Neverwhere Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Neil Gaiman (Author, Narrator), Headline Digital (Publisher)

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Under the streets of London there's a world most people could never even dream of: a city of monsters and saints, murderers and angels, and pale girls in black velvet. Richard Mayhew is a young businessman who is about to find out more than he bargained for about this other London. A single act of kindness catapults him out of his safe and predictable life and into a world that is at once eerily familiar and yet utterly bizarre.

There's a girl named Door, an Angel called Islington, an Earl who holds Court on the carriage of a Tube train, a Beast in a labyrinth, and dangers and delights beyond imagining.... And Richard, who only wants to go home, is to find a strange destiny waiting for him below the streets of his native city.

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12 hours and 33 minutes
Author

Neil Gaiman
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Neil Gaiman
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17 May 2012
Language

English
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Headline Digital
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B01N980ZI9
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	12 hours and 33 minutes
Author	Neil Gaiman
Narrator	Neil Gaiman
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	17 May 2012
Publisher	Headline Digital
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01N980ZI9
Best Sellers Rank	1,856 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 8 in Mystery Action Fiction 77 in Fantasy Action & Adventure 79 in Mystery Action & Adventure

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E. J. Dawson

Great Magic World Building

Reviewed in Australia on 31 May 2020

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The walk into a secret world would never be easy but Richard rescues a bleeding girl on the street he gets more than he bargained for. His ordinary life is turned upside down as he struggles to make sense of it all. The characters are dark, the magic built world rich, and the edge of desperation makes this a page-turner.

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Dennis J Pale

Awesome urban fantasy

Reviewed in Australia on 18 October 2017

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This is my first Gaiman novel. I've only got Good Omens as my reference point for the quality of his work (even though that was a joint project with Terry Pratchett), but I found it entertaining and accessible. I could see myself reading more of his work. Recommended for readers who like their fantasy novels bent and weird.

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A wonderful trip

Reviewed in Australia on 8 October 2017

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I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking a bit of action, horror, escapist fantasy and thrills all wrapped in rich and constant comedy and humour. I read an earlier review which described this book as "Harry Potter for Adults," which is a perfect description. The only problem with the book is it ended. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Jacqui Dodds

Urban Fantasy set in London Below.

Reviewed in Australia on 13 January 2015

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A fun urban fantasy free of vampires and werewolves set in th weird underground world of "London Below". The heroes are: Richard who wants to get back his ordinary boring life; Door wants to avenge the murder of her family; Hunter wants to kill the Great Beast of London. They join forces to overcome several challenges. The power structure of this society depends on bartering and favors, so it is impossible to tell who to trust. The most evil and supernaturally powerful characters in this tale, Mr. Vandemar and Mr. Croup, take so much fun in their mayhem, (“Can't make an omelette without killing a few people”).

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Miriam Verbeek

Great imagination

Reviewed in Australia on 9 March 2021

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Wee, what can you expect from Neil Gaiman. Loved his imagination and the interplay of his characters. Fantasy you can identify with.

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Clara Redman

Modern Dickens

Reviewed in Australia on 17 August 2018

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I loved this under world of London and I feel I should have read it ages ago. All the characters feel real, and convey a Dickensian truth about London, the UK, and life in general.

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Wendy

The mysterious world beneath the footpath.

Reviewed in Australia on 19 November 2020

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Neil Gaiman at his best. I love this unplanned adventure to Neverwhere.

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Vicky Kennard

Enter a strange, but familiar, world

Reviewed in Australia on 4 November 2020

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A great book where a man enters a world that is just a little 'off'. If you know the London Underground well you will enjoy this book.

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M. Dowden

Welcome to London Below

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2017

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This kindle edition is the definitive text, which like me if you do still have for instance the first edition that came out when this was first published, you will notice some differences. Although originally conceived as a TV series Neil Gaiman wanted to write a novel of it where he could expand upon certain themes and add pieces that were cut from the television series.

So welcome to London Below, a place under London teeming with life, and with some quite noticeable differences. When Richard Mayhew walks down the road one night with his fiancée, Jessica so he tries to give aid to a girl who seems distressed – thus starting him off on an adventure that he will never forget, and one that could change his life. The girl is called Door, and her family being killed and herself in danger she needs assistance to find out what is going on.

