The extraordinary first novel by the master of storytelling.
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The extraordinary first novel by the master of storytelling.
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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 PULLMANACCLAIMED BBC RADIO 4 DRAMATISATION WITH ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDING JAMES MCAVOY, NATALIE DORMER, DAVID HAREWOOD, SOPHIE OKONEDO AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH---'I love doors. Anything that leads to possibilities' NEIL GAIMAN---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.---Includes an introduction to the author's preferred text, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back short story, reading-group discussion questions, an 'Altogether Different Prologue' and an interview with Neil GaimanCritic Reviews
“A very fine and imaginative writer - The Times Gaiman has a rich imagination...and an ability to tackle large themes - Philip PullmanA very fine and imaginative writer - The Times Gaiman has a rich imagination...and an ability to tackle large themes - Philip Pullman”
A very fine and imaginative writer - The Times
Gaiman has a rich imagination...and an ability to tackle large themes - Philip PullmanA very fine and imaginative writer - The TimesGaiman has a rich imagination...and an ability to tackle large themes - Philip PullmanAbout the Author
Neil Gaiman has spent his adult life making things up and writing them down. He lives more in America than he does anywhere else. He has written books and films and children's books and television. He has a blog over at He's won more than his fair share of literary awards, was voted twenty-first equal on a recent poll of Great British Authors, and has no idea where he put his keys.
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 --- 'I love doors. Anything that leads to possibilities' NEIL GAIMAN --- 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. W ITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES. --- Includes an introduction to the author's preferred text, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back short story, reading-group discussion questions, an 'Altogether Different Prologue' and an interview with Neil Gaiman
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