Now this is a fine thing to do for the fans.
As you may have deduced, it’s the blog’s 7th birthday today. On February the 9th 2001, I started writing this thing. And now, 1,071,213 words later, it is still going. (Until the wind changes, as Mary Poppins said.)
One thing we’ve decided to do, as a small celebratory birthday thing is, initially for a month, make a book of mine available online, free, gratis and for nothing.
Which book, though…? Ah, that’s up to you.
What I want you to do is think — not about which of the books below is your favourite, but if you were giving one away to a friend who had never read anything of mine, what would it be? Where would you want them to start?
Click below on the cover of the book you’d like to see out there, online, for free. We’ll keep the voting up for a week, and then announce (and Harper Collins will post, to be read) the winning book.
American Gods Anansi Boys Coraline Fragile Things M is for Magic Neverwhere Smoke & Mirrors Stardust [Display current results] [From The Birthday Thing]
I’m pleased to note that the book I chose (what I thought had the widest appeal regardless of what your prospective friend might think they like) is in the lead.
Well done, Mr Gaiman.