Neil Gaiman bibliography


This is a list of works by Neil Gaiman.

Nonfiction

Comics

UK publishers

Titles published by various British publishers include:

DC Comics

Titles published by DC Comics include:

Vertigo

Titles published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint include:
  • The Sandman-related works:
  • *Death :
  • ** Death: The High Cost of Living #1–3 collected as Death: The High Cost of Living
  • ** Death: The Time of Your Life #1–3 collected as Death: The Time of Your Life
  • *Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers, 1989–1997
  • ** The collection of Dave McKean's covers for The Sandman and related art with commentary by both Gaiman and McKean.
  • ** Features the short semi-autobiographical story titled "The Last Sandman Story"
  • *Vertigo: Winter's Edge :
  • ** "Desire: The Flowers of Romance"
  • ** "Death: A Winter's Tale"
  • ** "Desire: How They Met Themselves"
  • *The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
  • ** The novel was later published in the form of a comic book as The Sandman: The Dream Hunters #1–4
  • ** The comic adaptation was collected as The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
  • *Endless Nights">Endless (comics)">Endless Nights consisting of seven chapters:
  • ** "Death and Venice"
  • ** "What I've Tasted of Desire"
  • ** "Dream: The Heart of a Star"
  • ** "Fifteen Portraits of Despair"
  • ** "Delirium: Going Inside"
  • ** "Destruction: On the Peninsula"
  • ** "Destiny: Endless Nights"
  • * In 2006, DC Comics began reprinting The Sandman in a series of comprehensive Absolute Editions with recolored and partially remastered art :
  • ** The Sandman: Absolute Edition Volume 1
  • ** The Sandman: Absolute Edition Volume 2
  • *** Includes the Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams one-shot featuring pin-ups of Morpheus created by various artists and an afterword written by Gaiman.
  • ** The Sandman: Absolute Edition Volume 3
  • *** Includes the Endless Gallery one-shot featuring pin-ups of characters from the Endless created by various artists and an introduction written by Gaiman.
  • ** The Sandman: Absolute Edition Volume 4
  • ** Death: Absolute Edition
  • *** Includes the A Death Gallery one-shot featuring pin-ups of Death created by various artists and an introduction written by Gaiman.
  • ** The Sandman: Absolute Edition Volume 5
  • *The Sandman: Overture #1–6 collected as The Sandman: Overture
  • *Dream States: The Collected Dreaming, Sandman Presents and Overture Covers, 1997–2014
  • ** The collection of Dave McKean's covers for various The Sandman spin-off titles with commentary by both Gaiman and McKean.
  • ** Features a short story titled "Fish Out of Water"
  • The Children's Crusade #1–2 and Peter Snejbjerg
  • * These issues were initially created to serve as the bookends for the eponymous crossover among Vertigo's ongoing series published within five Annual specials.
  • * In 2012, Vertigo commissioned Toby Litt to write a new middle chapter in place of the Annuals and rework the second issue to fit the new storyline.
  • * The new version was published as Free Country: A Tale of the Children's Crusade
  • The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch
  • Stardust #1–4 collected as ''Stardust''

Spin-offs by other authors

''The Books of Magic''
Titles starring characters introduced or re-introduced by Gaiman in The Books of Magic include:
Titles starring characters and/or based on concepts introduced or re-introduced by Gaiman during his run on The Sandman include:
In 2018, Vertigo launched The Sandman Universe sub-imprint with an eponymous one-shot consisting of several segments produced by various creators from a story by Gaiman:
The one-shot was followed by four ongoing series produced mostly by the creative teams behind the short stories:
  • The Dreaming vol. 2 #1–20, Dani and Matías Bergara and Marguerite Sauvage
  • House of Whispers #1–22
  • * The series was canceled, and the last two issues ended up being released only in digital format.
  • * Issues #21–22 were published in print as part of the House of Whispers: Watching the Watchers collection.
  • Lucifer vol. 3 #1–18, Sebastián Fiumara, Kelley Jones, Leomacs and Fernando Blanco
  • * The series has been solicited through issue #21 but these remaining issues ended up being cancelled, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • * Stories intended for publication in later issues were eventually released in the Lucifer: The Wild Hunt and Lucifer: The Devil at Heart collected editions.
  • Books of Magic #1–23 and David Barnett, drawn by Tom Fowler, Brian Churilla and Craig Taillefer
After the dissolution of Vertigo, new and existing The Sandman Universe titles continued publication under DC Black Label:

