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I read Neverwhere recently, and now I'm a huge fan. My brother's wife (who got me Neverwhere for Christmas) says to go onto American Gods, and then Anansi Boys. I know I've seen Mr. Gaiman's name somewhere in the favorite author thread, what are your thoughts on him?
Oh, and the marquis was my favorite character.
Oh, and the marquis was my favorite character.
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What is Neverwhere/Neil Gaiman. lol
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I've heard a lot about him, but I've never read any of his works. I still have lots and lots of Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Michael Crighton, and Ayn Rand books to read before I can move on.
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I think the name's familiar, but I've never read any of his stuff.
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Mr. Gaiman is definitly bad-ass.
If you haven't already, go find the Sandman chronicles at your library and read ALL of them.
Changed my life(well not really but they kick ass)
And Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandamar > silly Marquis anyday. lol
If you haven't already, go find the Sandman chronicles at your library and read ALL of them.
Changed my life(well not really but they kick ass)
And Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandamar > silly Marquis anyday. lol
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Also, read Good Omens it was written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett so its good. It takes a nice hilarious twist on the apocalypse, let me give you the back cover.
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Whitch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan, Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon - both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle - are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. Andsomeone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist...
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Whitch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan, Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon - both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle - are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. Andsomeone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist...
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LOL at that back-cover. I'm going to have to pull out the giftcards for these...
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Ya, Good Omens was pricelessly hilarious.
I loved the Snake lol.
I loved the Snake lol.
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I read American Gods, Great book in my opinion. If you like others of his defintely pick up American Gods.
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This guy interests me. Which book should I read first?
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Hmm, I wonder. Can we get a Book section of the forums? That way I can totally avoid all these book-related threads.... Err, I mean, so that I can get all my amazing book idea's in one place!
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Post in forum suggestions, so we can debate without derailing?Logue wrote:Hmm, I wonder. Can we get a Book section of the forums? That way I can totally avoid all these book-related threads.... Err, I mean, so that I can get all my amazing book idea's in one place!
Oh, and Loki, I'd say Neverwhere because it's fun (yes, fun), has good minor characters, a delightful world, and good humor. It's a "Dark Alice in Wonderland". If you like that, go with that. If you want to try a parody/comedy thing, go for Good Omens. I don't know what American Gods is like, but it should be read before Anansi Boys.
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And Don't forget the Sandman Chronicles...
Most epic "comic-book" series...ever
Most epic "comic-book" series...ever
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I second Good Omens, but respectfully add that Pratchett beats this guys face off. Try reading Mort, Hogfather, and/or Small Gods for starters. Some good ones that don't require the Discworld backstory (there's an order, but it doesn't really matter.)
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Ok, I havent read this, and I've just scanned the thread, but I will definately vouch for Terry Pratchett being awesome. Jingo was my personal favourite, but I geuss it wouldnt be too amazing as a first Discworld book. I found The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic quite nice too.
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