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Neil Gaiman Recommended Books
Neil Gaiman has recommended 35 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films.
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The 13 Clocks
by James Thurber
Neil Gaiman mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Shadow & Claw
The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun'
by Gene Wolfe
"The best science fiction novel of the last century. A four volume book about memory and truth." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
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by Roger Dean
"Loved it." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
The Lord of the Rings (4 books)
Neil Gaiman mentioned this series on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Elon Musk recommended this seriesElon Musk
"I know it's cliche, but [this] is my favorite book ever." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this series 
Laird Hamilton recommended this seriesLaird Hamilton
"When I was young, my mom read those books to me before I could even read." - Laird Hamilton
Laird Hamilton's recommendation of this series 
Naval Ravikant recommended this seriesNaval Ravikant
"Loved [this series] and other fiction when younger." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this series 
Nolan Bushnell recommended this seriesNolan Bushnell
Nolan Bushnell recommended this series in his "Finding the Next Steve Jobs" book.
Nolan Bushnell's recommendation of this series 
Paul Graham recommended this seriesPaul Graham
Paul Graham's answer to "any book recommendations for young adults?"
Paul Graham's recommendation of this series 
Peter Thiel recommended this seriesPeter Thiel
"The classic [series] I always give." - Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's recommendation of this series +2
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- Reid Hoffman
"[The series] that I’ve most often read." - Reid Hoffman
- James Clear
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear
- Reid Hoffman
The City We Became
A Novel
by N. K. Jemisin
"It is such a good book." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
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Craig Newmark recommended this book on Twitter.
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Lud-in-the-Mist
by Hope Mirrlees
"My favourite fairy tale/detective novel/history/fantasy." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
"Like Jane Austen's huge lost fantasy novel about the return of magic to England." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
Paco (10 books)
"My small son Ash loves them, and when nothing else will soothe him, he will happily listen to/read a Paco book." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
"On a distant planet, far in the future, Earth Colonists rule the world as the gods of the Hindu Pantheon. One of their number becomes Buddha to fight them. A mixture of religion and adventure and science fiction." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
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1 person- Naval Ravikant recommended this book
Naval Ravikant
"The only sci-fi novel that I know of where the protagonist is a Buddha." - Naval Ravikant
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Johnny and the Dead
Johnny Maxwell, Book 2
by Terry Pratchett
Neil Gaiman mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Archer's Goon
by Diana Wynne Jones
"She was the best writer of magical children's fiction of our generation. I don't know if this is the best of her novels, but it's my favourite." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
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The Years Have Pants
by Eddie Campbell
"The best autobiography in comics form ever done, perhaps because that wasn't what he was trying to do." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
The Man Who Was Thursday
by G.K. Chesterton
"A police agent infiltrates the high council of anarchists in this glorious nightmare romp." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
London Labour and the London Poor
by Henry Mayhew
"Like a big mad Dickens novel that just keeps going. Real life interviews with the Victorian working poor." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
Horns
by Joe Hill
"An immensely powerful writer. This, his second novel, is about a man who wakes up after a bad night with horns pushing out of his forehead." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
The Colour of Magic
Discworld, Book 1
by Terry Pratchett
Neil Gaiman mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book, Book 1
by Rudyard Kipling
Neil Gaiman mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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1 person
Richard Branson recommended this bookRichard Branson
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
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Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
"From the highest in the land to the lowest, the court of Chancery destroys lives. A wonderful read even if you don't like Spontaneous Human Combustion." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
Bizarre Romance
by Audrey Niffenegger
"A wonderful book!" - Neil Gaiman (Source)
How Do You Live?
by Genzaburo Yoshino
"A wonderful book." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods
by Catherynne M. Valente
"You’d almost definitely want to buy a copy for yourself or for a loved one." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
The Black Ridge
Amongst the Cuillin of Skye
by Simon Ingram
"It felt like it was written for me." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
Trieste And The Meaning Of Nowhere
by Jan Morris
"The only one of [this author]'s books I ever loved." - Neil Gaiman (Source)
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