Marvel Comics

Titles published by Marvel and its various imprints include:

Other US publishers

Titles published by various American publishers include:

Novels and children's books

Novels

The following table can be sorted to show Gaiman's novels in chronological order, or arranged alphabetically by title, or by co-author, or by series:
YearTitleCo-authorSeriesPublisherISBNNotes and awards
1990Good OmensTerry PratchettWorkman Publishing

  • Locus and World Fantasy nominees for Best Novel, 1991
1996NeverwhereBBC Books
  • Based on Gaiman's script for the BBC miniseries.
1999StardustWilliam Morrow and Company
  • Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1999
2001American GodsWilliam Morrow and Company
  • Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker and Locus Awards winner, 2002;
  • British Science Fiction Award nominee, 2001;
  • British and World Fantasy Award nominee, 2002.
2002CoralineHarperCollins
2005Anansi BoysHarperCollins
  • British and Locus Fantasy Awards winner, 2006
2007InterWorldMichael ReavesInterWorldHarperCollins
2008The Graveyard BookHarperCollins

  • 2009 Hugo Awards winner, Newbery Medal
  • British Fantasy and World Fantasy Awards nominee, 2009
  • 2010 Carnegie medal
2013The Silver DreamMichael Reaves, Mallory ReavesInterWorldHarperCollins
2013The Ocean at the End of the LaneWilliam Morrow and Company

2015Eternity's WheelMichael Reaves, Mallory ReavesInterWorldHarperCollins
2017Norse MythologyBloomsbury Publishing

Illustrated books

The following table can be sorted to show Gaiman's illustrated books in chronological order, or arranged alphabetically by title, or by illustrator, or by series:
YearTitleIllustratorSeriesPublisherISBNNotes
1997The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two GoldfishDave McKeanWhite Wolf Publishing
2002CoralineDave McKeanHarperCollins

  • 2003 Hugo, Stoker, Locus and British SF Award winner
  • 2004 Nebula Award winner
2002A Walking Tour of the ShamblesRandy BroeckerAmerican Fantasy PressFictional tour guide co-written by Gaiman and Gene Wolfe
2003The Wolves in the WallsDave McKeanHarperCollins
2005MelindaDagmara MatuszakHill House
2005MirrorMaskDave McKeanHarperCollins
Based on the eponymous film written by Gaiman and directed by McKean
2008Odd and the Frost GiantsBrett HelquistBloomsbury Publishing
2008The Dangerous AlphabetGris GrimlyHarperCollins
2009Blueberry GirlCharles VessHarperCollins
2009Crazy HairDave McKeanHarperCollins
2010InstructionsCharles VessHarperCollins
2013Chu's DayAdam RexChuHarperCollins
2013Fortunately, the MilkSkottie Young
Chris Riddell
Boulet
HarperCollins
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2014Chu's First Day of SchoolAdam RexChuHarperCollins
2014Hansel and GretelLorenzo MattottiBloomsbury Publishing
2014The Sleeper and the SpindleChris RiddellBloomsbury Publishing
2016Chu's Day at the BeachAdam RexChuHarperFestival
2017CinnamonDivya SrinivasanHarperCollins
2020Pirate StewChris RiddellBloomsbury Publishing
2021The Case of Death and HoneyGary GianniArete Editions
* 2012 Locus Award Winner
2023What You Need To Be WarmCover Illustration by Oliver Jeffers.
Interior illustrations by Chris Riddell, Benji Davies, Yuliya Gwilym, Nadine Kaadan, Daniel Egnéus, Pam Smy, Petr Horácek, Beth Suzanna, Bagram Ibatoulline, Marie-Alice Harel, Majid Adin and Richard Jones.
Bloomsbury Publishing
Fundraising book written as an illustrated poem, in Gaiman's role as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.

