Neil Gaiman’s 11 Novels Ranked, According to Goodreads - The Fantasy Review

Neil Gaiman’s 11 Novels Ranked, According to Goodreads

Here is a list of Neil Gaiman’s 11 Novels Ranked, According to Goodreads.

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman’s 11 Novels Ranked

Goodreads rating: 4.25

From the blurb:

What if, for once, the predictions are right, and the Apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday, just after tea?

It’s a predicament that Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a fast-living demon, now find themselves in. They’ve been living amongst Earth’s mortals since The Beginning and, truth be told, have grown rather fond of the lifestyle and, in all honesty, are not actually looking forward to the coming Apocalypse….

Neverwhere

Neil Gaiman’s 11 Novels Ranked

Goodreads rating: 4.17

From the blurb:

Under the streets of London lies a world most people could never dream of.

When Richard Mayhew stops to help a girl he finds bleeding in the street, his unremarkable life changes in an instant….

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman’s 11 Novels Ranked

Goodreads rating: 4.15

From the blurb:

Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a graveyard, raised and educated by ghosts. There, living among the dead, Bod discovers that he possesses remarkable magical powers: he can avoid people’s notice, scare them, and even invade their dreams.

American Gods

Neil Gaiman’s 11 Novels Ranked

Goodreads rating: 4.11

From the blurb:

After three years in prison, Shadow Moon is free to go home. But hours before his release, his beloved wife is killed in a freak accident. Numbly, he boards a plane where he meets an enigmatic stranger who seems to know Shadow and claims to be an ancient god – and king of America.

Norse Mythology

Neil Gaiman’s 11 Novels Ranked

Goodreads rating: 4.10

From the blurb:

The great Norse myths, which have inspired so much of modern fiction, are dazzlingly retold by Neil Gaiman. Tales of dwarfs and frost giants, of treasure and magic, and of Asgard, home to the gods: Odin the all-father, highest and oldest of the Aesir; his mighty son Thor….

Stardust

Goodreads rating: 4.10

From the blurb:

Life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall – named after the imposing stone barrier which separates the town from a grassy meadow. Here, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and for the coveted prize of her hand….

Anansi Boys

Goodreads rating: 4.04

From the blurb:

Everything changes for Fat Charlie Nancy, the South London boy so called by his father, the day his dad drops dead while doing karaoke.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Goodreads rating: 4.02

From the blurb:

This is what he remembers, as he sits by the ocean at the end of the lane:

A dead man on the back seat of the car, and warm milk at the farmhouse.
An ancient little girl, and an old woman who saw the moon being made.
A beautiful housekeeper with a monstrous smile.
And dark forces woken that were best left undisturbed….

Eternity’s Wheel

Goodreads rating: 3.72

From the blurb:

As the threat of FrostNight looms ever closer, Joey Harker seeks out more of his fellow Walkers across the Altiverse, training them as fast as he can. But even a solid team of recruits can’t prepare Joey for the ultimate showdown with InterWorld’s enemies, old and new.

The Silver Dream

Goodreads rating: 3.59

From the blurb:

Joey Harker is a hero…

After mastering the ability to walk between dimensions, Joey helped save the Altiverse from destruction.

But rival powers of magic and science are still out there…

InterWorld

Neil Gaiman’s 11 Novels Ranked

Goodreads rating: 3.55

From the blurb:

Joey Harker isn’t a hero…

Joey Harker is the kind of guy who gets lost in his own house. But one day, Joey gets really lost. He walks straight out of his world and into another dimension….

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