Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
I wouldn't say it makes any difference which order you read them in, but they're quite different. American Gods is pretty heavy going compared to some of the others. I didn't like it that much first time around, but after having read his lighter and easier stuff like Stardust and the short stories I appreciated it much more and read it again. "Ocean" is my favourite so far, and the Graveyard Book, childrens book or not :-)
This is good to know, and I think I've read some of his short stories over the years. I almost checked out the Graveyard Book before Neverwhere and will read that and Ocean next. There appears to be a book that Gaiman and Pratchett collaborated, trying to find a copy of that one