Best Neil Gaiman Audiobooks

American Gods

American Gods • Book 1

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by Full Cast

Gaiman's mythology of forgotten gods battling new American deities comes alive through the full cast's portrayal of ancient powers in modern settings.

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

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.

Neverwhere

London Below • Book 1

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by Neil Gaiman

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.

Anansi Boys

American Gods • Book 2

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by Lenny Henry

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.

The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean

Narrated by Neil Gaiman

Nobody Owens grows up in a graveyard, raised by ghosts after his family's murder, learning the ways of both the living and the dead. Neil Gaiman reading his own dark fairy tale adds layers of warmth to this ghostly coming-of-age story.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by Neil Gaiman

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.

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

by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess

Narrated by Neil Gaiman

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.

Coraline

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by Neil Gaiman

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.

American Gods. TV Tie-In

American Gods • Book 1

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by George Guidall

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.

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

American Gods #1.1

by Neil Gaiman

Narrated by Neil Gaiman

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.

Rogues

Ancient World

by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Joe Abercrombie, Gillian Flynn, Matthew Hughes, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael Swanwick, David Ball, Carrie Vaughn, Scott Lynch, Bradley Denton, Cherie Priest, Daniel Abraham, Paul Cornell, Steven Saylor, Garth Nix, Walter Jon Williams, Phyllis Eisenstein, Lisa Tuttle, Neil Gaiman, Connie Willis, Patrick Rothfuss

Narrated by George R. R. Martin, Gwendoline Christie, Roy Dotrice, Ron Donachie, W. Morgan Sheppard, Janis Ian, Molly Quinn, Rupert Degas, Iain Glen, Various

Twenty-one stories featuring morally ambiguous characters from fantasy and historical fiction masters. The varied cast including Gwendoline Christie and Iain Glen gives voice to antiheroes across multiple genres and time periods.

Lovecraft's Monsters

by Ellen Datlow, Neil Gaiman, Joe R. Lansdale

Narrated by Bernard Clark

Modern horror masters including Neil Gaiman reimagine Cthulhu and other Lovecraftian creatures in this creepy tribute anthology.

The Sleeper and the Spindle

by Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell

Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, Michael Maloney, Sean Baker, Jane Collingwood, Clare Corbett, Allan Corduner, Katherine Kingsley

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

by John Joseph Adams, Stephen King, Robert J. Sawyer, Michael Moorcock, Sharyn McCrumb, Stephen Baxter, Anne Perry, Barbara Hambly, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman, Rob Rogers, Naomi Novik, Anthony Burgess, Dominic Green, Laurie R. King, Barbara Roden, Tim Lebbon, Peter Tremayne, Bradley H. Sinor, Edward D. Hoch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, Mary Robinette Kowal, H. Paul Jeffers, Geoffrey A. Landis, Amy Myers, Chris Roden, Tony Pi, Chris Roberson, Mark Valentine

Narrated by Simon Vance, Anne Flosnik

Twenty-five years of the best Holmes short fiction gets collected, featuring Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and other masters reimagining the detective across genres. Simon Vance and Anne Flosnik handle the varied styles with appropriate range.

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

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.

Zombies: More Recent Dead

by Paula Guran, Mike Carey, Neil Gaiman, Kathleen Tierney, Stephen Graham Jones, Joe R. Lansdale, Jonathan Maberry, Carrie Vaughn, Carrie Ryan, Matthew Johnson

Narrated by Sean Pratt, Marguerite Gavin

Sean Pratt and Marguerite Gavin tackle stories from Neil Gaiman, Joe Lansdale, and other horror masters with appropriately varied approaches. Each narrator adapts their style to match the unique tone of different zombie tales.

Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love

Guardians #3.6 - The Demon Dancer

by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Daniel Abraham, Jacqueline Carey, Lisa Tuttle, Linnea Sinclair, Mary Jo Putney, Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, Yasmine Galenorn, Diana Gabaldon, Jo Beverley, Carrie Vaughn, M.L.N. Hanover, Cecelia Holland, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Marjorie M. Liu, Jim Butcher

Narrated by Phil Gigante, Michael Page, Susan Duerden, Julia Whelan

Twenty fantasy authors explore doomed romance across magical realms. Four narrators tackle everything from Gaiman's dark fairy tales to Butcher's urban fantasy.

Zombies: The Recent Dead

by Paula Guran, Steve Duffy, Max Brooks, Nik Houser, Andy Duncan, David J. Schow, Joe R. Lansdale, Neil Gaiman, Alice Sola Kim, Gary A. Braunbeck, Francesca Lia Block, Tobias S. Buckell, David Wellington, Tim Waggoner, Kit Reed, Brian Keene, Kelly Link, Gary McMahon, Scott Edelman, Kevin Veale, Michael Marshall Smith, Tim Lebbon, David Prill

Narrated by Jonathan Davis, L J Ganser, Josh Hurley, Bahni Turpin, Marc Vietor

From voodoo thralls to viral victims, this massive anthology proves zombies are monumentally mutable monsters, with multiple narrators handling each imaginative interpretation.

Greatest Hits

by Neil Gaiman, Cassandra Khaw, J. Michael Straczynski

Narrated by Harlan Ellison, Grover Gardner, Hillary Huber, Tim Lounibos, Scott Brick, Steven Jay Cohen, Robert Fass, Neil Hellegers, Dion Graham, Edoardo Ballerini, Stefan Rudnicki, Angelo Di Loreto, Luis Moreno

Harlan Ellison's psychedelic science fiction gets the full audio treatment with thirteen different narrators tackling his genre-defying stories, including classics like 'I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.'