Auskar Wrote:I keep hearing that Neil Gailman is wonderful, but no one ever mentions anyting that is wonderful. I looked him up it turns out that the only Gaiman work I am personally familiar with issue #9 of Spawn.
His Sandman comic is right behind The Adversary Cycle on my list of all-time favorites. I've liked all his novels in this order
Anansi Boys, Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods and Coraline. His two kids books,
The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish and The Wolves in the Walls are winners. His two short story collections,
Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things contain some absolutely fantastic stories. In addition to Sandman, most of his work in the graphic format is wonderful. I also liked the BBC version of Neverwhere and I loved the film
Mirrormask that he wrote. He also did the english speaking version of Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke. Plus he seems like an amiable bloke.
I will go out on a limb and say that if enjoy fantasy at all, then you will definitely like Gaiman. His sense of imagination is unparalled in my experience.