{"product_id":"neverwhere-illustrated-edition-isbn-9780062821331","title":"Neverwhere Illustrated Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected as one of NPR’S Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of All Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author’s dark classic of modern fantasy, beautifully illustrated for the first time by award-winning artist Chris Riddell, and featuring the author’s preferred text and his \u003cem\u003eNeverwhere\u003c\/em\u003e tale, “How the Marquis Got His Coat Back.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1997, Neil Gaiman’s first novel, \u003cem\u003eNeverwhere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e heralded the arrival of a major talent. Over the years, various versions have been produced around the world. In 2016, this gorgeously illustrated edition of the novel was released in the UK. It is now available here, and features strikingly atmospheric, painstakingly detailed black-and-white line art by Chris Riddell, one of Gaiman’s favorite artistic interpreters of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Mayhew is a young London businessman with a good heart whose life is changed forever when he stops to help a bleeding girl—an act of kindness that plunges him into a world he never dreamed existed. Slipping through the cracks of reality, Richard lands in Neverwhere—a London of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels that exists entirely in a subterranean labyrinth. Neverwhere is home to Door, the mysterious girl Richard helped in the London Above. Here in Neverwhere, Door is a powerful noblewoman who has vowed to find the evil agent of her family’s slaughter and thwart the destruction of this strange underworld kingdom. If Richard is ever to return to his former life and home, he must join Lady Door’s quest to save her world—and may well die trying.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected as one of NPR’S Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of All Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe #1 New York Times bestselling author’s ultimate edition of his wildly successful first novel featuring his “preferred text”—and including his special \u003cem\u003eNeverwhere\u003c\/em\u003e tale, “How the Marquis Got His Coat Back” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1997, \u003cem\u003eNeverwhere\u003c\/em\u003e heralded the arrival of a major talent and became a touchstone of urban fantasy. Over the years, a number of versions were produced both in the U.S. and the U.K. Now Gaiman’s preferred edition of his classic novel reconciles these works and reinstates a number of scenes cut from the original published books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Mayhew is a young London businessman with a good heart whose life is changed forever when he stops to help a bleeding girl—an act of kindness that plunges him into a world he never dreamed existed. Slipping through the cracks of reality, Richard lands in Neverwhere—a London of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels that exists entirely in a subterranean labyrinth. Neverwhere is home to Door, the mysterious girl Richard helped in the London Above. Here in Neverwhere, Door is a powerful noblewoman who has vowed to find the evil agent of her family’s slaughter and thwart the destruction of this strange underworld kingdom. If Richard is ever to return to his former life and home, he must join Lady Door’s quest to save her world—and may well die trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Gaiman is the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of more than twenty books, and is the recipient of numerous literary honors. Originally from England, he now lives in America.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Gaiman . . . displays wit and whimsy as he comes up with a fantastic story that is both the stuff of dreams and nightmares.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delightful . . . . Inventively horrific . . . . [It] draws equally from George Lucas, Monty Python, Doctor Who, and John Milton . . . . The chimerical stuff of nightmare and daydream.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Neverwhere displays the kind of wit, mythological invention, and attention to the odd detail that will be familiar to anyone who has read Gaiman’s groundbreaking comic series the Sandman.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For those who have not read \u003ci\u003eNeverwhere\u003c\/i\u003e, the new edition is the one to read ... readers can experience this spellbinding, magical world the way that Neil Gaiman wanted us to all along.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Excellent . . . . [Gaiman creates] an alternate city beneath London that is engaging, detailed, and fun to explore.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For those who have never been to Neverwhere, it’s time to go. For those who may have traveled once before, this new edition is calling out to you. There is more to see, hear and learn.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“More than mere entertainment . . . . [A] strange place where fabulous worlds collide with mundane reality.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887478403301,"sku":"NP9780062821331","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062821331.jpg?v=1730226191","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/neverwhere-illustrated-edition-isbn-9780062821331","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}