
He does not back down even when he realizes that the star is a woman.

In an attempt to redeem himself in her eyes, Tristan vows to capture a fallen star for her. Stardust– Stardust follows the story of a male protagonist, Tristan who is unable to secure the hand of his beloved. The main attraction for this man is the Hempstock Farmhouse which housed three generations of powerful and strange women. He ends up reliving many childhood memories as he drives through the nostalgic pathways of Sussex. The Ocean at the End of the Lane – This Neil Gaiman story revolves around a middle-aged British man who returns to his hometown, Sussex for a funeral. The protagonists of the story are in charge of looking after the spawn of the devil as he grows up, and in the meantime, they also observe how the earth changes and transforms over the years. It is a supernatural comedy novel that begins as a parody of the supernatural horror film by Richard Donner, The Omen, and follows the story of an angel and a devil. Good Omens – Co-authored by Terry Pratchett, Good Omens has gained immense critical acclaim in literary circles. The premise of the story (that Gods need people to invent and worship them) – is unraveled slowly and carefully through the novel as Shadow takes a peculiar road trip across the country.

American Gods follows the story of Shadow, a convict fresh out of prison who is recruited by a strange person called Wednesday. After using a fountain pen to write the first draft of Stardust (to capture the spirit of the 1920s), Gaiman now uses fountain pens for all of his first drafts.Īmerican Gods – This is the most celebrated work of Neil Gaiman’s.He interviewed science fiction writer Michael Moorcock for the comic. Gaiman began a comic book in 1976 with his friends.Gaiman believes that every book has a gender.

Neil Gaiman was part of a punk band called the Ex-Execs where they performed Stepping Stone when he was 16 years old.
