Tales of Pain and Wonder, Caitlin R. Kiernan
Tales of Pain and Wonder, Caitlin R. Kiernan
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Tales of Pain and Wonder

Author: Caitlín R. Kiernan

Narrator: Paul Woodson, Andrew Eiden, Sophie Amoss, Xe Sands, Chelsea Stephens, Neil Hellegers, various narrators, Lisa Flanagan, Kevin Kenerly, Jayme Mattler, Amy Landon

Unabridged: 14 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/29/2020


Synopsis

This collection of twenty-two short stories by the author of Daughter of Hounds and Alabaster firmly established Caitlín R. Kiernan as one of the preeminent voices in dark fantasy today. Through a cycle of interconnected narratives, Kiernan unflinchingly explores a surreal world where the fantastic and the mundane are never separated by more than the insubstantial thickness of a shadow.From the murderous backstreets of New Orleans to an abandoned shipyard of the Hudson River, from sun-weary Los Angeles to a maze of dank and forgotten tunnels beneath Manhattan, these stories present a landscape at once alien and undeniably familiar.

About Caitlín R. Kiernan

Caitlin R. Kiernan is the award-winning author of over a dozen science fiction and dark fantasy works, including the novels The Drowning Girl and The Red Tree; many comic books; and more than two hundred published short stories, novellas, and vignettes. She is also the author of scientific papers in the field of paleontology. She has garnered numerous awards, including two World Fantasy Awards, two Bram Stoker Awards, and a James Tiptree Jr. Award.

About Paul Woodson

Paul Woodson has won SOVAS & Earphones awards, and has recorded hundreds of audiobooks in many different genres—in American and British accents—and received his BFA in acting at Boston University. In his theater days, he starred in the OOBR Award–winning musical Vincent. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA.

About Andrew Eiden

Andrew Eiden is an audiobook narrator who came from a long line of theater folk and has been acting since the age of four. He has starred in dozens of commercials as well as multiple television shows. At the age of eleven, he won first place in a local drama festival, which jumpstarted his acting career. He has performed in theaters ranging from the Glendale Center Theater to the Pasadena Playhouse.

About Sophie Amoss

Sophie Amoss is a voice-over artist and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. She has lent her talents to brands such as AirWick, ExxonMobil, Olay, and Microsoft. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, she went on to receive her master's degree in acting from Columbia University.

About Xe Sands

Xe Sands is an award-winning narrator known for her authentic characterizations and intimate delivery. She has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance, and visual art, including recordings of Wonderland by Stacey D'Erasmo, The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro, and Survival Lessons by Alice Hoffman. Sands has also been recognized for her engaging romance narrations and was named Most Impressive Narrator Discovery for titles such as Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins and On Thin Ice by Anne Stuart.

About Chelsea Stephens

Chelsea Stephens has a longtime love and appreciation for the performing arts, with experience in on-stage acting, singing, and voice-over. Her love for reading books and the pursuit of the story led her to narration. She enjoys unfolding characters and bringing listeners into new worlds. Chelsea is an experienced voice actor with a talent for mystery, sci-fi, and YA novels. She's a mom to a gaggle of young ones living in the Midwest with her lumber sexual husband.

About Neil Hellegers

Neil Hellegers grew up in New Jersey and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a BA in theater arts and a minor in psychology before getting an MFA in acting from the Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island. He moved to New York City in 2003 and, since then, has made a career of theatrical performance, percussion, theater education, and audiobook narration. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.

About Lisa Flanagan

Lisa Flanagan is a versatile musician, singer, and voiceover artist. She received her bachelor's and master's degree in music from Boston University. Having performed in Carnegie Hall, the Boston Symphony Hall, and the Regina Opera, she is the 2015 recipient of the Voice Arts Award for Outstanding National Promo.

About Kevin Kenerly

Kevin Kenerly, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in more than twenty seasons, playing dozens of roles.

About Jayme Mattler

Jayme Mattler is a professional voiceover artist with years of experience in recording, directing, and producing. Passionate about narrating audiobooks, she has been the recipient of multiple Audie Award nominations.

About Amy Landon

Amy Landon, Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a voice artist and classically trained actress with numerous film, television, and off-Broadway stage credits. Her voice can also be heard on many television and radio commercials. She has an easy facility with dialects, which she also coaches and teaches, and she is happy to find her lifelong obsession with books pairing up with her acting and vocal work. Her narration of Texts from Jane Eyre placed as a finalist for the Audie Award for Best Humor Narration in 2016.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen

This is one of my most favorite books. I think about the stories contained within this edition often. It's almost as if Caitlin R.Kiernan was possessed by lonely but omnipotent spirits when she was writing this. Jimmy DeSade and Salmagundi are fascinating characters that are woven in and out of this......more

Goodreads review by James

It is no secret that CRK is in the top three of my favorite writers in any genre. This volume is a collection of mostly previously published short works. It is for the fan and it is for the intrepid explorers of the painful and wonderful. I am in no way capable of truly reviewing this book, other th......more

Goodreads review by Traci

Some of these were good, others were just sort of there. Of course, when I got close to the end, I realized there's an "alternative table of contents", putting the stories in chronological order, rather than publication order. Wish I'd seen that before I had started the book, as I was confused by so......more

Goodreads review by Dries

I’m giving this book 4 stars. Goodreads says that’s a score that means I “really liked it”, but I’m actually pretty conflicted about it... Not that Tales of Pain & Wonder was bad—far from it; it’s just that it was, at times, a very frustrating read. As with the previous Kiernan work I read, The Drow......more