Audiobooks Like Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

Neil Gaiman narrates Fragile Things himself, and the difference that makes is audible from the first story — the gothic whimsy and the genuine darkness both land in a register that only someone who wrote the sentences can fully inhabit, and the 11-hour collection moves through its modes with the confidence of an author who trusts his own range. He narrates six of the recommendations as well, with most coming from his own catalog, making this a list for listeners who've come to understand that his voice is inseparable from the work.

10 audiobooks for fans of Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

  1. 1
    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)
    11h 2m listening time • Released 2020
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  2. 2
    The Graveyard Book cover

    The Graveyard Book

    by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean

    Narrated by Neil Gaiman

    ★ 4.42 ABR Score (585.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (567.6K) ★ 4.64 Audible (18.0K)
    7h 43m listening time • Released 2008
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  3. 3
    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)
    6h 23m listening time • Released 2006
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  4. 4
    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)
    13h 48m listening time • Released 2017
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  5. 5
    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)
    6h 22m listening time • Released 2013
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  6. 6
    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)
    3h 35m listening time • Released 2003
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  7. 7
    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)
    12h 14m listening time • Released 2022
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  8. 8
    The Sandman: Act III cover

    The Sandman: Act III

    Sandman Audible Original • Book 3

    by Dirk Maggs

    Narrated by Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, K.J. Apa, Kat Dennings, Shruti Haasan, David Harewood, Regé-Jean Page, Kristen Schaal, Wil Wheaton

    ★ 4.57 ABR Score (15.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.83 Audible (9.8K)
    11h 31m listening time • Released 2022

    A stellar ensemble cast (McAvoy, Dennings, Schaal, Wheaton) transforms Gaiman's mythic storytelling into immersive audio theater that justifies the hype of the original comics.

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  9. 9
    The Sleeper and the Spindle cover

    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

    ★ 3.99 ABR Score (55.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (54.3K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.1K)
    1h 5m listening time • Released 2015
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  10. 10
    Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love cover

    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

    ★ 3.57 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (4.3K) ★ 3.76 Audible (190)
    19h 39m listening time • Released 2011
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