This is one of the best books I have ever read. If there is one thing I am sure of in this world, I love Neil Gaiman. That is a fact I have known for a while, and Neverwhere only further confirmed that. Neil Gaiman has the most interesting, witty, intelligent, and horrific mind I have yet to come across, and I love it. This book was sad, fantastical, and gruesome all at once. It was perfect. As Gaiman himself says, he wanted this book to make the reader feel like what he thought as a kid reading Alice in Wonderland, Narnia, and The Wizard of Oz. He nailed that one disturbingly well. All there is to say is that Neil Gaiman is a fantastic writer, and if you want to do yourself a favor, read this.

Imagine suddenly becoming invisible. Not, some would argue, a bad thing: just think of the possibilities... But imagine not only being invisible but also irrelevant to the world around you, and there you have the premise for Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere.Gaiman's vision is not a comforting one. His protagonist is Richard, an average man with an average life who, through one seemingly unimportant act of kindness, discovers a world where London's dispossessed and invisible souls roam. But there is a heavy price to pay: to be in London Below you must relinquish your right to exist in the eyes of London Above.Featuring a cast of memorable characters - Door, Hunter, the Marquis de Carabas and the Angel Islington, to name but a few - Neverwhere brilliantly portrays the two disparate Londons and eloquently explores the question of how society views those who don't quite fit in.Neverwhere is difficult to label as a novel: part fantasy, part thriller, it moves at pace between the comically absurd and the downright scary. Through it all, Gaiman's inventive and brilliant prose weaves a story that not only keeps you reading, but also stays with you long after the last page.

I didn't think I could read a Neil Gaiman novel that was better than American Gods, it would appear I was very wrong. I immediately fell in love with this tale of London down the rabbit hole, infused with deep lashings of darkness and mystery. It is easy to understand that whenever someone utters the words 'urban fantasy' that the first person people think of is usually Mr. Gaiman. The characters are well rounded, with the lead, Richard, being the most interesting, long suffering character of them all, solely due to his shift in gear when faced with his own mortality. He is the only notable person from 'London Above', everyone else from this world is quite deliberately dull, ambition driven and decidedly unadventurous. This is in stark contrast to the beguiling world of 'London Below', a place where fantasy becomes real and all those folk that have slipped through the cracks of London coexist in a cut throat world of filth and wonder. The people that exist down here are equally as fascinating, curious and varied as they are dangerous, questionable and, well, quite bonkers. Gaiman toys with his readers preconceptions as he turns things on their heads and challenges the norm effortlessly. I was also quite pleased with the novel's ending, a very satisfying read indeed! All I can hope for now is a sequel, I would love to journey back into the darkness that is Neverwhere.

I love this CD as Sir Christopher lee is my favourite icon on CDs, i have several ranging from his reading Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christies stories, i have been a dedicated fan of him since 1958 and i love all his films and he has such a wonderful barritone voice, plus i have been collecting signed and unsigned photos etc his audio books are worth every penny.

This is like an awesome grown-up version of The Graveyard Book, only more awesomer. Here we follow poor unsuspecting Richard as he finds himself embroilled in something far beyond his comprehension and beliefs after trying to help a young girl he comes across bleeding on the street, much to the annoyance of his fiance. Here we find ourselves in London Below, a whole society all of its own, that is both separate from and part of London Above (the London most of us inhabit...were we London folk). London Below feels like the London of old, with markets and bartering systems with the addition of beings that are not altogether human and a little touch of magic and more that lets the imagination run wild (something that Gaiman is rather good at encouraging in all ages). This is added to be the superb illustrations by Riddell which weave their way around Gaiman's words as well as through your imagination. This addition also includes the short story of How The Marquis Got His Coat Back, which is an entertaining read and just adds to the overall joy of this book.