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The Sandman: Act III
The Sandman: Act III | Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
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The groundbreaking audio production of what Los Angeles Times Magazine called “the greatest epic in the history of comic books” continues. Leading perhaps the best cast ever assembled in audio, James McAvoy returns to voice Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, in The Sandman: Act III, the third installment of the New York Times best-selling audio saga. Award-winning audio trailblazer Dirk Maggs adapts the blockbuster DC graphic novel series written by Neil Gaiman (Good Omens) into another fully immersive listening experience, presented for the first time in breathtaking 3D audio.
In Act III, we follow Morpheus on a grand journey to take care of family business. He visits with his son Orpheus (Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page), an act that brings with it profound consequences. Accompanied by Delirium (Kristen Schaal, Bob’s Burgers), he tracks down their estranged brother, Destruction (David Harewood, Supergirl), the only member of the Endless ever to abandon their post. And at an inn at the intersection of all worlds, a group of travelers are forced together by a storm that threatens to destroy reality itself, with grave repercussions for Morpheus and the rest of the Endless.
All the original cast returns, including Kat Dennings as Death, Aidan Turner as Cluracan, and Neil Gaiman himself as The Narrator, joined by Harewood and other new cast members Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation), KJ Apa (Riverdale), Shruti Haasan (Race Gurram), and more.
It’s time to close your eyes and listen. Once again.
Please note: This content is not for kids. It is for mature audiences only. Just like the original graphic novels, this audio adaptation contains explicit language and graphic violence, as well as strong sexual content and themes. Discretion is advised.
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Awk_Word_Smith
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A Neil Gaiman narration is more than enough to get me to listen to an audiobook, but to throw in the added bonus of Wil Wheaton narrating the World‘s End portion as Brant Tucker? *chef‘s kiss*

I love Gaiman‘s writing, but I particularly love his short-form narrative. The Sandman is a perfect format for Gaiman to intertwine short stories into a long-form narrative. Morpheus takes a short journey with Delirium to find their brother Destruction.

Awk_Word_Smith But the World‘s End section really embraces the short story by stranding creatures and denizens of every imaginable universe at the World‘s End Inn during a reality storm, passing the time telling stories.

So good. Like a radio play from the 30s or 40s on par with War of the Worlds.
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The Sandman: Act III | Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
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Back to Act III.

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Awk_Word_Smith
The Sandman: Act III | Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
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I‘m in need of the dulcet tones of Neil Gaiman reading to me.

(It‘s difficult to say whether this is an Audible production 🤣)

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eol
The Sandman: Act III | Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
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The production value of these things is beyond amazing. The cast, the sound effects, the music. Calling this an #audiobook is a mistake, this is a fully fledged audio adaptation. It‘s a new thing that wouldn‘t work on paper and, in my opinion, should be enjoyed—and judged—separately from its original medium. I love Sandman-the-comics, and I love this, too.

5.0/5

#fantasy #horror