<P> In a collaboration with author Terry Pratchett, best known for his series of Discworld novels, Gaiman's first novel Good Omens was published in 1990 . In recent years Pratchett has said that while the entire novel was a collaborative effort and most of the ideas could be credited to both of them, Pratchett did a larger portion of writing and editing if for no other reason than Gaiman's scheduled involvement with Sandman . </P> <P> The 1996 novelisation of Gaiman's teleplay for the BBC mini-series Neverwhere was his first solo novel . The novel was released in tandem with the television series though it presents some notable differences from the television series . Gaiman has since revised the novel twice, the first time for an American audience unfamiliar with the London Underground, the second time because he felt unsatisfied with the original . </P> <P> In 1999 first printings of his fantasy novel Stardust were released . The novel has been released both as a standard novel and in an illustrated text edition . </P> <P> American Gods became one of Gaiman's best - selling and multi-award winning novels upon its release in 2001 . A special 10th Anniversary edition was released, with the "author's preferred text" 12,000 words longer than the original mass - market editions . </P>

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