Loved his books but can't bring myself to read them anymore by steve_the_barberian Related: suggest me someone similar to cormac mccarthy WWI Diesel Punk / Steam Punk Books on how to be assertive and level headed and can make a decision without being indecisive all the time Is the book “Universal Principles of Design” worth reading? The discovery of dinosaurs?
PatchworkGirl82 on February 2, 2025 8:17 pm Angela Carter Terry Pratchett Douglas Adams Jane Yolen Phillip Pullman Robin McKinley
Hatherence on February 2, 2025 9:19 pm Rocannon’s World by Ursula K. Le Guin A previous time this question was asked, I recommended China Mieville, but was told not to. [Context, if you wish to decide for yourself](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/1i950dj/suggest_an_alternative_to_neil_gaiman_please/m941gf1/?context=3)
Imperator_Helvetica on February 2, 2025 11:37 pm Diana Wynne-Jones – Howl’s Moving Castle, Chrestomanci, Archer’s Goon Susanna Clarke – Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Piranesi, The Ladies of Grace Adieu Alan Moore – Illuminations Susan Cooper – The Dark is Rising John Masefield – The Box of Delights
scandalliances on February 3, 2025 5:02 am If you’re willing to look at one off novels that I think might capture aspects of what I’ve read of Gaiman’s books: The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean Gallant by V. E. Schwab Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell
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Angela Carter
Terry Pratchett
Douglas Adams
Jane Yolen
Phillip Pullman
Robin McKinley
Tanith Lee
Christopher Moore
Kazuo Ishiguro is such an incredible storyteller
Rocannon’s World by Ursula K. Le Guin
A previous time this question was asked, I recommended China Mieville, but was told not to. [Context, if you wish to decide for yourself](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/1i950dj/suggest_an_alternative_to_neil_gaiman_please/m941gf1/?context=3)
Diana Wynne-Jones – Howl’s Moving Castle, Chrestomanci, Archer’s Goon
Susanna Clarke – Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Piranesi, The Ladies of Grace Adieu
Alan Moore – Illuminations
Susan Cooper – The Dark is Rising
John Masefield – The Box of Delights
Peter S. Beagle – The Last Unicorn and other novels
Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater
If you’re willing to look at one off novels that I think might capture aspects of what I’ve read of Gaiman’s books:
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Gallant by V. E. Schwab
Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell
Seanan McGuire