I am an unapologetic, crazy as heck, in love and in awe, Gaiman groupie. That being said, this is not one of my favorite Gaiman stories. It was inventive and fun but just not as magical as I have come to expect from the genius I call Neil. (We are on a first name basis.) I know that life is not fair but I expect the world of fiction to be much more so than real life. (My granddaughter reminds us "it's fiction!".) The hero of Neverwhere does not get the chance to choose the blue pill or the red pill - he is sucked into the maelstrom in the underground because he chooses to assist a fellow being in her time of need. I know - stuff happens - but can't things be a little fair - just once in a while. I imagined thing went on after the book was done - but I was not all that involved with these folks.