Neil Gaiman

7 universes Last reviewed 2026-09-27

Neil Gaiman is an English author born November 10, 1960, in Portchester, Hampshire, of Polish-Jewish and Ashkenazi descent, who began his professional career in journalism in the early 1980s, writing interviews and book reviews, before moving into comics after being inspired by Alan Moore's work. He is known for the comic series The Sandman (1989-1996) and novels including Good Omens (1990, co-written with Terry Pratchett), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), The Graveyard Book (2008), and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013), several of which have been adapted for television, including Neverwhere, Good Omens, and The Sandman. His honors include the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, multiple Eisner and Locus awards, and both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal for The Graveyard Book, making him the first author to win both for the same work.

Universe(s)

Books

• Good Omens (1990) · Good Omens Core Canon
• Neverwhere (1996) · Neverwhere Core Canon
• Stardust (1999) · Stardust Core Canon
• American Gods (2001) · American Gods / Anansi Boys Core Canon
• Coraline (2002) · Coraline Core Canon
• The Monarch of the Glen (2003) · American Gods / Anansi Boys Expanded Canon
• Anansi Boys (2005) · American Gods / Anansi Boys Core Canon
• The Graveyard Book (2008) · The Graveyard Book Core Canon
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013) · The Ocean at the End of the Lane Core Canon
• How the Marquis Got His Coat Back (2014) · Neverwhere Expanded Canon
• Black Dog (2015) · American Gods / Anansi Boys Expanded Canon

Aggregate across all universes

These are separate, unrelated universes; the totals below are plain sums of already-published per-universe facts, never a blended or averaged score across them. See each universe's own figures above.

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 8 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 20 (11 won, 2 finalist mention, 7 nomination)

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