Neverwhere

· Hachette UK
4.6
312 reviews
Ebook
271
Pages

About this ebook

THE EXTRAORDINARY FIRST NOVEL BY THE MASTER OF STORYTELLING

'Prose that dances and dazzles . . . Gaiman describes the indescribable' SUSANNA CLARKE

'It's virtually impossible to read more than ten words by Neil Gaiman and not wish he would tell you the rest of the story' OBSERVER

'Much too clever to be caught in the net of a single interpretation' PHILIP PULLMAN

ACCLAIMED BBC RADIO 4 DRAMATISATION WITH ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDING JAMES MCAVOY, NATALIE DORMER, DAVID HAREWOOD, SOPHIE OKONEDO AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

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'I love doors. Anything that leads to possibilities' NEIL GAIMAN

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Under the streets of London lies a world most people could never dream of.

When Richard Mayhew stops to help a girl he finds bleeding in the street, his unremarkable life changes in an instant.

This act of kindness leads him to a place filled with murderers and angels, pale girls in black velvet, a Beast in a labyrinth and an Earl who holds Court in a tube train. It is strangely familiar yet utterly bizarre.

Here is London Below, the city of people who have fallen between the cracks. And for Richard Mayhew, it's just the beginning.

NEIL GAIMAN.
WITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
312 reviews
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April 16, 2024
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Rishi Deshpande
June 19, 2015
Extending a metaphor and building a whole new world out of it is not something I've come across before. The writing is superbly imaginative, the characters are fascinating and the world of London Below is truly terrifying and exciting! Money well spent!
2 people found this review helpful
Pierpaolo Tommasi
October 26, 2016
I'm not a fan of fantasy genre, but I have to say this is one of the best book I read! Lexicon is not too difficult, which make it perfect if you're an english learner, and plot is very engaging. I knew Neil Gaiman from 'Sandman', and with 'Neverwhere' I've been able to truly taste his abilities as pure storyteller, and I've been amazed. As a comparison, I read also 'Stardust', but 'Neverwhere' seemed to me better written, more engaging and with a simpler lexicon.
3 people found this review helpful

About the author

Neil Gaiman is the No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling writer of books, graphic novels, short stories, film and television for all ages, and is known for creating extraordinary worlds beyond imagination. He has been awarded numerous literary honours and many of his books have been made into films and adapted for TV and radio. In recent years, Neil wrote and was the showrunner for a critically acclaimed television adaptation of Good Omens, the seminal novel he co-authored with the late Sir Terry Pratchett. He has also written two episodes of Doctor Who and appeared in The Simpsons as himself. In 2017, Neil became a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. He received a Doctor of Letters from the University of St Andrews, is a Professor in the Arts at Bard College and is a Royal Society of Literature fellow. Born in the UK, Neil now mostly lives in America, and travels all around the world every year appearing at festivals, events and conventions.

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