(Note: I'm a little late, I'm sorry. This weekend has been a rough one.)
I think I read Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman when I was around 13 or 14. I'm not sure what had me picking it up (but thinking to that time period, my best friend then was really into Sandman and maybe she read this too and suggested it). I don't know. But it was my first Gaiman book and it started a lifelong love. He's on my instabuy list!
Neverwhere is about this guy named Richard, living in London who stumbles upon the existence of another London, a below London, filled with magic and mystery... and he goes on an adventure. The only thing prior to this I'd read set in the UK was Harry Potter and this was a wonderful, darker alternative. I loved it, sang the praises and promptly bought up a few others of Gaiman's. I love the Sandman graphic novels, Good Omens, and American Gods is also in my top ten favorite books of all time.
Did you know he's writing a sequel for Neverwhere? Rumors popped up sometime in 2017 and there was a date set for later this year, but it's been postponed and is no longer available for preorder. It's got a name, though, and I'm eagerly awaiting news: The Seven Sisters.
I think I'd about die if I ever met him, but also... I kind of don't want to meet him. You know what they say about meeting your idols. Plus, I'm not a huge fan of his wife and seeing as he's married to her... there's some personality trait there that's not readily apparent that I'll probably dislike. He seems nice enough online though. I follow him on Twitter.
Anyway, do you have an author who's an instabuy?
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