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Shadow Moon has been on the road a while now, but he can't walk any farther tonight, not with the rain lashing down. Gratefully he heads home with a nice English couple, who offer a box room, hot whisky and local tales. But when the man collapses en route, Shadow realises that something about this place has been left untold. Something ancient, something within the very walls of the village. Something shadowing them all.

Un encantador cuento de hadas del gran maestro Neil Gaiman, llena de aventuras ineseperadas, amor verdadero en un mundo repleto de magia. El joven Tristan Thorn está dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa para conquistar el frío corazón de su amada Victoría, incluso a prometerle que le conseguirá la estrella que ambos ven caer una noche. Para cumplir su palabra, Tristán deberá cruzar el muro que separa su pueblo del País de las Hadas.

Mum's away. Dad's in charge. There's no milk. So Dad saves the day by going to buy some. Really, that's all that happens. Very boring. Yawn. There are absolutely none of the following inside: globby green aliens! Intergalactic police! Pirates! And most definitely not a time-travelling hot-air balloon piloted by the brilliant Professor Steg.

Hailed by the Los Angeles Times Magazine as “the greatest epic in the history of comic books”, The Sandman changed the game with its dark, literary world of fantasy and horror - creating a global, cultural phenomenon in the process. At long last, Audible and DC present the first-ever audio production of the New York Times best-selling series written by acclaimed storyteller Neil Gaiman (who also serves as co-executive producer).

Cinnamon was a princess, a long time ago, in a small hot country, where everything was very old. Cinnamon did not talk. Mango trees, a parrot, and a beautiful room in the palace do nothing to help the teachers who try to make her to speak. Can a man-eating tiger do so, and exactly who will end up in the belly of the beast? This audio is also part of The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection.

Considéré par le Los Angeles Times Magazine comme "la plus grande épopée de l'histoire des comics", "The Sandman" a révolutionné l'univers des comics et a amorcé un phénomène culturel mondial avec son univers sombre et littéraire, rempli d'horreur et de fantasy. Audible et DC sont heureux de présenter la toute première production audio des romans graphiques de DC acclamé par le New York Times écrit par le célèbre auteur Neil Gaiman.

Neil Gaiman's "Chivalry" performed by Christina Pickles. A delicious tale of an elderly British matron who buys the Holy Grail at a rummage sale. Selected Shorts is a weekly public radio show broadcast on over 130 stations to about 300,000 listeners. It is produced by Symphony Space and WNYC RADIO and distributed by Public Radio International. The radio show is recorded live at the popular New York City stage show which began in 1985 and still enjoys sell-out audiences today at the Peter Sharp Theater at Symphony Space on Broadway and 95th Street in New York City.

Quem, além de Neil Gaiman, poderia se tornar cúmplice dos deuses e usar de sua habilidade com as palavras para recontar as histórias dos mitos nórdicos? Fãs e leitores sabem que a mitologia nórdica sempre teve grande influência na obra do autor. Depois de servirem de inspiração para clássicos como Deuses americanos e Sandman, Gaiman agora investiga o universo dos mitos nórdicos. Em Mitologia nórdica, ele vai até a fonte dos mitos para criar sua própria versão, com o inconfundível estilo sagaz e inteligente que permeia toda a sua obra.

Trust dreams, trust your heart, and trust your story. A renowned storyteller whose words have transported readers to magical realms guides a traveler safely through lands unknown and yet strangely familiar...and home again.

Vítejte v Podlondýně, světě oživlých mytologií, o kterém se vám ani nesnilo…Richard Mayhew je docela obyčejný mladý Londýňan, který jednoho dne při cestě na důležitou večeři se svou snoubenkou pomůže otrhané zraněné dívce. V tom okamžiku se však jeho život obrátí vzhůru nohama. Labyrint Podlondýna, drsného světa pod slupkou všedního velkoměsta, Richarda vtáhne jediným kmitnutím krysího ocásku a on brzy zjišťuje, že cesta zpět nebude vůbec jednoduchá. Zvlášť když se tak osudově zapletl do záležitostí lady Dvířky.

Bonnie makes a friend who has hair so wild there's even a jungle inside of it! Bonnie ventures through the crazy hair, but she may need more than a comb to tame her friend's insane mane.This audio is also part of The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection.

Odd's luck has been bad so far. He lost his father on a Viking expedition, his foot was crushed beneath a tree and the winter seems to be going on forever. But when Odd flees to the woods and releases a trapped bear, his luck begins to change. The eagle, bear and fox he encounters reveal they're actually Norse gods trapped in animal form by the evil frost giants who have conquered Asgard, the city of the gods....

This is what he remembers, as he sits by the ocean at the end of the lane: A dead man on the back seat of the car and warm milk at the farmhouse. An ancient little girl and an old woman who saw the moon being made. A beautiful housekeeper with a monstrous smile. And dark forces woken that were best left undisturbed.

Acclamata dal Los Angeles Times Magazine come "la più grande saga nella storia delle graphic novel", The Sandman ha cambiato le regole del gioco, con il suo mondo letterario tenebroso, sospeso tra fantasy e horror, creando, nel contempo, un fenomeno culturale globale. Finalmente, Audible e DC presentano la primissima produzione audio della serie best-seller del New York Times scritta dall'acclamato storyteller Neil Gaiman (che ne è anche il co-produttore esecutivo).

At the dawn of the Victorian era, life moves leisurely in the sleepy village of Wall. Young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and, to win her love, vows to bring her a star they see fall from the night sky. It is an oath that sends him over the town's ancient wall and into the mysterious land of Faerie - a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagining....

Richard Mayhew führt ein unaufgeregtes Leben in London, bis ihm eines Tages ein verletztes Mädchen direkt vor die Füße fällt und ihn um Hilfe bittet. Richard willigt ein und gerät dadurch in ein Abenteuer, das er sich in seinen Träumen nicht hätte vorstellen können. Denn Door ist kein gewöhnliches Mädchen, sondern gehört zur verborgenen Welt von "Unter-London". Ein fantastisches Reich, das sich unter dem London verbirgt, das wir kennen.

The superstar author makes a stop on his last official book tour to read from and discuss his first adult novel in eight years. In conversation with Erin Morgenstern ( The Night Circus).

Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and - for one boy and his sister - he's about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon. It's time to make some pirate stew.

Fat Charlie Nancy lebt in London, arbeitet als Buchhalter, ist nicht besonders beliebt, nicht besonders gutaussehend, nicht besonders witzig. Sein bisher überschaubar spannendes Leben nimmt eine rasante Wendung als Charlies Bruder auftaucht. Spider ist das krasse Gegenteil zu Fat Charlie. Gutaussehend, witzig, überheblich, selbstverliebt, und er hat die göttlichen Fähigkeiten ihres gemeinsamen Vaters Anansi geerbt. Eine Brüdergeschichte, eine Göttergeschichte, eine Geschichte über Träume und Märchen, voller schräger Wendungen und ungeheuerlicher Begebenheiten. Und eine Geschichte über Familienbande, Freundschaft und Liebe.

Certas portas não devem ser abertas. E Coraline descobre isso pouco tempo depois de chegar com os pais à sua nova casa, um apartamento em um casarão antigo ocupado por vizinhos excêntricos e envolto por uma névoa insistente, um mundo de estranhezas e magia, o tipo de universo que apenas Neil Gaiman pode criar. Ao abrir uma porta misteriosa na sala de casa, a menina se depara com um lugar macabro e fascinante.