With a host of unforgettable characters we have the rather nasty but somehow quite enjoyable Mr Croup and Mr Vandemar, along with an earl’s court held in an Underground train carriage, as well as an old man called Old Bailey, an angel called Islington, and the Marquis de Carabas to name a few. Some people can talk to rats and it is best not to ask what meat it is in meals when you buy them off a stall.

Gaiman wanted to create something like ‘Alice in Wonderland’ for a more mature audience, and it can be argued that not only has he done that with this but also he created a world that is something that you really want to visit, especially if you can have a look around the Floating Market. I must admit that I am not a massive fan of Neil Gaiman, but this is one of those books of his that I always enjoy reading.

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LEP

Falling through the gaps

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2016

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I'll keep this review shortish as other reviewers have adequately covered it. I read this book for my book club and was unsure, when it was allocated as a book to read, as I'm not that keen on Urban fantasy. I like my fantasy to be 'otherworld', sword and sorcerer. However, on beginning to read this I was hooked. On the book cover blurb it states that it is Monty Pythonish, I have always hated Monty Python, so that initially put me off. However, I wouldn't class it as such, if anything it reminded me of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The book holds your interest and is a very clever piece of writing. Poor Richard, a young businessman, minding his own business and going out for the evening with his somewhat managing girlfriend, Jessica, takes pity on an injured young ragamuffin of a girl, much to Jessica's disgust. In helping young Door, who unbeknown to Richard, has otherworldly (magic) skills, Richard also becomes one of the 'non-people' to those of the 'normal' world, London Above. He finds that Jessica and his work colleagues no longer recognise him. For, like Door, Richard has 'fallen through the gap' and become one of the inhabitants of London below. We all have probably met or seen 'non-people'; those who have 'fallen through the gaps' of society and whom we, the 'normal' people, largely choose to ignore i.e. the homeless, who sleep rough on streets for whatever reason. Very clever precept!

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One of Gaiman’s greatest tales of imagination

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 April 2021

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In Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere”, we follow the lead character Richard Mayhew as he finds himself embroilled in something far beyond his comprehension after trying to help a young girl that he finds bleeding on the street.
He soon finds himself in London Below, an entire society that is both separate from and part of London Above. London Below feels like the London of old, with markets and bartering systems with the addition of beings that are not altogether human and a little touch of magic and more that lets the imagination run wild (something that Gaiman is rather good at encouraging in all ages). This is added to be the superb illustrations by Riddell which weave their way around Gaiman's words as well as through your imagination.
Imo this is a better experience than the television adaptation, which has its merits but the visuals are always better in your own head.

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Sarah Wibrow

Dark, with humour, and wonderfully imaginative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2022

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Richard Mayhew is an ordinary man and he is the hero of this yarn. Not all heros need capes, bulging biceps, or some inherent magic passed down from their ancestors. No, this hero has a toy troll on his desk at work and has a girlfriend who doesn't really seem to care about him.

Yet he finds himself in some alternate London reality on a crazy adventure with some very unusual people. Perhaps it's only when we're pushed, or forced into a situation, we discover who we truly are. Perhaps there's no such thing as ordinary. All we need is that catalyst to find the extraordinary within us.

And once you've wandered off and been on a journey, such as Richard Mayhew's in Neverwhere, can you ever go back to being the same person?

Anyway, enough musings on the human psyche, I've gone a little off tangent here.
This is a wonderfully imaginative story full of big characters. It contains equal amounts of horror and humour. The villains are pure evil but I loved them! And the dialogue between the characters is a masterpiece. At one point I thought I had it worked out but that's exactly what the author wanted me to think (you sly fox, you) 😂

I was delighted to find a short story at the end of the book: How The Marquis Got His Coat Back. It allowed me to spend a little more time with one of my favourite characters and continue exploring other areas of London Below. Plus I got to meet a few more unforgettable characters.

An easy 5 stars from me. And now I can't help but smile upon hearing certain destinations when travelling on London's Underground.

A.M.K

Gripping and sinister.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2017

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A gripping yarn which never gets dull for a moment. A cast of wonderful, memorable characters inhabit the dark and sinister world of London Below....Gaiman is a splendid storyteller, and his imagination is dark and complex and clever. I read The Graveyard Book with my 10 year old, and we both enjoyed it so much that I followed up with this one. My only very slight criticism is that some of the characters could be more fully developed. Its a visual imagination feast, begging to be a film...but the characters leave me slightly unsatisfied.

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