Fantastic Stories

by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Are you sitting comfortably? Then simply click play on any of the chapters below and let our favourite authors take you on a journey around the world with their specially commissioned short stories.
Fiction

Podcast episodes

  • The Wish by Alexandra Shulman

    The Wish by Alexandra Shulman

    27:59

    "Beware of your wishes, they might come true, was one of Julietta's favourite remarks."

  • One Night in Nihonbashi by William Boyd

    One Night in Nihonbashi by William Boyd

    40:16

    "Everything’s in there,” he says. “Tickets, hotel reservation, contacts. The company credit card. You’re my only hope.”

  • Bluebeard Daughter by Sarvat Hasin

    Bluebeard Daughter by Sarvat Hasin

    34:37

    "When they ask to scan your passport, you are suspicious but hand it over, worried that articulating dissent will give the game up."

  • Vacuum in Munich by William Boyd

    Vacuum in Munich by William Boyd

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    "Munich, Bethany thinks. Bavaria. Never been to Munich. Plus a weekend with her father, whom she rarely sees. 'Yes, that would be lovely"