The recent devastation in Japan caused by the earthquake and tsunami has shocked the world. We at Spokenworld Audio, alongside our friends and partners at Ladbroke Productions (Radio) Ltd are unashamed Japon-ophiles...we just love the place, the people and the culture. We have some great friends in Japan, and we felt it was important that we do what we could to help out.

JAPANESE FAIRY WORLD, STORIES FROM THE WONDER-LORE OF JAPAN has been produced by Neil Gardner at Ladbroke Productions in just a few days, with the incredible kind help and talents of many of the UK and US's finest Voice Over artists. With beautiful music donated by Jon Nicholls and Seb & Kayvan at SNK Music (and additional music from AKM Music). Within you will find 25 short-stories from the rich heritage of Japanese folk-tales. From demons and gods, to the creation of the Earth and the naming of mountains.

Over 3.5 hours of fabulous audiobook readings!

100% of the money raised from the sale of this unique audiobook will be donated by Spokenworld Audio and Ladbroke Productions to the RED CROSS JAPAN TSUNAMI/EARTHQUAKE APPEAL. We will even donate the VAT as well!

We encourage you to purchase the complete audiobook, but if you would prefer to, you can also buy each story individually (a slightly more expensive option!). The complete set comes as a zipped folder containing the 25 stories plus an introduction and end credits...all as high quality stereo 192kbps mp3 files...ready for importing into iTunes or on to an mp3 player of your choice!

Before we get to the list of stories, let us tell you the incredibly generous readers who gave their time, talent (and studios!) to make this project a reality. If you are a producer/director, please take it from us, these people are fantastic and well worth hiring:

RAMON TIKARAM (yes, Ferdie from This Life...ace!)

NATALIE COOPER (who also helped organise the voices...what an angel Click here for website)

PETER DICKSON (the voice of X-Factor and so much more, buy his app at www.myruddyvoice.com)

PATRICK LUNT (legendary voice over!)

MARIAN KEMMER

CHRISTOPHER KENT (click for website)

CLAIRE LACEY

MARTY PERRETT (check out his superb podcast 'The Boxroom' - subscribe in iTunes or click here for website)

HELEN QUIGLEY (click here for website)

MARK TAYLOR

KATY MAW

TAFF (he promises us he has a surname, but it is on a 'need to know' basis apparently! Click here for website)

RACHEL ASHLEY

GEORGE WASHINGTON III (click here for website)

FRAN McCLELLAN (click for website)

JUSTIN BARRETT (click here for website)

JULIE BERRY

PHILIP BANKS

NEIL GARDNER

The cover art was created by Tanja Glittenberg.

How To Buy Audiobook for Japan 2011

OK...so let's get to the audiobook stories...click the ADD TO CART button at the top of this page to buy the complete audiobook, or use any of the ones below to buy individual stories.

Please Note: VAT is added automatically for those purchasing from the UK or EU countries. SPokenworld Audio and Ladbroke Productions will match the sum total of VAT as an additional donation to the appeal.

Many thanks for your support and please spread the news. We'd love to sell hundreds, if not thousands of copies and raise as much money as we can for the appeal.