Books Neil Gaiman Recommends

1.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,861 ratings
2.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating — 44,819 ratings
3.
Sunshine
Sunshine 3.84 avg rating — 43,833 ratings
4.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,005 ratings
5.
The 13 Clocks
The 13 Clocks 3.99 avg rating — 8,410 ratings
6.
Lud-in-the-Mist
Lud-in-the-Mist 3.86 avg rating — 9,259 ratings
7.
The Thief of Always
The Thief of Always 4.21 avg rating — 36,369 ratings
8.
The Book of the New Sun
The Book of the New Sun 4.23 avg rating — 4,542 ratings
9.
Bleak House
Bleak House 4.02 avg rating — 112,458 ratings
10.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,253 ratings
11.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,551 ratings
12.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) 4.28 avg rating — 694,162 ratings
13.
The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Tree 3.77 avg rating — 36,321 ratings
14.
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
Nine Hundred Grandmothers 4.18 avg rating — 737 ratings
15.
The Witches
The Witches 4.18 avg rating — 420,308 ratings
16.
Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City
Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City 4.12 avg rating — 10,422 ratings
17.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.06 avg rating — 71,348 ratings
18.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,253 ratings
19.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,839 ratings
20.
Little, Big
Little, Big 3.80 avg rating — 12,098 ratings
21.
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 52,726 ratings
22.
Lord of Light
Lord of Light 4.05 avg rating — 34,874 ratings
23.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 182,155 ratings
24.
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon 3.95 avg rating — 140,626 ratings
25.
Soldier of the Mist (Latro, #1)
Soldier of the Mist (Latro, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 4,103 ratings
26.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 20,462 ratings
27.
The Einstein Intersection
The Einstein Intersection 3.55 avg rating — 6,129 ratings
28.
Horns
Horns
by: Joe Hill
3.93 avg rating — 118,557 ratings
29.
Jurgen (The Biography of Manuel, #7)
Jurgen (The Biography of Manuel, #7) 3.82 avg rating — 1,086 ratings
30.
Days Between Stations
Days Between Stations 3.98 avg rating — 1,109 ratings
30.
Tours of the Black Clock
Tours of the Black Clock really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 946 ratings
32.
Arc d'X
Arc d'X 3.97 avg rating — 585 ratings
33.
The Good Fairies of New York
The Good Fairies of New York 3.51 avg rating — 5,544 ratings
34.
The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death
The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death 4.23 avg rating — 7,112 ratings
35.
The Time of the Ghost
The Time of the Ghost 3.71 avg rating — 2,937 ratings
36.
The Groo Adventurer (Groo the Wanderer, #1-4)
The Groo Adventurer (Groo the Wanderer, #1-4) 4.18 avg rating — 240 ratings
37.
The Country of the Blind
The Country of the Blind 3.84 avg rating — 8,526 ratings
38.
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth 4.08 avg rating — 24,516 ratings
38.
Animal Man, Vol. 1
Animal Man, Vol. 1 4.11 avg rating — 6,275 ratings
40.
Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1)
Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 40,539 ratings
41.
Archer's Goon
Archer's Goon 4.08 avg rating — 4,953 ratings
42.
Bone: The Complete Edition
Bone: The Complete Edition 4.46 avg rating — 38,169 ratings
43.
Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4)
Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4) 3.82 avg rating — 2,656 ratings
44.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
The Napoleon of Notting Hill 3.83 avg rating — 3,891 ratings
44.
The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters 4.27 avg rating — 499,731 ratings
46.
The Silver Locusts
The Silver Locusts 4.16 avg rating — 279,663 ratings
47.
Peace
Peace 4.11 avg rating — 2,580 ratings
48.
Beloved Demons
Beloved Demons 4.21 avg rating — 68 ratings
49.
Come Unto These Yellow Sands
Come Unto These Yellow Sands 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings
50.
The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke
The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings
51.
The King of Elfland's Daughter
The King of Elfland's Daughter 3.82 avg rating — 8,689 ratings
52.
Evelyn Evelyn
Evelyn Evelyn 3.73 avg rating — 427 ratings
53.
The Moth: This Is a True Story
The Moth: This Is a True Story 4.35 avg rating — 4,740 ratings
54.
Travel Arrangements: Short Stories
Travel Arrangements: Short Stories 3.95 avg rating — 83 ratings
54.
Art and Artifice and Other Essays of Illusion
Art and Artifice and Other Essays of Illusion 4.14 avg rating — 133 ratings
56.
