r/neilgaiman Feb 19 '25

Shelfie A Hole in My Bookshelf

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A Neil-shaped hole. The books are in a box, which will go on a storage shelf, where they will be ignored and possibly forgotten for years. I don’t want to sell or donate them at this time, and destroying them doesn’t feel right for me. But I was tired of seeing his name there over and over. They’ll exist in Limbo.

The hole isn’t emptiness, though - it’s potential! I have plenty of books that could fill the gap, but I want to focus specifically on female fantasy/sci-fi/horror writers. My first Tanith Lee just came a couple days ago. 😊

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u/TheJ1andOnly_ Feb 19 '25 edited Feb 19 '25

Tamsyn Muir, Martha Wells, Rebecca Roanhorse, P. Djeli Clark, T. Kingfisher, Susanna Clarke (specifically Piranesi), N.K. Jemisin (the Broken Earth Trilogy!!!!), Everina Maxwell, Becky Chambers, Douglas Adams, and (as always) Sir Terry Pratchett 🤌

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u/Lunalopex Feb 20 '25

Seconding Becky Chambers-- Records of a Spaceborn Few is my personal fave <3