books recommended by Neil Gaiman

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.

books recommended by Neil Gaiman

Last Updated Jan 31, 2024

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

Understanding Comics

Understanding Comics

Scott Mccloud

Lord of Light

Lord of Light

Roger Zelazny

It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done

It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done

Kathryn Petras & Ross Petras

Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition

William Gibson

The City We Became

The City We Became

N.K. Jemisin

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling

The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic

Terry Pratchett

Paco et le Jazz

Paco et le Jazz

Le Huche Magali

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

The Jew of Malta

The Jew of Malta

Christopher Marlowe

Paco et L'orchestre

Paco et L'orchestre

Le Huche Magali

Paco et Vivaldi

Paco et Vivaldi

Le Huche Magali

Views

Views

Roger Dean

The 13 Clocks

The 13 Clocks

James Thurber

Lud-in-the-Mist

Lud-in-the-Mist

Hope Mirrlees

London Labour and the London Poor

London Labour and the London Poor

Henry Mayhew & Victor E. Neuburg

Johnny and the Dead

Johnny and the Dead

Terry Pratchett

Paco et le Rock

Paco et le Rock

Le Huche Magali

Bleak House

Bleak House

Charles Dickens

Archer's Goon

Archer's Goon

Diana Wynne Jones

Paco et Mozart

Paco et Mozart

Le Huche Magali

The Man Who Was Thursday

The Man Who Was Thursday

G.K. Chesterton

Horns

Horns

Joe Hill

Shadow & Claw

Shadow & Claw

Gene Wolfe

Alec

Alec

Eddie Campbell

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