Stardust - by Neil Gaiman (Paperback)

About the Book

"Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria Forester--even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that stone barrier, Tristran learns, lies Faerie...and the most exhilarating adventure of the young man's life." -- Amazon.

Book Synopsis

New York
Times Bestseller

"A twisting, wondrous tale full of magic
that only Neil Gaiman could have written." -- Chicago Tribune
From #1 New York Times bestselling author
Neil Gaiman, a beautiful and enchanting tale of love, adventure, and magic―one
of ten classic Gaiman works repackaged with elegant original watercolor art by
acclaimed artist Henry Sene Yee
One of Neil
Gaiman's most beautiful and enchanting tales, Stardust is the story of Tristran
Thorn, a young man who promises the woman he loves that he will bring her back
a fallen star. But there are others who seek the star, for their own reasons.
And then there's the star herself . . .
A beloved
fairy tale infused with humor, magic, adventure, and romance, Stardust
is a timeless work that demonstrates the writer's
bold, elegant and infinitely wondrous imagination.

Review Quotes

"Beautiful, memorable . . . A book full of marvels." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"A charming comic romance." - Dayton Daily News
"A wonderful novel . . . A pleasure to read." - Denver Post
"Delightful...a strange yet wonderful story." - Grand Rapids Press
"I looked up 'classic' in the dictionary and couldn't find how long it takes for a work of literature to become one. Stardust certainly qualifies." - Rocky Mountain News
"[A] tale about love, danger, friendship, magic, and adventure . . . a short novel that delivers big-time satisfaction." - Detroit Free Press
"In prose that dances and dazzles, Gaiman describes the indescribable: the eerie colours, ravishing scents and dangerous laughter of Faerie." - Susanna Clarke
"A wonderful tale . . . mythic." - Denise Hamilton, Romantic Times BOOKclub
"[A] beautiful book, and most of all, perfect for all ages." - Desicritics.org on STARDUST
"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
"Thrilling. . . . Stardust reads like a mix between L. Frank Baum, the Brothers Grimm, and a Tim Burton movie script." - Dallas Morning News