It revolves around Tristran Thorn’s adventures in Wall, an English village that borders the magical land of Faerie. Stardust is a fantasy novel often published with illustrations by Charles Vess. The book has the same story as the show, but the book allowed Gaiman to expand and elaborate on certain parts of the story and restore the elements that changed in the show that deviated from his original plans. The book and show delve into the life of Richard Mayhew and his seemingly normal life in London. Neverwhere is the novel adaptation of the television series of the same name, written by Gaiman and Lenny Henry.

This book has 106,936 words and recently made into an online series, with Gaiman as showrunner. It also shows the attempts of the devil Crowley and angel Aziraphale to sabotage this apocalypse as they have gotten used to their lives in England. This book is a comedy about the birth of the son of Satan and the coming of the end of the times. This novel is a collaboration between Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, an award-winning English author. How many words did each of his work have? Let’s find out! Good Omens WorksĪs previously mentioned, Neil Gaiman has penned works in different areas of literature, film, and television. After this, his work as an author started. He stopped his journalism work in 1987 as he feels that British newspapers often publish untruths as facts. He conducted interviews and wrote book reviews to learn about the world, get himself out there, and meet people that can help him get published. Chesterton, Harlan Ellison, Michael Moorcock, and Lord Dunsany.īefore going into fantasy writing, he worked as a journalist. Le Guin, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Alan Moore, Will Eisner, G. I was very good at most subjects in school, not because I had any particular aptitude in them, but because normally on the first day of school they’d hand out schoolbooks, and I’d read them-which would mean that I’d know what was coming up, because I’d read it.” He read the works of Lewis Carroll, C.S. He even said at an interview: “I was a reader. He is also an award-winning author, winning numerous awards such as Nebula, Hugo, the Newbery and Carnegie medals, and Bram Stoker awards in his career. He has penned short fiction, novels, graphic novels, films, comic books, audio theatre, and television shows. Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is a multifaceted English author.

Neil Gaiman is the man behind the fantastical worlds in American Gods, Coraline, and Stardust.

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