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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- If you're a fan of Neil Gaiman's other books then you'll love this one. Stardust is filled with wonder, magic, witches, sky pirates and fallen stars. This charming story of self discovery even with its darker elements is a marvellously enjoyable fairytale that I love from beginning to end. Mary O'Sullivan

A breathtaking and magical novel from master storyteller Neil Gaiman.

Life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall - named after the imposing stone barrier which separates the town from a grassy meadow. Here, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and for the coveted prize of her hand, Tristran vows to retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to his beloved. It is an oath that sends him over the ancient wall and into a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagining...

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Imprint:   Review
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 126mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   180g
ISBN:   9780755322824
ISBN 10:   0755322827
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Author Website:   http://www.americangods.com

Neil Gaiman was born in England but now lives in Minneapolis, in a big house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. His previous books include, NEVERWHERE, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, GOOD OMENS (written with Terry Pratchett) and the New York Times bestseller AMERICAN GODS, which won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX and Locus awards.

Reviews for Stardust

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- If you're a fan of Neil Gaiman's other books then you'll love this one. Stardust is filled with wonder, magic, witches, sky pirates and fallen stars. This charming story of self discovery even with its darker elements is a marvellously enjoyable fairytale that I love from beginning to end. Mary O'Sullivan





In prose that dances and dazzles, Gaiman describes the indescribable: the eerie colours, ravishing scents and dangerous laughter of Faerie Susanna Clarke A new fairy tale about a young man's hunt for his heart's desire, told in clear, rolling prose Guardian


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