Midnight Robber
Midnight Robber 3.93 avg rating — 3,780 ratings
56.
Voice of the Fire
Voice of the Fire 3.96 avg rating — 2,329 ratings
58.
The Magic Eardrums
The Magic Eardrums 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
59.
Votan
Votan 3.60 avg rating — 161 ratings
60.
Lust: or No Harm Done
Lust: or No Harm Done 3.52 avg rating — 218 ratings
60.
Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age
Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age 3.98 avg rating — 2,578 ratings
62.
Shadowland
Shadowland 3.89 avg rating — 12,604 ratings
63.
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror and Fantasy
Rudyard Kipling's Tales of Horror and Fantasy 3.84 avg rating — 599 ratings
64.
Will Eisner's New York: Life in the Big City
Will Eisner's New York: Life in the Big City 4.38 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
65.
The Best of the Spirit
The Best of the Spirit 3.93 avg rating — 951 ratings
66.
Simon and Kirby: Superheroes
Simon and Kirby: Superheroes
by: Joe Simon
3.96 avg rating — 49 ratings
67.
Kirby: King of Comics
Kirby: King of Comics 4.12 avg rating — 2,444 ratings
68.
Batman Cover to Cover: The Greatest Comic Book Covers of the Dark Knight
Batman Cover to Cover: The Greatest Comic Book Covers of the Dark Knight 4.13 avg rating — 106 ratings
69.
Deadface: Immortality Isn't Forever
Deadface: Immortality Isn't Forever 4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings
70.
Krabat
Krabat 3.91 avg rating — 24,405 ratings
71.
Sandman Mystery Theatre, Vol. 1: The Tarantula
Sandman Mystery Theatre, Vol. 1: The Tarantula 3.94 avg rating — 1,627 ratings
72.
Black Maria
Black Maria 3.76 avg rating — 2,268 ratings
72.
Cerebus (Cerebus, #1)
Cerebus (Cerebus, #1)
by: Dave Sim
3.72 avg rating — 3,243 ratings
74.
Music for Mechanics
Music for Mechanics 4.20 avg rating — 1,983 ratings
75.
The Borribles (The Borrible Trilogy #1)
The Borribles (The Borrible Trilogy #1) 4.05 avg rating — 651 ratings
75.
Just William (Just William, #1)
Just William (Just William, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 5,488 ratings
77.
The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Men Who Stare at Goats 3.63 avg rating — 20,028 ratings
78.
The Stars My Destination
The Stars My Destination 4.06 avg rating — 54,402 ratings
79.
London Labour and the London Poor
London Labour and the London Poor 4.04 avg rating — 842 ratings
80.
Hothouse
Hothouse 3.62 avg rating — 6,027 ratings
81.
253
253 3.58 avg rating — 1,277 ratings
81.
Selected Stories
Selected Stories 3.85 avg rating — 267 ratings
83.
Gumshoe: Reflections in a Private Eye
Gumshoe: Reflections in a Private Eye 3.71 avg rating — 42 ratings
84.
The Storisende Edition - The Biography of Manuel.
The Storisende Edition - The Biography of Manuel. 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
84.
The Original Dr. Shade and Other Stories
The Original Dr. Shade and Other Stories 4.16 avg rating — 57 ratings
86.
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa 4.10 avg rating — 4,048 ratings
86.
Rock Star: Adventures of a Meteorite Man
Rock Star: Adventures of a Meteorite Man 4.91 avg rating — 34 ratings
88.
Danse Macabre
Danse Macabre 3.67 avg rating — 30,583 ratings
89.
The Norse Myths
The Norse Myths 4.17 avg rating — 7,451 ratings
89.
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 4.08 avg rating — 2,373 ratings
91.
Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams
Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams 3.66 avg rating — 386 ratings
92.
Reflections: On the Magic of Writing
Reflections: On the Magic of Writing 4.32 avg rating — 951 ratings
93.
Dogsbody
Dogsbody 4.10 avg rating — 7,293 ratings
94.
Hard Core: Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible"
Hard Core: Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible" 4.09 avg rating — 272 ratings
95.
The Tolkien Reader
The Tolkien Reader really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,172 ratings
96.
Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores
Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores 3.81 avg rating — 288 ratings
97.
The Best of Sci-Fi 12
The Best of Sci-Fi 12 3.70 avg rating — 33 ratings
98.
A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-Fiction
A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-Fiction 4.24 avg rating — 5,946 ratings
99.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,245 ratings
100.
A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel
A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel 4.34 avg rating — 987 ratings
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