Neil Gaiman: How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

Hi

How the Marquis Got His Coat Back is a 58-page novella by Neil Gaiman. It is set in London Below and it’s part of the Neverwhere world.

“The coat. It was elegant. It was beautiful. It was so close that he could have reached out and touched it.
And it was unquestionably his.”

                *  SPOILERS  *

I enjoyed this very short story back into the world of Neverwhere.
But I also felt like it didn’t live up to what I expected to get from it.
The Marquis is an amazing character on his own. Suddenly introducing his brother so he could be rescued twice felt almost like treachery to this self reliant, sarcastic, snarky character.

Happy reading.
Helena