I was given Neverwhere as a gift from a dear friend, or else I would never have picked it up on my own. It's become a favorite of mine.
Croup and Vandemere are two of the "best" villains ever.
If you like Neverwhere, you might also like Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green. That too is set in a dark-fantasy alternate London, although this one deliberately blends noir with fantasy. In the Nightside, it's always 3am, and the narrator/protagonist is a private eye whose "private eye" can find anyone or anything. It's light, fast reading, and I keep wanting to grab people and say, "Listen to this. . ."
Interesting observation about the Victorian ethos, Dr. Who and the Hogwarts express.
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Ah, Neverwhere. . . .
Date: 2004-09-23 05:46 am (UTC)Croup and Vandemere are two of the "best" villains ever.
If you like Neverwhere, you might also like Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green. That too is set in a dark-fantasy alternate London, although this one deliberately blends noir with fantasy. In the Nightside, it's always 3am, and the narrator/protagonist is a private eye whose "private eye" can find anyone or anything. It's light, fast reading, and I keep wanting to grab people and say, "Listen to this. . ."
Interesting observation about the Victorian ethos, Dr. Who and the Hogwarts express.