{"product_id":"neverwhere-paperback","title":"Neverwhere - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnder 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisplaying bold creativity and narrative genius, \u003cem\u003eNeverwhere\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark, funny, and seductive tale that has become a contemporary literary touchstone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neverwhere\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692733206591,"sku":"9780063070721","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b55bcfae580bab6491626b7a6eb36510.webp?v=1764996427","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/neverwhere-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}