Stories: All-New Tales edited by, Neil Gaiman & Al
Sarrantonio and written by various authors narrated by, Euan Morton, Katherine
Kellgren, Jonathan Davis, Anne Bobby, & Peter Francis James
These stories weren’t really connected they had no common
theme except life. I tried my best to figure out who narrated each story and I may
be wrong on some if anyone can correct me I would be happy to change the
narrator so I can give credit where credit is due. Some of these stories were
very odd and most didn’t have a pat ending, some I enjoyed way more than others
and I tried to say a little something about each of them.
About the narration-
I am now a fan of Euan Morton and I believe her will be
added to my “Will listen to them read the phonebook list” so I think I will
finally be listening to some Christopher Moore!
Katherine Kellgren was as always great, I just wish she had
narrated more stories.
Anne Bobby showed her range in these stories and I enjoyed
her narration and would listen to her again.
The two I had a hard time figuring out who narrated which
were Jonathan Davis and Peter Francis James because they both have voices like
butter I have been a fan of Jonathan since listening to Shadow of the Wind but
Peter was a new to me narrator and in the one story Juvenal Nyx he sounded like
Dion Graham and that is never a bad comparison I will look for more from this
narrator.
The introduction by Neil Gaiman was a great story all on its
own and of course it’s narrated by Neil so what else can I say.
Blood by, Roddy Doyle narrated by, Euan Morton Really liked
the narrator of this one but it was a very odd story.
Fossil Figures by, Joyce Carol Oates narrated by, Ann Bobby
was a creepy but interesting story I liked it
Wildfire in Manhattan- by, Joanne Harris narrated by,
Jonathan Davis this was a story about gods/elements living in Manhattan it was
interesting
The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountain by, Neil Gaiman
narrated by, Euan Morton was wonderful! And great narration even after I was a
little disappointed it wasn’t Neil himself.
Unbelief by, Michael
Marshall Smith narrated by, Peter Francis James it was just ok still trying to
figure out if he was with his family at the end or if he was dead/a ghost
The Stars are Falling by Joe R. Lansdale maybe narrated by,
Jonathan Davis…was a really good story I liked it a lot this was one of my
favorite stories
Juvenal Nyx by, Walter Mosley was a very different story,
not what I expected from this author narrated by, Peter Francis James who I
thought sounded a lot like Dion Graham and did a very good job at the narration
The Knife by, Richard Adams narrated by Euen Morton Was a
very short odd story that really made no sense
Weights and Measurements by, Jodi Picoult narrated by, Anne
Bobby odd story about losing a child I think it was a metaphor about how you
lose a part of yourself but done very oddly.
Goblin Lake by, Michael Swanwick narrated by, Jonathan Davis
Was a very interesting story that I liked very much begs the question does a
character in a book know they are a character?
Mallon the Guru by, Peter Straub narrated by, Peter Francis
James was another odd story about life and death
Catch and Release by, Lawrence Block narrated by, Jonathan
Davis was a really superb story very suspenseful and I could see an entire
mystery novel written about this character.
Polka dots and moonbeams by, Jeffery Ford narrated by, Peter
Francis James? Didn’t really make much sense to me just meh
Loser by, Chuck Palahniuk narrated by, Jonathan Davis? Was
just meh didn’t really seem to have a point
Samantha’s Diary by, Diana Wynne Jones narrated by,
Katherine Kellgren of course I didn’t have to look this one up to try to figure
out who the narrator was and really with these two names could the story go
wrong? A futuristic take on the 12 days of Christmas that was very funny!
Land of the Lost by, Stewart O’Nan narrated by, Anne Bobby
Wish there would have been more of this one
Leif in the Wind by, Gene Wolf narrated by, Katherine
Kellgren good Sci-Fi story, Would have liked more of this one too
Unwell by, Carolyn Parkhurst narrated by, Anne Bobby crazy
old lady and her sister kind of funny kind of sad
A Life in Fiction by, Kat Howard narrated by, Katherine
Kellgren if someone writes a character
slightly based on you are you real or do you become the fiction… interesting
story
Let the past begin by, Jonathan Carroll narrated by,
Jonathan Davis very odd story that I didn’t quite get
The Therapist by, Jeffery Deaver narrated by, Peter Francis
James kind of a murder mystery, psychological thriller, with a touch of the
supernatural, and conspiracy a good story… well it is Deaver after all
Parallel Lines by, Tim Powers narrated by, Anne Bobby didn’t
really get this story
The Cult of the Nose by, Al Sarrantonio narrated by, Peter
Francis James just plain weird
Human Intelligence by, Kurt Anderson narrated by, Katy
Kellgren an alien story with a heck of twist haha this was a good one!
Stories by, Michael Moorlock narrated by, Euan Morton A look
at the life of a group of writers interesting story
The Maiden Flight of McCauley’s by, Elizabeth Hand narrated
by, Jonathan Davis sort of sci fi another kind of odd one that lost me
The Devil on the Staircase by, Joe Hill narrated by, Peter
Francis James kind of a Daniel Webster story
3 ½ stars
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