Written by Neil Gaiman Art and cover by Charles Vess Don't miss this new softcover edition of the classic tale written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN) and illustrated by Charles Vess, released to coincide with the major motion picture starring Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeifer! In a Victorian-era tale of magic and romance, young Tristran Thorn falls in love with the town beauty and must go on an incredible coming-of-age journey in order to capture her heart. Living in the small countryside ...
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Written by Neil Gaiman Art and cover by Charles Vess Don't miss this new softcover edition of the classic tale written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN) and illustrated by Charles Vess, released to coincide with the major motion picture starring Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeifer! In a Victorian-era tale of magic and romance, young Tristran Thorn falls in love with the town beauty and must go on an incredible coming-of-age journey in order to capture her heart. Living in the small countryside town of Wall, one night Tristran vows to his beloved to retrieve a fallen star that they witnessed crashing down from the heavens. Now to gain his love's hand, he must leave behind his home and embark on a journey that will define the meaning of true love. Told through breathtaking painted illustrations, this fairytale for adults is a true masterpiece in storytelling.
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Condition: GOOD-Used with some wear from use. May include stickers on cover, missing or wear to dustcover, inside cover, spine, slight curled corners, stains, and wear to the fore edge. All orders ship via UPS Mail Innovations-can take up to 14 business days from first scan to be delivered.
This is Gaiman at his best. Beautiful, sentimental, grotesque and violent all at once. This story has been compared to many of fairie-world classics--and that's a good way to approach it--but Gaiman's sensibilities are somewhat different than those of the classics you remember. Here, the wicked witches are no more or less wicked than any others you may have encountered, but Gaiman delights in that wickedness and plays it for all it's worth. Not a book for children, nor for adults without a sense of humor that accomodates the macabre. Vess' illustrations are simply exquisite, and are an essential part of the book. Do not buy the unillustrated paperback. This binding (hardcover) is beautiful, truly a keepsake-worthy edition.
Ellyb
Mar 19, 2008
Beautiful and distinctive
Taken as a pair, Neil Gaiman's story and Charles Vess's evocative illustrations are a marvelous old fashioned fairy tale. It diverges from the style of original Brothers Grimm in that the villains don't die by torture, and the protagonists are dynamic rather than static. This isn't necessarily for children, as at least one illustration depicts a sexual situation, which surprised (but didn't offend) me, and there are scenes of distressing violence. "Stardust" provided a nice departure from the non-graphic fiction that I usually read.
