Prelude to Softly and Silently Vanishing Away
posted by Neil Gaiman
My plans for the rest of the year are basically, finish the last Good Omens TV script, and then to write a novel.
I'm doing one TV interview for THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS.
I'm making a couple of mysterious appearances for the American Gods tv series.
I'm not going to entirely vanish from social media, but probably, pretty much, I'll be gone, and living in a book which currently doesn't exist except in weird notes and ideas and things in my head.
As a general rule, when I leave social media, I blog a bit more. So keep half an eye on this blog. There are some amazing things coming out this year, and I would be an idiot if I didn't let you all know about them, so you will...
For example, what on earth is this photo about?
Who are these people? And what does it have to do with Neverwhere?
All ...we���re thrilled that, later this year, led by the ever-dangerous Marquis de Carabas, we���ll be taking a short trip back to the land of London Below.We're expecting high adventure and a spine-tingling ride, with a mix of brand new characters and old favourites....which is definitely interesting. And will need to be announced. And so will the amazing new Chris Riddell illustrated edition of Neverwhere from the UK: I've never seen anything like it before.
This is a photograph of Chris and the cover of the book, wrapped around a completely different book, to make it look like the actual book.
And then there's the wonderful secret thing we are doing with the US paperback covers, which is making me very happy indeed. And you'll learn about them here, and I'm sure I'll put that up on Facebook and Twitter too.
And then there's the announcement of the book I finished last month... That's happening soon. It's exciting. I'll announce that.
So I'm basically around for another week.
Expect a vague vanishing. And an eventual return. And interruptions for information.
But mostly I'm planning to be low profile online and living in my head in order to report back, from dark strange places, the remarkable doings of some most peculiar people.
Labels: chris Riddell, how the marquis got his coat back, The Seven Sisters, Vanishing authors
My plans for the rest of the year are basically, finish the last Good Omens TV script, and then to write a novel.
I'm doing one TV interview for THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS.
I'm making a couple of mysterious appearances for the American Gods tv series.
I'm not going to entirely vanish from social media, but probably, pretty much, I'll be gone, and living in a book which currently doesn't exist except in weird notes and ideas and things in my head.
As a general rule, when I leave social media, I blog a bit more. So keep half an eye on this blog. There are some amazing things coming out this year, and I would be an idiot if I didn't let you all know about them, so you will...
For example, what on earth is this photo about?
Who are these people? And what does it have to do with Neverwhere?
All ...we���re thrilled that, later this year, led by the ever-dangerous Marquis de Carabas, we���ll be taking a short trip back to the land of London Below.We're expecting high adventure and a spine-tingling ride, with a mix of brand new characters and old favourites....which is definitely interesting. And will need to be announced. And so will the amazing new Chris Riddell illustrated edition of Neverwhere from the UK: I've never seen anything like it before.
This is a photograph of Chris and the cover of the book, wrapped around a completely different book, to make it look like the actual book.
And then there's the wonderful secret thing we are doing with the US paperback covers, which is making me very happy indeed. And you'll learn about them here, and I'm sure I'll put that up on Facebook and Twitter too.
And then there's the announcement of the book I finished last month... That's happening soon. It's exciting. I'll announce that.
So I'm basically around for another week.
Expect a vague vanishing. And an eventual return. And interruptions for information.
But mostly I'm planning to be low profile online and living in my head in order to report back, from dark strange places, the remarkable doings of some most peculiar people.
Labels: chris Riddell, how the marquis got his coat back, The Seven Sisters, Vanishing authors
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Jun 16, 2016 05:58AM
A short new Neverwhere installment, done as an audio play it looks like? Today just keeps getting better! He is such a great character!
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This is brilliant! I adored the Marquis and ever since I read Neverwhere I wished you had written more about him.
Good luck with your work! I recently started reading Good Omens and love it. The part on Famine's new occupation was way ahead of its time.
A new Neverwhere story?? I'm thrilled as I loved the Marquis de Carabas!
Velia wrote: "This is brilliant! I adored the Marquis and ever since I read Neverwhere I wished you had written more about him."Have you read "How the Marquis got his coat back"? Brilliant addition to the book. :)
Check it out here:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Be still my beating heart! I've worn out (if that's possible in a digital world) my copies of Neverwhere in all its incarnations, so anything new is to be awaited with bated breath.
You can leave social media Neil, we'll still love you just as much, and we'll understand that you'll be living in a book, as long as you promise to one day share this book with us...Happy book-living and feel free to interrupt us with information any time you like :-)
Everything about this is "Yes!".More Neverwhere, "Yes!"
New Novel, "Yes!"
Illustrated "Neverwhere": "YES YES YES!!"
Be sure to take plenty of food and water, and make arrangements for your pets.
More NEVERWHERE?!! :O! Ohmygoodness, YES!! :D
Oh do enjoy your next adventure! Can't wait to read what strange new things you'll bring to life. And thank you so much for leaving us first with a new book to read in the mean time...LOVING A View from the Cheap Seats!
Isn't that Bernard Cribbins? Loved him in Dr. Who. Look forward to hearing that wonderful voice in Neverwhere.
You deserve the social media break, especially if it means a few more blog posts :-) Can't wait for a new novel, and really really can't wait a return to Neverwhere.P.S. There's a fella in the pic looks a lot like Bernard Cribbins!
