Ask me just four years ago who Neil Gaiman was and I would have given you a vague, "I think I've heard of him... didn't he write something with Terry Pratchett or some bit like that? I keep meaning to read it." Read it I did and it was his first novel Good Omens published in 1990, a collaborative effort with Terry Pratchett. Ask me who Neil Gaiman is now and I probably wouldn't shut up for days.Gaiman was born and grew up in various regions of England and lived there for a large part of his youth and adult life. He has three children with Mary McGrath. They are now divorced and Neil resides near Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. Gaiman has a notably intense friendship with singer/pianist Tori Amos. As of January 15th, 2010 he is officially engaged to Amanda Palmer, lead singer of the American punk cabaret group The Dresden Dolls.
The ever prolific Neil Gaiman can most readily be recognized for his graphic novel The Sandman, childrens' stories including Coraline which was recently adapted by Tim Burton, his bestseller American Gods, the novel Neverwhere, and a seemingly never-ending supply of short fiction.
His website's bibliography cites him as ever in need of a haircut and Gaiman proclaims he is not an early-bird as he's "never been very good at mornings."
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