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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you like Gaiman, introduce yourself to Tanith Lee.

She inspired a lot of his stuff.

https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=tanith+lee

"Night's Master" is a good place to start. A demon prince visits the Earth, seducing and tormenting humanity for his own amusement.

[–] NKBTN@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"inspired" isn't the word. Gaiman pretty shamelessly ripped it off for Sandman. Never even acknowledged it IIRC, despite her asking him for a shoutout because she was so hard up.

N.B. this is half-remembered gossip - do your own research, don't just take my word for it

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

The funny thing is that I almost always call Gaiman out for stealing her ideas. I was a fan of hers for years, but never got into the gossip. I hope she's in a better place now.