Neverwhere
London's magical underworld
Neverwhere is an imaginary place that doesn't exist or can't be reached—a realm of the impossible or forgotten.
The word combines "never" and "where" to suggest a location defined by its nonexistence: She searched for answers in the neverwhere of childhood memory.
The term gained wider currency from Neil Gaiman's 1996 novel about a hidden London beneath the streets.
London's transit system
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
- forgotten placesLocations no longer remembered
hidden city · parallel world · subterranean · labyrinth · lost rivers · shadows · darkness · homeless
London borough, north-central
- HunterMasculine given name
- SerpentineHyde Park lake
- Old BaileyEngland's chief criminal court
- BlackfriarsHistoric London district
floating market · urban fantasy · quest · key · angel · British fiction · dark fantasy · graphic novel
Seeking journey for something
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- hero's journeyUniversal story pattern
- prophecyForetelling of future events
chosen one · talisman · guardian · monster · beast · sacrifice · bargain · oath
London's river
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- British MuseumLondon antiquities collection
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- black cabsLicensed London taxis
ordinary life · mundane · business suits · commuters · everyday · oblivious · normal · forgettable
Underground
London's transit system
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
forgotten places · hidden city · parallel world · subterranean · labyrinth · lost rivers · shadows · darkness · homeless · outcasts
Islington
London borough, north-central
- HunterMasculine given name
- SerpentineHyde Park lake
- Old BaileyEngland's chief criminal court
Blackfriars · floating market · urban fantasy · quest · key · angel · British fiction · dark fantasy · graphic novel · bestseller
quest
Seeking journey for something
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- hero's journeyUniversal story pattern
prophecy · chosen one · talisman · guardian · monster · beast · sacrifice · bargain · oath · debt
Thames
London's river
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- British MuseumLondon antiquities collection
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
black cabs · ordinary life · mundane · business suits · commuters · everyday · oblivious · normal · forgettable · surface
shadows
Dark areas from blocked light
sinister · assassins · torture · cruelty · survival · threat · violence · predator · prey · gothic