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  • By: Neil Gaiman
  • Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
  • Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,386 ratings)

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Publisher's Summary

Here's a fantastic ghost adventure story, laced with menace and humour.  

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard?

Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family.

A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?

©2008 Neil Gaiman (P)2008 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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"Thrilling, elegant and joyously macabre. You will love it to death." (Holly Black, author of The Spiderwick Chronicles)

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The graveyard

This book is an amazing story for all ages it has a excellent plot and is presented very well

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My first audiobook

Loved it. Great book, going to look at more of Neil Gaimons work. This is a masterpiece.

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Fantastic

This is an absolutely amazing book. It is also very wonderfully narrated. I Highly recommend

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brilliant. what a story

Excellent narration, compelling story and a great mystery. Plenty of life lessons learnt along the journey.

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Fabulousness

Highly recommend this book! Opens your mind and eyes to how much us living actually take for granted!
The musical interludes between chapters are excellent!

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Great narration

Its always special to have the author narrate the book. You get to imagine and enjoy the author's personal take on his own book.

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  • 23-01-2018

Loved it!!

Loved it!! His voice transports you into his book. Adults will love this just as much as their kids!! :)

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Truly entertaining

First fiction Audible I've listened to and I think I'm converted. Great story, excrement narration. Found myself looking forward to listening to it regularly.

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  • Dan
  • 26-01-2018

An excellent story for all ages

Neil Gaiman writes stories like no other and he breathes life into his charcters with such love it's impossible not to get lost in his books. This one is among my favourites

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Surprisingly awesome.

Loved it. What a brilliant imagination with a twist at every corner. Thank you Neil.

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