Book · 1996 · Fiction
Neverwhere
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Why people recommend it
Neverwhere is an urban fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman that explores a secret, magical underworld hidden beneath the streets of London. The book was discussed on The Book Review during the episode Essential Neil Gaiman and A.I. Book Freakout, where Jude Beersdorfer brought it up while examining the author's diverse bibliography. Beersdorfer highlighted Neverwhere as a prime example of Gaiman's refusal to stay confined within a single genre, pointing to it as another major entry in his body of urban fantasy fiction. Additionally, Neil Gaiman reflected on the creation of the novel during his interview on The Tim Ferriss Show for the episode featuring Neil Gaiman and Debbie Millman. The author detailed his writing process by describing how he worked on the American draft of Neverwhere while staying in a hotel room. Gaiman noted that this particular project marked the very first time he attempted a substantial revision of that scale, successfully completing what he characterized as a massive and comprehensive second draft for American audiences. Together, these podcast mentions illuminate both the thematic versatility that defines Gaiman's career within the fantasy genre and the meticulous, hands-on editorial effort that went into shaping the novel for publication across different cultural markets.
Every mention
Jude Beersdorfer neverwear which is another one of his books is sort of an urban fantasy 1
“neverwear which is another one of his books is sort of an urban fantasy”
Neil Gaiman I did it with the American draft of neverware that was the first one I ever tried and I did the entire sort… 1
“I did it with the American draft of neverware that was the first one I ever tried and I did the entire sort of American draft which was a big second draft”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Neil Gaiman bestselling author and creator of books graphic novels short stories film and television for all ages including neverware Coraline the graveyard book the ocean at the end of the lane the view from the cheap seats and the Sandman series of graphic novels”
“And I have tried it a couple of times, I did it with the American draft of never where, that was the first one I ever tried”