Neverwhere

By Neil Gaiman

Book #1 in the London Below series

A kind act thrusts Richard into a hidden, perilous London beneath the streets.

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464 pages

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Richard Mayhew's life changes forever when he helps an injured girl, plunging him into a hidden London teeming with danger and wonder. In this shadowy realm, monsters and saints coexist, and Richard must navigate a world where the familiar becomes bizarre. As he struggles to survive, he questions his reality and discovers the true cost of kindness. Will he find his way back to his old life, or is he destined to remain in this strange underworld? Neverwhere is a tale of adventure and transformation, where every choice could lead to salvation or doom.

From the publisher

National BestsellerFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, a novel of bold creativity and narrative genius that brings to life a world most people could never even dream of―one of ten classic Gaiman works repackaged with elegant original watercolor art by acclaimed artist Henry Sene Yee Under the streets of London there’s a world most people could never even dream of. A city of monsters and saints, murderers and angels. This is the city of the people who have fallen between the cracks. A single act of kindness to a ragged girl he finds injured on the street catapults young businessman Richard Mayhew out of his workaday life into a world that is both familiar and threateningly bizarre.Displaying bold creativity and narrative genius, Neverwhere is a dark, funny, and seductive tale that has become a contemporary literary touchstone.

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