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- The Best Urban Fantasy BooksReading list
Neverwhere is an urban fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman. The story follows Richard Mayhew, a young man who is drawn into a hidden world beneath the streets of London after he helps a wounded girl named Door. As he explores this strange new world, Richard must find a way to save Door from the pursuing assassins and uncover…
- Alison LittlewoodInterview
Lots! I’d include Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce – it’s just beautiful. English Passengers by Matthew Kneale is a terrific historical novel. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness certainly passed the ‘books that make me cry’ test. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman is always fun. Song of Kali by Dan Simmons has the most…
- V.E. SchwabInterview
The Curse Workers series by Holly Black, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, and The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner.
- Robin EisenbergInterview
So many (again), haha. First one that comes to mind is Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto. It’s so wonderful and perfectly expressive of loneliness and other less easily defined emotions. Also Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. I love that book so much! I think it’s one of the best adventure stories. Another book, (on a very…
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