I like to pride myself as being a little bit of a bookworm and also an incredibly huge science fiction/fantasy lover. My interests harmoniously collided when I found writer Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman is a brilliant fantasy and horror writer whose dark humor, clear character development, and horrifying imagery creates a fantastic landscape and an epic storyline.

Neil Gaiman is perhaps most notably known for his novel Stardust which was then adapted into a movie in 2007 starring Michelle Pfiefer, Robert De Niro - as a cross dressing gay pirate [DELICIOUS] -, and Claire Danes. Stardust relates the love story of young Tristan who travels in a magical land in search of a fallen star to give to his hometown sweetheart. Little does he know that that fallen star turns out to be the majestic Claire Danes.

However my favorite piece by Neil Gaiman is his novel American Gods. I am really into different mythologies - again a part of the whole nerdy geeky thing - and this book is right in line with that. Imagine a world where all of the gods of ancient mythology actually existed. When immigrants traveled over to America they carried their ancient gods with them and it was through their belief that these Gods were endowed with power. However, over time people have lost their faith in the gods of old and have replaced it with faith in new gods, particularly gods of technology, food, consumerism, drugs. So now these gods are walking the earth as people all involved in never ending battle to garner faith and belief from us.

It is an absolutely incredible story and I fully recommend it to anyone. At times you have to suspend your sense of reality and just accept that what is happening in the novel is the reality of the situation. I really like it because part of the story takes place in Wisconsin, specifically the House on the Rock which was incredibly close to Madison. So if you're looking for a slightly graphic novel with an engaging yet complicated story line, then choose this novel.