About the Book
In the sleepy English countryside of decades past, there is a town that has stood on a jut of granite for six hundred years. And immediately to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here in the town of Wall, Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. One crisp October night, as they watch, a star falls from the sky, and Victoria promises to marry Tristran if he'll retrieve that star and bring it back for her. It is this promise that sends Tristran through the only gap in the wall, across the meadow, and into the most unforgettable adventure of his life.In the sleepy English countryside of decades past, there is a town that has stood on a jut of granite for six hundred years. And immediately to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here in the town of Wall, Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. One crisp October night, as they watch, a star falls from the sky, and Victoria promises to marry Tristran if he'll retrieve that star and bring it back for her. It is this promise that sends Tristran through the only gap in the wall, across the meadow, and into the most unforgettable adventure of his life.
About the Author :
Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, Anansi Boys, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains; the Sandman series of graphic novels; and the story collections Smoke and Mirrors, Fragile Things, and Trigger Warning. He is the winner of numerous literary honors, including the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards, and the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States. He is Professor in the Arts at Bard College.
Review :
[A] beautiful book, and most of all, perfect for all ages. --Desicritics.org on STARDUST"
[A] tale about love, danger, friendship, magic, and adventure . . . a short novel that delivers big-time satisfaction. --Detroit Free Press"
A charming comic romance. --Dayton Daily News"
A twisting, wondrous tale full of magic that only Neil Gaiman could have written. --Chicago Tribune"
A wonderful novel . . . A pleasure to read. --Denver Post"
A wonderful tale . . . mythic. --Denise Hamilton, Romantic Times BOOKclub"
Beautiful, memorable . . . A book full of marvels. --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"
Delightful...a strange yet wonderful story. --Grand Rapids Press"
Eminently readable---a charming piece of work. --Washington Post Book World"
His finest work yet...Sometimes sparse, sometimes witty, often lyrical...prose as smooth as 12-year-old scotch. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
Marvelous adventures . . . magical and fun. --Cleveland Plain Dealer"
Sparkling, fresh, and charming. Superb. --Booklist"
Strange...marvelous...Stardust takes us back to a time when the world was more magical, and, real or not, that world is a charming place. --Philadelphia Inquirer"
The multitalented author of The Sandman graphic novels and last year s Neverwhere charms again, with a deftly written fantasy adventure tale set in Victorian England and enriched by familiar folk materials. --Kirkus Reviews (starred)"
Thrilling . . . Stardust reads like a mix between L. Frank Baum, the Brothers Grimm, and a Tim Burton movie script. --Dallas Morning News"
"[A] beautiful book, and most of all, perfect for all ages."--Desicritics.org on STARDUST
"[A] tale about love, danger, friendship, magic, and adventure . . . a short novel that delivers big-time satisfaction."--Detroit Free Press
"A charming comic romance."--Dayton Daily News
"A twisting, wondrous tale full of magic that only Neil Gaiman could have written."--Chicago Tribune
"A wonderful novel . . . A pleasure to read."--Denver Post
"A wonderful tale . . . mythic."--Denise Hamilton, Romantic Times BOOKclub
"Beautiful, memorable . . . A book full of marvels."--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Delightful...a strange yet wonderful story."--Grand Rapids Press
"Eminently readable---a charming piece of work."--Washington Post Book World
"His finest work yet...Sometimes sparse, sometimes witty, often lyrical...prose as smooth as 12-year-old scotch."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Marvelous adventures . . . magical and fun."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Sparkling, fresh, and charming. Superb."--Booklist
"Strange...marvelous...Stardust takes us back to a time when the world was more magical, and, real or not, that world is a charming place."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"The multitalented author of The Sandman graphic novels and last year's Neverwhere charms again, with a deftly written fantasy adventure tale set in Victorian England and enriched by familiar folk materials."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"Thrilling . . . Stardust reads like a mix between L. Frank Baum, the Brothers Grimm, and a Tim Burton movie script."--Dallas Morning News