Adapted to comics

Short fiction and poetry

Collected

Smoke and Mirrors ----
The US, UK and eBook editions have some differences in the stories they contain
† — not included in the US print version
‡ — not included in the eBook version
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TitleYearOriginally published inOriginally published byNotes
"Reading the Entrails: A Rondel"1997The Fortune TellerDAW
"The Wedding Present"
Presented as part of the introduction
1998Dark Terrors Volume 4Gollancz Ltd|Gollancz]
"Chivalry"1992Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other OccurrencesUnnameable Press
"Nicholas Was..."1990Drabble II: Double CenturyBeccon Publications
"The Price"1997Dark Terrors Volume 3Gollancz
"Troll Bridge"1993Snow White, Blood RedWilliam Morrow and Company
"Don't Ask Jack"1995Overstreet's Fan #3Gemstone PublishingPublished with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling
"The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories"1996David Copperfield's Beyond ImaginationHarper Prism
"Eaten " 1996Off LimitsSt. Martin's Press
"The White Road"1995Ruby Slippers, Golden TearsWilliam Morrow and Company
"Queen of Knives"1994TombsWhite Wolf Publishing
"The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch" †‡1998Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #3Quantum CatPublished with illustrations by Tony Daniel
"Changes"1998Crossing the BorderIndigo Press
"The Daughter of Owls"1996Overstreet's Fan #9Gemstone PublishingPublished with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling
"Shoggoth's Old Peculiar"1998The Mammoth Book of Comic FantasyRobinson
"Virus"1990Digital DreamsNew English Library
"Looking for the Girl"1985Penthouse UK vol. 20 #10Sightline PublicationsPublished with illustrations by Terry Pastor
"Only [the End of the World Again]"1994Shadows Over InnsmouthFedogan & Bremer
Published with illustrations by Martin McKenna
"Lawrence Talbot: Bay Wolf"1998Dark DetectivesFedogan & Bremer
Published with illustrations by Randy Broecker
"Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot" 1998The Art of Vampire: The MasqueradeWhite Wolf Publishing
"We Can Get Them for You Wholesale"1984Knave vol. 16 #7Knave PublishingPublished with illustrations by Russel Walker
"One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock"1994Tales of the White WolfWhite Wolf Publishing
"Cold Colors"1990Midnight Graffiti #6Midnight Graffiti PublishingPublished with illustrations by Stuart Clift
"The Sweeper of Dreams"1996Overstreet's Fan #8Gemstone PublishingPublished with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling
"Foreign Parts"1990Words without PicturesEclipse
Published with a caricature of Gaiman by John Bolton
"Vampire Sestina"1989Fantasy Tales vol. 10 #2Robinson Publishing
Published with illustrations by an uncredited artist
"Mouse"1993Narrow Houses Volume 2: Touch WoodLittle, Brown and Company
"The Sea Change"1995Overstreet's Fan #6Gemstone PublishingPublished with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling
"How Do You Think It Feels?" †‡1998In the Shadow of the GargoyleAce Books
"When We Went to See the End of the World
by Dawnie Morningside, Age 11¼"
"Desert Wind"Written for Robin Anders of Boiled in Lead to accompany one of his tracks
"Tastings"1998Sirens and Other Daemon LoversHarperPrism
"In the End"
Titled "Apple" in the eBook version
1996Strange KaddishAardwolf Publishing
Published with illustrations by William Shane D. Liddell
"Babycakes"1993Angels and VisitationsDreamHaven
"Murder Mysteries"1992Midnight Graffiti Warner
"Snow, Glass, Apples"1994Snow, Glass, Apples DreamHavenPublished with illustrations by Charles Vess

