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Gaiman, as both author and narrator, immerses listeners in a modern fairy tale in which two stalwart children pit themselves against dark and relentless terrors. Through an exquisite management of pace and inflection, his voice becomes the story’s doorway just a surely as any rabbit hole or wardrobe.

Listen-Alikes:

• “The Book of Lost Things” by John Connolly. Narrated by Steven Crossley. Recorded Books.
• “Ragnarok” by A.S. Byatt. Narrated by Harriet Walter. Brilliance Audio.
• “The Winter Ghosts” by Kate Mosse. Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Recorded Books.