E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's "Writing and the Imagination."
In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago England, there is a small hamlet that has stood on a jut of granite for 600 years. Just to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here, in the hamlet of Wall, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. And here, one crisp October eve, Tristran makes his love a promise -- an impetuous vow that will send him through the only breach in the wall, across the pasture ... and into the most exhilarating adventure of his life.
"Stardust abounds in wonder... Gaiman employs exquisitely rich language, natural wisdom, good humor, and a dash of darkness to conjure up a fairy tale in the grand tradition."
-- Publishers Weekly
"An adult fairy tale about love, danger, friendship, magic, and adventure. Infused with wry humor ... it is a short novel that delivers big-time satisfaction."
-- Detroit Free Press
"Charming ... Neil Gaiman takes us on a trip back to that world once frequented by the likes of Lord Dunsany, C.S. Lewis, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Brothers Grimm.... Stardust can be read in one sitting. Preferably by candlelight or firelight."
-- The Globe and Mail
During the course of almost twenty years as a writer, Neil Gaiman has been one of the top scribes in modern comics -- Sandman; Death: The High Cost of Living -- and is now a best-selling novelist. Of the novels, Neverwhere, Stardust, and American Gods are available as PerfectBound e-books, as is the short story collection Smoke and Mirrors (containing three stories not available in the U.S. print edition), and the special features-packed Coraline, a novel for readers of all ages with illustrations by Dave McKean. Visit www.neilgaiman.com and www.mousecircus.com.
