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This is the Conversation Forum for Neverwhere << The book Gaiman didn't direct >> Subject: dodgy Posted Dec 12, 2000 by Pat La Mouche   Posting 1 The Marquis could be a cat, Croup could be a fox, Vandemar could be wolf, but that's just how I see it... Maybe other people saw other animals (or other creatures) in some of the characters... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: dodgy Posted Dec 12, 2000 by Steve K. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 I've only heard the audio version of the book, but I really enjoyed it, and I'm not usually a fan of "Fantasy", preferring the disappearing "hard sci-fi". This is actually somewhere in between, with the real London Underground settings. I will have to think about the animals. The villains make the story: "If you prick us, do we not bleed?" "No, we don't." Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: dodgy Posted Dec 13, 2000 by Coma white This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 The audio version is a classic! But I don't think the animals thing is very sound. Why would some bloke wander around talking to cats and the like. but no book/TV series has such brilliant bad guys. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: dodgy Posted Dec 14, 2000 by Steve K. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 Right, the bad guy makes the story. Shakespeare, as always, started this (OK, probably the Greeks) with characters like Richard III. The movie a few years ago with Ian MacKellan (sp?) was amazing. What an actor! and what a screenplay! When he has killed every other possible successor to the throne (children, women, extraterrestrials ... ) the folks ask him if he would be king. He answers, in an aside to the audience, "Do I have a heart of stone?" Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: dodgy Posted Dec 14, 2000 by Pat La Mouche This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 Why would a bloke talk to animals? Remember you're in the Gaiman-universe! The marquis is based on a fairy-tale about a talking intelligent trickster-cat (can't remember the author(s) or the title, but I DO remember the story). The rat-speakers are almost rats themselves. And what creatures get left behind (like the parts of London that make up London Below) the MOST? Animals, no? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: dodgy Posted Dec 15, 2000 by Coma white This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 6 Sorry man. I was thinking too normal. It's a good point, when put like that, and lots of animals do get left around in London. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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