His development and character arc is very much that of an unlikely hero but there are some questions about him that are never answered that really work in the novels favour.ĭoor is very interesting but I did much prefer Hunter and of course, the Marquis de Carabas. Richard Mayhew has some very similar traits to Shadow Moon but he does use his voice a lot more and speaks his mind quite often. Gaiman can write characters that will both walk with you, comfort you and put you in great danger after you leave the book on the shelf. The relationship between those above and below is so close to the approach people have towards the homeless that I even began to question my own attitude towards this too. This initially being how Richard ends up in London Below. It is very interesting that the people of London Above don’t see or remember anyone of London Below. London Below is a place that belongs to various baronies and duchies and is littered with people, streets, trains and other things that have just been forgotten. Neverwhere is the original alternate London story. The alternate London trope in fantasy is a favourite (a post on this someday) and noone does it better than Neil Gaiman. When Richard is left with very little choice to go to this London Below, he is left with one option. There is a London with rat speakers, angels, vicious assasins and train stations that never existed. After saving the life of an injured young woman named Door, Richard is suddenly confronted with the fact that the London he knew is not the only London. Richard Mayhew’s life takes an unexpected turn after a small act of kindness. And I dragged reading this book out for an entire week. This book, is shockingly, the only Neil Gaiman book I have never read. Good evening and apologies for my absence! I have been work busy, a bit exhausted and had an impromptu weekend away which was well needed. But if this is all there is, then I don’t want to be sane.’

Neverwhere series