Books Like Neverwhere

Loved Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman? If its fantasy, london and underground hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Carl's Doomsday Scenario, The Hobbit and The Hobbit. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Neverwhere: Fantasy · London · Underground · Urban Fantasy · Reluctant Hero

Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman

Underground · Reluctant Hero · Quest Narrative · Big City · Male Lead

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The Hobbit
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Reluctant Hero · Underground · Quest Narrative · Fantasy · Male Lead

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The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien

Reluctant Hero · Underground · Quest Narrative · Fantasy · Male Lead

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The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern

Underground · Quest Narrative · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy · Male Lead

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Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell

Portal Fantasy · Quest Narrative · Assassins · Fantasy · Atmospheric

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A Darker Shade of Magic
V.E. Schwab

London · Portal Fantasy · Fantasy · Atmospheric · Male Lead

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The Unspoken Name
A.K. Larkwood

Assassins · Portal Fantasy · Quest Narrative · Fantasy · Atmospheric

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Threadneedle
Cari Thomas

Urban Fantasy · London · Atmospheric · Fantasy · Adventure

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The Great Hunt
Robert Jordan

Reluctant Hero · Quest Narrative · Fantasy · Portal Fantasy · Male Lead

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The Gunslinger
Stephen King

Quest Narrative · Underground · Fantasy · Atmospheric · Adventure

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The Neverending Story
Michael Ende

Portal Fantasy · Quest Narrative · Fantasy · Male Lead · Atmospheric

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The Hod King
Josiah Bancroft

Big City · Fantasy · Atmospheric · Quest Narrative · Male Lead

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Hell Bent
Leigh Bardugo

Urban Fantasy · Underground · Quest Narrative · Fantasy · Atmospheric

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The Book of Doors
Gareth Brown

Urban Fantasy · Portal Fantasy · Fantasy · Quest Narrative · Big City

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Streams of Silver
R.A. Salvatore

Underground · Assassins · Quest Narrative · Fantasy · Male Lead

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The Last Hour Between Worlds
Melissa Caruso

Assassins · Portal Fantasy · Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Adventure

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The Magicians
Lev Grossman

Portal Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Fantasy · Quest Narrative · Male Lead

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Master Assassins
Robert V.S. Redick

Assassins · Quest Narrative · Fantasy · Atmospheric · Male Lead

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The City of Lost Fortunes
Bryan Camp

Urban Fantasy · Big City · Fantasy · Atmospheric · Male Lead

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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster

Quest Narrative · Portal Fantasy · Fantasy · Male Lead · Adventure

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