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess

    Narrated by Neil Gaiman

    4.36 ABR Score (495.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (483.5K) ★ 4.62 Audible (11.6K)
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    Young Tristran crosses into Faerie to catch a fallen star for his beloved, but the star is a living woman with her own agenda. Gaiman's own narration adds intimate storytelling magic to this tale of Victorian boy meets ancient magic.

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    The Ocean at the End of the Lane cover

    The Ocean at the End of the Lane

    by Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by Neil Gaiman

    4.22 ABR Score (685.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (660.0K) ★ 4.45 Audible (24.9K)
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    A man remembers encountering supernatural forces as a seven-year-old, when lodgers brought ancient horrors to his Sussex childhood. Gaiman's own reading adds intimate magic to the tale.

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    The Sandman: Act I cover

    The Sandman: Act I

    Sandman Audible Original • Book 1

    by Dirk Maggs, Neil Gaiman, Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, James McAvoy, Andy Serkis, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Michael Sheen, Arthur Darvill, Miriam Margolyes

    Narrated by Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Andy Serkis, Michael Sheen

    4.48 ABR Score (78.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (24.9K) ★ 4.63 Audible (53.1K)
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    Dream of the Endless escapes century-long captivity to reclaim his stolen tools and rebuild his shattered realm. The star-studded cast including James McAvoy creates a fully immersive audio experience of Gaiman's mythic world.

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    Coraline cover

    Coraline

    by Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by Neil Gaiman

    4.43 ABR Score (798.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (788.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (9.8K)
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    A girl finds a parallel world through a locked door, where her Other Mother has button eyes and sinister plans. Gaiman's own reading adds perfect theatrical flair to this creepy children's classic.

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    Neverwhere cover

    Neverwhere

    London Below • Book 1

    by Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by Neil Gaiman

    4.33 ABR Score (605.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (563.8K) ★ 4.48 Audible (41.8K)
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    Richard Mayhew helps an injured girl and falls through the cracks into London Below, a shadow city populated by angels, assassins, and things that hunt in the dark. Gaiman's own narration guides listeners through his twisted urban fantasy maze.

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    Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders cover

    Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

    American Gods #1.1

    by Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by Neil Gaiman

    4.05 ABR Score (75.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (72.0K) ★ 4.44 Audible (3.5K)
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    Gaiman's short story collection ranges from American Gods epilogues to Sherlock Holmes pastiches to original fairy tales. The author's own narration adds theatrical flair to these dark fantasies and literary experiments.

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    American Gods

    American Gods • Book 1

    by Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by Full Cast

    4.42 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (994.5K) ★ 4.58 Audible (63.0K)
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    Gaiman's mythology of forgotten gods battling new American deities comes alive through the full cast's portrayal of ancient powers in modern settings.

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    Good Omens cover

    Good Omens

    by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Arthur Darvill, Chris Nelson, David Tennant, Ferdinand Frisby Williams, Gabrielle Glaister, Josh Hopkins, Katherine Kingsley, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Lemn Sissay, Lorelei King, Louis Davison, Matt Reeves, Michael Sheen

    4.33 ABR Score (830.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (830.5K) ★ 4.81 Audible (206)
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    Angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley try preventing Armageddon after losing the Antichrist in suburban England. This full-cast production featuring Michael Sheen and David Tennant perfectly captures the irreverent humor.

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    Anansi Boys

    American Gods • Book 2

    by Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by Lenny Henry

    4.30 ABR Score (251.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (230.1K) ★ 4.56 Audible (21.8K)
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    Fat Charlie's mundane life explodes when his father dies and he discovers he's the son of a trickster god with a charismatic brother. Lenny Henry brings Gaiman's mythology to vivid audio life.

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    American Gods. TV Tie-In

    American Gods • Book 1

    by Neil Gaiman

    Narrated by George Guidall

    4.05 ABR Score (1.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (994.4K) ★ 4.23 Audible (10.7K)
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    Shadow discovers old gods brought by immigrants now fight new gods of technology and media for America's soul. This mythological thriller examines what we worship in a country built by people fleeing their past.

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