Few living writers have moved between so many worlds with
such ease. Neil Gaiman has written comic books that changed how a whole medium
saw itself, and novels that sit comfortably on children’s shelves and adult
bestseller lists alike. He has also written screenplays, audio plays and a
Doctor Who episode that won a Hugo Award. He was born on 10 November 1960 in
Portchester, Hampshire, which makes today his sixty sixth birthday. Yet his
story can no longer be told as a simple celebration....
