Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is a British author, who specialises in fantasy literature. Many of his works have been adapted for TV, radio and film, such as Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, Anansi Boys and Neverwhere. He wrote the screenplay for the 2007 film version of Beowulf. His short story Monarch of the Glen is a retelling of Beowulf in modern Scotland, in which cruel noblemen organise the ritual slaughter of a monster from the moors as part of an ancient sacrificial practice.