A captivating collection of fiction from one of the world's most beloved writers, Neil Gaiman, chosen by those who know his work best: his listeners. Introduced with a foreword by Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James.

With a writer as prolific as Neil Gaiman, where do you begin? Or how do you know what to try next? Spanning his career to date, this collection of ambitious, groundbreaking and endlessly imaginative fiction will be your guide.

Curated within this book are nearly 50 of Gaiman's short stories and novellas, interposed with excerpts from his five novels for adults — Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys and The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

It is both an entryway to his oeuvre and a literary trove Gaiman fans old and new will return to time and again. Start where it suits you. There aren't any rules.