Neil Gaiman is the imaginative wizard behind the bestselling novels American Gods soon to be an HBO series and The Anansi Boys the graphic series The Sandman and popular childrens books like Coraline and The Graveyard Book. Neil Gaiman and Philosophy looks at Gaimans work through a philosophical lens. How does fantasy interact with reality and what can each tell us about the other Do we each have other selves who embody different personal qualities If the unknown influences the known is the unknown just as real as the known What makes people truly valuable In Neil Gaiman and Philosophy eighteen philosophers explore Gaimans bestloved and unforgettable worlds The Graveyard Book a macabre parallel to The Jungle Book in which the boy Bod is raised by the supernatural inhabitants of a graveyard. Coraline in which a girl neglected by her parents finds another world with an Other Mother who pays her a lot of attention but then turns out to be evil and wont let her go. Neverwhere in which a London man discovers a magical parallel city London Below. The Sandman bestselling comic books in which the Lord of Dreams attempts to rebuild his kingdom after years of imprisonment. Good Omens with Terry Pratchett treats biblical prophecy the Antichrist and the End Times as a hilarious comic tale filled with sly but goodhumored twists and turns. MirrorMask where a young circus girl finds that the pictures she has drawn have given her access to a fantastic world of light and shadow populated with characters who have designs on her. show more