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Pan's Labyrinth
- Narrator
- Thom Rivera
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 2 July 2019
- Run Time
- 6 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Historical fantasy, Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
This enthralling novel, inspired by the 2006 film, illustrates that fantasy is the sharpest tool to explore the terrors and miracles of the human heart
You shouldn't come in here. You could get lost. It has happened before. I'll tell you the story one day, if you want to hear it.
In fairy tales, there are men and there are wolves, there are beasts and dead parents, there are girls and forests.
Ofelia knows all this, like any young woman with a head full of stories. And she sees right away what the Capitán is, in his immaculate uniform, boots and gloves, smiling: a wolf.
But nothing can prepare her for the fevered reality of the Capitán’s eerie house, in the midst of a dense forest which conceals many things: half-remembered stories of lost babies; renegade resistance fighters hiding from the army; a labyrinth; beasts and fairies.
There is no one to keep Ofelia safe as the labyrinth beckons her into her own story, where the monstrous and the human are inextricable, where myths pulse with living blood ...
Critics Review
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Funke’s sensitive expansion of Del Toro’s dark fantasy is a delight
Guardian
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More than just a film spin off , this is a beautiful companion piece and a reminder of the importance of Del Toro’s initial vision
Observer
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A work of consummate love and passion, one that needs to be revered for its unmistakable brilliance ... This novelisation not only lives up to impossibly high expectations but incredibly adds to the darkest of magical fairytales
Starburst
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Inspired and beautifully illustrated
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Pan’s Labyrinth is a terrific masterpiece, a literary accomplishment that reaches and often rivals its cinematic counterpart
Storgy
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Reading this is a wonderful re-exploration of a beautiful and terrifying world, merging the horrors of reality and the wonders of fantasy just as well as the film did, if not better
Cultured Vultures
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Not only is this book a fantastic retelling of the film, but it is also a beautifully written expansion that dives into del Toro’s mythology in a way that the film couldn’t … Harsh, poetic, and visually stunning
Fan Fest
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Charged with the monumental task of adapting an intricate film to the page, del Toro and Funke have avoided merely describing the film and instead have elegantly recrafted the narrative ... Dark and mesmerising
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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Funke maintains the tale’s dark beauty, filling it with imaginative details, complex characters, love and history, as well as humanity’s evils ... This book will creep into the minds and hearts of readers and linger there
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User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Beautifully written and beautifully read! Follows the story of the film with wonderful extra detail. It’s an amazing fairy tale and a wonderful retelling of one of my favourite films, and truly a brilliant fairytale for adults!
MPooley 2026-03-24
Details
- Author
- Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke
- Narrator
- Thom Rivera
- Duration
- 6 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 July 2019
- ISBN
- 9781526616340
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Historical fantasy, Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke, read by Thom Rivera.THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThis enthralling novel, inspired by the 2006 film, illustrates that fantasy is the sharpest tool to explore the terrors and miracles of the human heartYou shouldn't come in here. You could get lost. It has happened before. I'll tell you the story one day, if you want to hear it. In fairy tales, there are men and there are wolves, there are beasts and dead parents, there are girls and forests. Ofelia knows all this, like any young woman with a head full of stories. And she sees right away what the Capitán is, in his immaculate uniform, boots and gloves, smiling: a wolf.But nothing can prepare her for the fevered reality of the Capitán’s eerie house, in the midst of a dense forest which conceals many things: half-remembered stories of lost babies; renegade resistance fighters hiding from the army; a labyrinth; beasts and fairies.There is no one to keep Ofelia safe as the labyrinth beckons her into her own story, where the monstrous and the human are inextricable, where myths pulse with living blood ...
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