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Welcome to Night Vale
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Cecil Baldwin
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
Night Vale is a small desert town where all the conspiracy theories you've ever heard are actually true. It is here that the lives of two women, with two mysteries, will converge.
Nineteen-year-old Night Vale pawn shop owner Jackie Fierro is given a paper marked 'KING CITY' by a mysterious man in a tan jacket. She can't seem to get the paper to leave her hand, and no one who meets this man can remember anything about him. Jackie is determined to uncover the mystery of King City before she herself unravels.
Diane Crayton's son, Josh, is moody and also a shape-shifter. And lately Diane's started to see her son's father everywhere she goes, looking the same as the day he left years earlier. Josh, looking different every time Diane sees him, shows a stronger and stronger interest in his estranged father, leading to a disaster Diane can see coming, even as she is helpless to prevent it.
Diane's search to reconnect with her son and Jackie's search for her former routine life collide as they find themselves coming back to two words: 'KING CITY'. It is King City that holds the key to both of their mysteries and their futures...if they can ever find it.
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- Beccameriel
- 24-01-16
For the fans really
If you already love Nightvale then you will love this as a hugely extended episode. If you don't already love Nightvale then you will be confused and possibly angry. It's very, very surreal and does assume your previous knowledge and acceptance of, for instance, faceless old women who secretly live in your home, dog parks, sentient houses, and angels (who don't exist).
It's funny and weird and charming and disturbing as ever. If you're not already fully immersed in the world of Nightvale I would suggest you go and listen to a few of the podcasts and, if you like them, listen to all of them and then listen to this. If you dislike the first episode of Nightvale, then stop listening imediately and do not buy this book.
To be honest, the plot of the story is almost irrelevant to the world building and atmosphere so it loses a star from me.
Cecil Baldwin is obviously brilliant and no one else would be an acceptable narrator.
Oh, and Steve Carlsberg isn't such a bad guy, whatever Cecil says.
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- Chr
- 15-11-15
breaks immersion way to often
Porly written, to many, to long obscureties crushes immersion, beyond a point narrator can save.
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- Mr C.
- 26-09-16
Good, but slow at times.
A good story if you're into Night Vale as a show, but it does take quite a while to get going. Once it found a decent pace I was hooked.
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- AB
- 01-09-16
Goodnight, Nigh Vale, goodnight
i have relistened to a lot of parts, because this was my go to sleep guide. Cecil's voice is amazingly soothing. The story was much more than I thought, and exactly what i dreamed it to be. TL;DR Mandatory for thoso who listen to the podcast
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-11-15
Welcome to Nightvale the book
If you love the podcast, you'll love this. I will say that it is not the best place to get started with nightvale but it does try to get newcomers up to speed.
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- Tilly P
- 01-11-15
Awesome! Love the podcast and loved this too!
Really glad it was read by Cecil Baldwin. It would have been odd by anyone else! Great story as well as the usual fun nonsense :)
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- Astrid
- 19-03-24
Cecil's voice is like melted butter
loved the story, the way it was told. the language is innovative and interesting. and Cecil's voice is like melted butter and caramel. What's not to like?
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- RB Tregaskis
- 08-09-23
weird and wonderful
I thoroughly enjoyed this slice of odd Americana. excellent narration. somewhat reminiscent of Scarfolk Council but with a pleasant ending.
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- Lacey
- 19-02-23
Quality
Exactly the quality I expect from the Welcome to Nightvale team. Not having to brave the library for it is an added bonus
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- Isobel Birkinshaw
- 19-07-22
ok
Felt a bit of a slog. The story felt like it could have been resolved quicker . The voice acting was great. I am very glad they used the same chap that does the show. I don't this story really adds much to my experience of NightVale.
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