JustEm Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 If dh likes Neil Gaiman what other authors might he like? I've got one more gift to get him and the next Neil Gaiman book doesn't come out until Feb so I was thinking of introducing him to a new author. But I'm coming up short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Get him the new essay collection 'View from the Cheap Seats ' - lots of fiction recs from the man himself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I don't know the author, but has he read, Off to be the Wizard? There are two more books in the series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Get him the new essay collection 'View from the Cheap Seats ' - lots of fiction recs from the man himself. Hmm somehow I missed this book. I think dh will love it. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 I don't know the author, but has he read, Off to be the Wizard? There are two more books in the series. Haven't heard of this book and I know he hasn't read it. I'll take a look tonight once I get settled into bed. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 You are totally out of luck, because NO ONE is like Neil Gaiman. He's basically his own genre, LOL. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AurieD Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I'd give China Mieville a shot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Neil Gaiman wrote a book with Terry Pratchett: Good Omens. It is awesome (one of my favorite books, actually), If he hasn't read it, he should. If he has, then get him a Terry Pratchett book (or two or three...). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Haven't heard of this book and I know he hasn't read it. I'll take a look tonight once I get settled into bed. Thank you. I think we have all three, which have been read at most twice. I didn't read them, but I'd be happy to sell them if you're interested. The lady two look brand new, just not sure I'd we have the first one or if my son borrowed it to my husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Has he read the Patrick Rothfuss books? Neil Gaiman helped launch Susanna Clark. She wrote Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. She was in a writing class and her teacher sent some of her work to Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman was blown away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Neil Gaiman wrote a book with Terry Pratchett: Good Omens. It is awesome (one of my favorite books, actually), If he hasn't read it, he should. If he has, then get him a Terry Pratchett book (or two or three...). That book is a favorite of mine as well. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor_dad Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I'd give China Mieville a shot. I agree some Mieville is very Gaimanesque. "Kraken" reminds me of a noirish, very London version of American Gods. "Un Lun Dun" is on par with Gaiman's YA/kids stuff... different but comparable to Graveyard Book. Mieville's other stuff can be a bit more "literary" which can be hit or miss depending on your tastes and the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) I don't think anyone has quite the same "graveyard creep + dark humor" spin as Gaiman... ;) My suggestions of specific books: - The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Barnavelt) - The Princess Bride (Goldman) - The Midnight Circus (Morgenstern) - Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury) - Shades of Grey (Fforde) - The Eyre Affair (Fforde) -- and sequels (this is the "Thursday Next" series)- - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Sloan) - Down the Rabbit Hole (Abrahams) - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Adams) - The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul (Adams) - Starship Titanic (Douglas Adams and Terry Jones) - Ready Player One (Cline) - author Terry Pratchett (already mentioned above that he co-authored Good Omens with Gaiman) - some of Stephen King's works -- although horror-driven, rather than "dark-driven" like Gaiman Gaiman definitely has a "young adult" feel to many of his works, but if more adult/complex works are okay: - The Man Who Was Thursday (Chesterton) - perhaps some of China Mevielle's books - The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Chabon) -- or others by Chabon - Gormanghast series (Peake) - short stories or collections by Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, or Bruno Shultz - Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature (Manguel) -- vol. 1 and vol. 2 -- anthology of surreal and fantastical short stories; many authors Here's a Good Books list: Authors Similar to Neil Gaiman Edited December 6, 2016 by Lori D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Have you tried http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I agree with Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Clarke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I have read all the Terry Pratchets and am going on to Gaiman at some point so maybe your dh could do the opposite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Thank you all! Now I have lots of research to do. I love finding new authors for other people! I've read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, I don't think dh did even though I probably recommended it. He was out of a reading phase at that point because he was too busy. Maybe ill suggest it again. It won't count as a gift though since we own it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Oh, Ready Player One is a good rec, particularly if he's ever played video games. It has a distinct 1980s geek vibe, but, really anyone who's played will ping to it, I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 You are totally out of luck, because NO ONE is like Neil Gaiman. He's basically his own genre, LOL. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Oh, Ready Player One is a good rec, particularly if he's ever played video games. It has a distinct 1980s geek vibe, but, really anyone who's played will ping to it, I think. He's read that one! I have yet too though. My pile of books to read is so long who knows when I'll get to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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