Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is a celebrated British author, screenwriter, and voice actor known for creating the influential Sandman comic book series, as well as acclaimed fantasy novels like American Gods, Anansi Boys, Stardust, The Graveyard Book, and Coraline. A prolific and varied writer whose output has been consistently difficult to pigeonhole, Gaiman's work spans science fiction, fantasy, gothic horror, children's books, graphic novels, theater, film, poetry, essays, and song lyrics. An ongoing musical collaboration with Australian string quartet Fourplay eventually yielded the 2023 joint album Signs of Life, which comprised songwriting, storytelling, and poetry.
Born November 10, 1960, in Portchester, England, Gaiman grew up a voracious reader and was drawn to works of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and comic books. After starting his career in journalism, he authored several nonfiction books (his first was a 1984 biography of Duran Duran) and began writing comic books and graphic novels. After joining DC Publications in the late '80s, he created, among other works, the groundbreaking fantasy comic book series The Sandman.
After maintaining a prolific output of comic books during the early '90s, Gaiman forged a career as a novelist. Beginning with the 1990 Terry Pratchett collaboration Good Omens, he has authored a string of acclaimed books including Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), the illustrated novel Coraline (2002), and the children's novel The Graveyard Book (2008), winning numerous awards in the process. His multifaceted career soon branched out into screenwriting for television and film, including a 2007 big screen adaptation of his book Stardust.
Known for narrating his own audiobooks, Gaiman has shown a flair for voice acting and in 2010 collaborated on an elaborate performance of his novella The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains with the experimental Australian string quartet Fourplay. He also frequently performed readings with his second wife, singer/songwriter Amanda Palmer, and appeared as a voice actor in episodes of The Simpson, Big Bang Theory, and the 2019 television adaptation of his book Good Omens.
In 2023, after years of writing song lyrics and working around the fringes of music, Gaiman again teamed up with Fourplay and recorded the collaborative album Signs of Life. Consisting of string quartet and voice, it featured an unusual mix of spoken word stories, poems, and songs, and even featured Gaiman on backing vocals.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Signs of Life
Neil Gaiman, FourPlay String Quartet
Alternative & Indie - Released by Instrumental Recordings on 28 Apr 2023
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An Evening With Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer
Alternative & Indie - Released by 8ft. Records on 12 Dec 2013
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Bloody Sunrise
Neil Gaiman, FourPlay String Quartet
Alternative & Indie - Released by Instrumental Recordings on 25 Oct 2022
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Niemalsland
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Lübbe Audio on 14 Oct 2016
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Sternwanderer (Ungekürzt)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Lübbe Audio on 27 Feb 2023
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In Transit
Neil Gaiman, FourPlay String Quartet
Alternative & Indie - Released by Instrumental Recordings on 28 Feb 2023
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Where's Neil When You Need Him?
Alternative & Indie - Released by DANCING FERRET on 18 Jul 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Clock
Neil Gaiman, FourPlay String Quartet
Alternative & Indie - Released by Instrumental Recordings on 23 Apr 2023
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Der Ozean am Ende der Straße (Ungekürzt)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Lübbe Audio on 15 Oct 2015
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Nordische Mythen und Sagen (Ungekürzt)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Lübbe Audio on 16 Mar 2017
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Kunst ist wichtig - Weil deine Vorstellungskraft die Welt verändern kann (Ungekürzt)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Lübbe Audio on 28 Jan 2022
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American Gods
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Lübbe Audio on 16 Apr 2015
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Anansi Boys (Ungekürzt)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Lübbe Audio on 28 Sep 2018
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Zerbrechliche Dinge - Geschichten und Wunder (Ungekürzt)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Lübbe Audio on 29 Mar 2019
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Der Ozean am Ende der Straße
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Lübbe Audio on 8 Oct 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Coraline
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by TIDE exklusiv on 31 Jan 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Coraline | Audio Livro
Literature - Released by Sonata Entertainment on 30 Mar 2023
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Der lächelnde Odd und die Reise nach Asgard
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Silberfisch on 30 Apr 2018
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The Wreckers
Neil Gaiman, FourPlay String Quartet
Alternative & Indie - Released by Instrumental Recordings on 7 Dec 2022
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Die Messerkönigin (Ungekürzt)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Lauscherlounge on 1 Nov 2008
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Die verrückte Ballonfahrt mit Professor Stegos Total-locker-in-der-Zeit-Herumreisemaschine
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Silberfisch on 21 Feb 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo