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A Study In Emerald - Neil Gaiman (free Audio from Harper Collins)

A Study in Emerald is a short story by Neil Gaiman. It’s available as a free audio download from Harper Collins and read by the author. Most people have described it as Sherlock Holmes meets Cthulhu and I would have to say they are not to far off. I’ve always been a big Lovecraft fan, but Gaiman has been somewhat hit or miss for me. I loved American Gods, but just never could get into Anansi Boys. I loved Good Omens, but couldn’t get into Stardust.

So I wasn’t sure how much I would like it when I downloaded the audio story. Let me just say that I loved it. Gaiman does a great job reading and the story is fantastic. I don’t want to give to much away, but you will never think about Queen Victoria in the same way again.

Give it a download here.

This story is part of collection called Fragile Things (which I’ve not read yet).