I grabbed a few that looked interesting and popped one in my purse Monday morning without knowing anything really about it or the author. I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that the author was the person who wrote Stardust. I love that story and the film. I discussed it previously on my blog here.
The author is Neil Gaiman and the book is Neverwhere. Looking it up, the BBC created a mini series and it sounds fascinating. I'll have to watch it after I finish the book.
From the back cover:
"Excellent... [Gaiman creates] an alternate city
beneath London that is engaging, detailed, and fun to explore."
- Washington Post Book World
From the front cover:
"Delightful...Inventively horrific...[It] draws equally from
George Lucas, Monty Python, Doctor Who and John Milton...
The chimerical stuff of nightmare and daydream"
- USA Today
I am really looking forward to it. This was Gaiman's first novel. Falling through the cracks of London to a world you didn't know existed. I love stories like this!
