num_pages: 2
description:  Narrated by Gary BakewellNeverwhere's protagonist, Richard Mayhew, learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished. He ceases to exist in the ordinary world of London Above, and joins a quest through the dark and dangerous London Below, a shadow city of lost and forgotten people, places, and times. His companions are Door, who is trying to find out who hired the assassins who murdered her family and why; the Marquis of Carabas, a trickster who trades services for very big favors; and Hunter, a mysterious lady who guards bodies and hunts only the biggest game. London Below is a wonderfully realized shadow world, and the story plunges through it like an express passing local stations, with plenty of action and a satisfying conclusion. The story is reminiscent of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but Neil Gaiman's humor is much darker and his images sometimes truly horrific. Puns and allusions to everything from Paradise Lost to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz abound, but you can enjoy the book without getting all of them. Gaiman is definitely not just for graphic-novel fans anymore. --Nona Vero
language: English
title: Neverwhere
titlecomplete: Neverwhere
characters: Islington, Richard Mayhew, Jessica Bartram, Mr. Vandemar, Old Bailey, Marquis de Carabas, Mr. Croup, Door, Hunter
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 513732
places: England, United Kingdom, Scotland, London, England
series: London Below,  The World of Neverwhere
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Prix Julia Verlanger
publisher: Highbridge Audio