Only to discover that he has changed too much to fit back into the life he once found so satisfying. It is not logical, but it is often true.” At the end of his harrowing adventure, Richard Mayhew wants his safe, normal world back. Spock once said, “After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. And unlike takers of the blue pill in The Matrix, when Richard comes back, he still remembers everything. The humdrum world he comes from is just as real as London Below, but without that red pill, he can’t see it. Neverwhereis the story of what happens to someone who takes the red pill, although in this case it’s not that our hero Richard Mayhew sees the painful truth of reality so much as that he sees that there is a deeper reality lying underneath our own.

Who would have thought there would actually be an Earl at Earl’s Court? On the other hand, why isn’t there? And what if there was? It doesn’t have to be set in London Below, although the setting does give its some of its resonance and charm as well as its flights of fancy. Green’s Nightside, which also creates an otherworldly version of London that exists alongside and underneath the great city.īut Neverwhereis a different kind of story.

There’s something about Neverwhere, with its concept of London Below, that has always reminded me of Simon R. Neverwhereis one of those stories that stuck with me long after I read it. And I was thrilled to have the opportunity to reread it for this tour. Needless to say, even though the TV series actually came first, the book is better. I’m not sure whether I first went to Neverwhereby reading the book or watching the TV miniseries. If he is ever to return to the London Above, Richard must join the battle to save this strange underworld kingdom from the malevolence that means to destroy it

Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew, a young London businessman with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he is plunged through the cracks of reality into a world of shadows and darkness-the Neverwhere. Now, this author’s preferred edition of his classic novel reconciles these versions and reinstates a number of scenes cut from the original published books. Over the years, a number of versions were produced both in the U.S. Published in 1997, Neil Gaiman’s darkly hypnotic first novel, Neverwhere, heralded the arrival of this major talent and became a touchstone of urban fantasy.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s ultimate edition of his wildly successful first novel featuring his “preferred text”-and including the special Neverwhere tale, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back. Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Published by William Morrow on July 7th 2015 Formats available: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook

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