Fragile Things ----
TitleYearOriginally published inOriginally published byNotes
"The Mapmaker"
Presented as part of the introduction
2003Ancient Emperor Hill HouseAvailable only to the subscribers of the Author's Preferred Edition series
Written for American Gods but removed by Gaiman upon novel's completion
"A Study in Emerald"2003Shadows Over Baker StreetDel Rey Books
"The Fairy Reel"2004The Faery ReelViking
Published as "The Faery Reel", with illustrations by Charles Vess
"October in the Chair"2002Conjunctions Volume 39Bard College
Published with illustrations by Gahan Wilson
"The Hidden Chamber"2005OutsidersRoc
"Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire"2004Gothic!Candlewick Press
"The Flints of Memory Lane"1997Dancing with the DarkVista
"Closing Time"2002McSweeney's Quarterly Concern|McSweeney's Quarterly] #10McSweeney'sPublished with illustrations by Howard Chaykin
"Going Wodwo"2002The Green ManViking
Published with illustrations by Charles Vess
"Bitter Grounds"2003Mojo: Conjure StoriesWarner Aspect
"Other People"2001The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction vol. 101 #4/5Spilogale Inc.
"Keepsakes and Treasures"1999999Hill House
"Good Boys Deserve Favors"1995Overstreet's Fan #5Gemstone PublishingPublished with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling
"The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch"1998Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #3Quantum CatPublished with illustrations by Tony Daniel
"Strange Little Girls"2001Strange Little Girls Tour BookTori Amos
"Harlequin Valentine"1999World Horror Convention 1999 Program BookWorld Horror ConventionPublished with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling
"Locks"1999Silver Birch, Blood MoonAvon
"The Problem of Susan"2004FlightsRoc
"Instructions"2000A [Wolf at the Door (anthology)|A Wolf at the Door]Simon & Schuster
"How Do You Think It Feels?"1998In the Shadow of the GargoyleAce Books
"My Life"2002Sock Monkeys (200 Out of 1,863)Ideal World
Published with a photograph by Arne Svenson
"Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot"1998The Art of Vampire: The MasqueradeWhite Wolf Publishing
"Feeders and Eaters"2002Keep Out of the NightPS Publishing
Published with illustrations by Randy Broecker
"Diseasemaker's Croup"2002The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide
to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases
Night Shade
Published with illustrations by John Coulhart
"In the End"1996Strange KaddishAardwolf Publishing
Published with illustrations by William Shane D. Liddell
""1999whatisthematrix.comWarner Bros.First published in print in The Matrix Comics Volume 1

"Pages from a Journal Found in a Shoebox Left in a Greyhound Bus
Somewhere Between Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Louisville, Kentucky"
2002Scarlet's Walk Tour BookTori Amos
"How to Talk to Girls at Parties"
""2006spiderwords.comRain Graves
"Sunbird"2005Noisy OutlawsMcSweeney's
Published with illustrations by Peter de Sève
"Inventing Aladdin"2003Swan SisterSimon & Schuster
"The Monarch of the Glen"2004Legends IIHarper Voyager
Published as a standalone volume with illustrations by Daniel Egneus:
The Monarch of the Glen

M is for Magic ----
TitleYearOriginally published inOriginally published byNotes
"The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds"1984Knave vol. 16 #9Knave PublishingPublished with illustrations by Andrew Aloof
"Troll Bridge"1993Snow White, Blood RedWilliam Morrow and Company
"Don't Ask Jack"1995Overstreet's Fan #3Gemstone PublishingPublished with a picture of a sculpture by Lisa Snelling
"How to Sell the Ponti Bridge"1985Imagine #24TSR UKPublished with illustrations by Keith Cooper
"October in the Chair"2002Conjunctions Volume 39Bard College
Published with illustrations by Gahan Wilson
"Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire"2004Gothic!Candlewick Press
"Chivalry"1992Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other OccurrencesUnnameable Press
"The Price"1997Dark Terrors Volume 3Gollancz
"How to Talk to Girls at Parties"2006Fragile ThingsWilliam Morrow and Company
"Sunbird"2005Noisy OutlawsMcSweeney's
Published with illustrations by Peter de Sève
"The Witch's Headstone"2007WizardsBerkley
An excerpt from The Graveyard Book
"Instructions"2000A Wolf at the DoorSimon & Schuster

Who Killed Amanda Palmer
Book of photographs related to the fictional death of Amanda Palmer accompanied by Gaiman-written short stories.

