Its the story of Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and even the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

There is no need to write a comedy book, when the protagonists in a book are. A band of accidental heros who dont belong together are in over the heads, and ensared in danger. Neverwhere is a frighteningly funny book at times, but never in an overt sense. I’m not going to talk more about Pratchett, nor indeed about London apart from to point out that the novel is set in the city and, to a certain extent, underneath it. The locations in the book do, of course, help to define it, but it’s the characters and the story line which really grip you – loosely speaking, we follow a loose band of heroes through the murky underworld of a second London, which thrives beneath the streets and in the sewers. Neverwhere is a book of mystery and intrigue. 464 pages Paperback The 1 New York Times bestselling authors ultimate edition of his wildly successful first novel, featuring his preferred text and. On the blurb of the book, Wired even says that it’s “the sort of book Terry Pratchett might produce if he spent a month locked in a cell with Franz Kafka.” Neverwhere is the shadowy reflection of London which exists underneath the London known to man. Pratchett passed away whilst I was reading this, which brought his death home even closer – I’ve already read Good Omens, which Pratchett and Gaiman wrote together, and the two authors were close friends. The second thing that I wanted to mention was the sad death of Terry Pratchett, a personal hero of mine, due to Alzheimer’s disease. But I’ve read some Gaiman before and this one was new to me, so it was a no-brainer.

The first is that I started reading Neverwhere because I’m getting involved with a London book club, and as the first host I was able to take my pick of the titles that the club will discuss – the only catch is that all of the books are London- themed. I actually studied London in Literature as a module at university and so a lot of the books on the list were books that I’d already read.

that couldnt go on screen into a book, and Neverwhere is the result. There are a few things I need to clear up before I get into the bones of this review. His first solo novel (after collaborating with Terry Pratchett on Good Omens).

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