Book #221 of 2021: Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown edited by Steve Cole This 2020 publication is a lovely collection of short fiction, all either written during the COVID-19 pandemic or at least unreleased until then. Only three of the sixteen entries are brand-new for this title; most were posted free online over the course …
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Book #10 of 2019: Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman This is a goofy little shaggy-dog story, made up of the series of outlandish excuses a father offers to his children for why he was late picking up some milk from the store. (And I do mean “little” — at an audiobook length of just …
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Book #224 of 2018: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett I loved this book back in middle school, and it’s even better now that I get more of the jokes (thanks to being both older and more familiar with British culture). The story is a terrifically funny take on the Christian apocalypse, an …
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Book #122 of 2018: Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman A very short book — the unabridged audiobook lasts less than two hours at normal speed — that showcases Neil Gaiman’s great storytelling skills and love for Norse mythology. His original tale of a young disabled boy’s chance encounter with Thor, Loki, and …
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Book #25 of 2018: The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman This is a collection of essays, speeches, and other writings from author Neil Gaiman, pulled from across the span of his career. They contain some interesting reflections on his own works, literature in general, and writers like Douglas Adams and …
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Book #51 of 2017: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman A neat retelling of old myths about Odin, Thor, and the other Norse gods, synthesized by Neil Gaiman from a variety of original sources. It doesn’t read like a novel (because it isn’t one), nor does it bear much resemblance to Gaiman’s other work. But it’s …
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Book #21 of 2016: Rogues edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois Rogues took me forever to read, partly because it’s a really long book and partly because I had to share custody of the library copy with two or three other people, so there were weeks at a time when I couldn’t …
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Book #19 of 2016: Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman This Neil Gaiman short story collection is about what you would expect if you’ve read a Neil Gaiman short story collection before. I really liked the Sherlock Holmes story The Case of Death and Honey, and of course it’s always fun to …
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