Books Recommended by Neil Gaiman
Lord of Light
Roger Zelazny
Source: "On a distant planet, far in the future, Earth Colonists rule the world as the gods of the Hindu Pantheon. One of their number becomes Buddha to fight them. A mixture of religion and adventure and science fiction." - Neil Gaiman
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
Source: "From the highest in the land to the lowest, the court of Chancery destroys lives. A wonderful read even if you don't like Spontaneous Human Combustion." - Neil Gaiman
The Lord of the Rings (4 books)
J. R. R. Tolkien
Source: Neil Gaiman mentioned this series on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Archer's Goon
Diana Wynne Jones
Source: "She was the best writer of magical children's fiction of our generation. I don't know if this is the best of her novels, but it's my favourite." - Neil Gaiman
ALEC
The Years Have Pants
Eddie Campbell
Source: "The best autobiography in comics form ever done, perhaps because that wasn't what he was trying to do." - Neil Gaiman
London Labour and the London Poor
Henry Mayhew
Source: "Like a big mad Dickens novel that just keeps going. Real life interviews with the Victorian working poor." - Neil Gaiman
Paco (10 books)
Magali Le Huche
Source: "My small son Ash loves them, and when nothing else will soothe him, he will happily listen to/read a Paco book." - Neil Gaiman
Shadow & Claw
The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun'
Gene Wolfe
Source: "The best science fiction novel of the last century. A four volume book about memory and truth." - Neil Gaiman
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Susanna Clarke
Source: "Like Jane Austen's huge lost fantasy novel about the return of magic to England." - Neil Gaiman
The Man Who Was Thursday
G.K. Chesterton
Source: "A police agent infiltrates the high council of anarchists in this glorious nightmare romp." - Neil Gaiman
Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods
Catherynne M Valente
Source: "You’d almost definitely want to buy a copy for yourself or for a loved one." - Neil Gaiman
Lud-in-the-Mist
Hope Mirrlees
Source: "My favourite fairy tale/detective novel/history/fantasy." - Neil Gaiman
Trieste And The Meaning Of Nowhere
Jan Morris
Source: "The only one of [this author]'s books I ever loved." - Neil Gaiman
The 13 Clocks
James Thurber
Source: Neil Gaiman mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Johnny and the Dead
Terry Pratchett
Source: Neil Gaiman mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book, Book 1
Rudyard Kipling
Source: Neil Gaiman mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Colour of Magic
Terry Pratchett
Source: Neil Gaiman mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Black Ridge
Amongst the Cuillin of Skye
Simon Ingram
Source: "It felt like it was written for me." - Neil Gaiman
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