A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff ----
TitleYearOriginally published inOriginally published byNotes
"Before You Read This"2008Before You Read ThisTodd KleinArt print designed and lettered by Klein
"Featherquest"1984Imagine #14TSR UKPublished with illustrations by Ed Dovey
"Jerusalem"A reading of this poem, performed by Alexander Morton,
was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on 29 November 2007
"Feminine Endings"2007Four Letter WordChatto & Windus
Published as an untitled short story
"Orange"2008The Starry RiftViking
"Orphee"2000OrpheeProjectPublished as the liner notes for the compilation album
"Ghosts in the Machines"2006The New York Times Op-ed with an illustration by Sam Weber
"The Annotated Brothers Grimm: Grimmer Than You Thought"2004The New York Times
"Black House"2001The Washington Post Published as "Nightcrawlers", a review of Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub
"Summerland"2002The Washington Post Published as "Team Spirit", a review of Summerland by Michael Chabon
"The View from the Cheap Seats"2010The Guardian Published as "A Nobody's Guide to the Oscars"
"Once Upon a Time"2007The Guardian Published as "Happily Ever After"
"Dresden Dolls"2010Spin OnlineSpinMediaPublished as "Neil Gaiman on Amanda Palmer and the Dresden Dolls"
"Introduction to Hothouse by Brian Aldiss"2008HothousePenguin
Published as the introduction to the Penguin Modern Classics edition of the book
""2009journal.neilgaiman.comNeil Gaiman
""2008journal.neilgaiman.comNeil Gaiman
"2004 Harvey Awards Speech"Transcript posted on Gaiman's blog
"2005 Nebula Awards Speech"Transcript posted on Gaiman's blog
"Conjunctions"2009Mythic Delirium #20Published with illustrations by Tim Mullins

Trigger Warning ----
TitleYearOriginally published inOriginally published byNotes
"Shadder"
Presented as part of the introduction
"Making a Chair"Performed as a spoken word piece
on the An Evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer album
"A Lunar Labyrinth"2013Shadows of the New SunTor Books
"The Thing About Cassandra"2010Songs of Love and DeathGallery Books
"Down to a Sunless Sea"2013The Guardian Guardian Media Group
"The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains..."2010Stories: All-New TalesHeadline
Published as a standalone volume with illustrations by Eddie Campbell:
The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains
"My Last Landlady"2010Off the Coastal PathPS Publishing
"Adventure Story"2012McSweeney's Quarterly #40McSweeney's
"Orange"2008The Starry RiftViking
""2013keepmoving.blackberry.comBlackBerry"January" published with an illustration by Niam
"February"" published with an illustration by Kenneth Rodriguez
"March" published with an illustration by Roland Hausheer
"April" published with an illustration by Paul Francis
"May" published with an illustration by Kit Seaton
"June" published with an illustration by George Doutsiopoulos
"July" published with an illustration by Svetlana Fictionalfriend
"August" published with an illustration by Caia Matheson
"September" published with an illustration by Gracjana Zielinska
"October" published with an illustration by Maria Surducan
"November" published with an illustration by Grace Hansen
"December" published with an illustration by Shezah Salam
"The Case of Death and Honey"2011A Study in SherlockBantam
Published as a standalone volume with illustrations by Gary Gianni:The Case of Death and Honey
"The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury"2012Shadow ShowWilliam Morrow and Company
"Jerusalem"2011A Little Gold Book of Ghastly StuffBorderlands Press
"Click-Clack the Rattlebag"2013Impossible MonstersSubterranean Press
"An Invocation of Incuriosity"2009Songs of the Dying EarthSubterranean Press
Published with illustrations by Thomas Kidd
"And Weep, Like Alexander"2013Fables from the FountainNewcon Press
"Nothing O'Clock"2013Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 StoriesPuffin
"Diamonds and Pearls: A Fairy Tale"2009Who Killed Amanda PalmerEight Foot
"The Return of the Thin White Duke"2004V #29VisionairePublished with illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano
"Feminine Endings"2007Four Letter WordChatto & Windus
Published as an untitled short story
"Observing the Formalities"2009Troll's Eye ViewViking
"The Sleeper and the Spindle"2013Rags and BonesLittle, Brown and Company
"Witch Work"2012Under My HatRandom House
"In Relig Odhráin"2010In Reilig OranCBLDFArt print illustrated by Tony Harris
"Black Dog"Published as a standalone volume with illustrations by Daniel Egneus:
Black Dog

Adapted to comics

Audio and video recordings

Screen work

Film

Publications

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