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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. Read more
Publisher : William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication date : January 20, 2021
Edition : Reissue
Language : English
Print length : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063070715
ISBN-13 : 14
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 16+ years, from customers
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.64 x 8 inches
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Top Amazon Reviews
Another great book from a great author. I'm still new to these books of his but I have enjoyed everything of his that I have had the opportunity to read. This was a wonderful fantasy story that plays off some interesting folklore. If you have tried any of his other works read this one. I promise you won't be sorry. With a small town still existing in a more modern world with the old beliefs and a path to another world. A fallen star, witches and a unicorn in a world where some of our children's stories have real power.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2023 by Speed Demon
Love the proses and writing style. Love the setting and story, the enchantment captured and unexpected rules of the story set. A great and magical read in a long time.
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2023 by Maybelline
One of the best, I love to read Gaiman’s work, hear his thoughts, and maybe some of my own. I’ve read this book twice and found it better the second round. Thank you
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2023 by Ron Smith
A true fairy tale for a modern age. Flowery prose that frequently delights. Well done narrative subversions. The characters however don't feel real. They never really question their situation or assumptions. And when it's revealed that they were in error, they effectively just shrug and move on with new knowledge. They feel a bit mechanical.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2023 by Brent Chance
A bit reminiscent of the Garth Nix stories. But highly enjoyable.
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2023 by Fozzetti
Tristan is a boy who lives in the city of Wall. He has spent his whole life being the meek shop boy and being overlooked by the woman (Victoria) of his dreams. Little does Tristan know, an adventure to reclaim his heritage is in store for him. His father is from Wall, but his mother is from a city beyond the wall called Stormhold. Stormhold is more mythical than reality, ghosts hang around kings, witches hunt for the key to immortality, unicorns exist, moons speak and stars watch. Admittedly, I read this because this is the group book for the Book Junkie Trials readathon. I have watched and rewatched the Stardust movie with Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer for years and it's one of my all time favorites. I have thought about reading this book but never had the motivation until now. So I have seen the movie so many time, my entire frame of reference reading this book is how different it was from the movie and so this review is told through the lens of how I see the book to the movie in comparison. I did enjoy this, but I think it should be kept in mind that this really is a children's story. I loved the premise for this, just as I loved the movie. But the characters did not feel super fleshed to me. There are so many cute elements that were in here that really made this a fun read. So many differences between the movie and this little book (I wrote down five pages to compare and contrast the differences). Most of the differences are in the details and not in the over arching theme to this book. I fell in love with the theme of this book and all the themes between the book and the movie were the same. Both had very good attributes. The book included a ton of elements that were a bit more magical. Stormhold was referred to in the book as being the land of Fairy and we never had that connection in the book. Also, there was a lot less romance in the book as well. We had a little bit but not a ton, just enough to let you know it was headed in that general direction. These were just a few of the differences. I also felt the book was slightly geared more towards children than the movie. Both and the book and movie stand on their own as two separate stories with the same theme and idea behind them. Both of them were enjoyable in their own way, but overall I love the movie more. All the scenes I fell in love with in the movie were only touched upon in the book. For example, the time that was spent on Captain Alberic's ship was cut so short in the book and those scenes added so much time for character development and magic in the movie that it made me sad to see that scene so shortened. I could go on and on about all the differences. But overall the book is a great children's story and I really enjoyed it.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2019 by Thebookbella
Okay, maybe not the kind of Fairy Tale you would read to your very young children, but after delving through horror and dark fantasy, I found Stardust to be a refreshing, childlike break; minus the hangover of feeling like I was exposed to an excess of sugar and cotton candy. After all, Fairy tales used to be a bit brutal in their own right, and taking away all of the blood and violence in order to conform to today's "Politically Correct" standards also takes away from the lesson to be learned. IMHO. This tale is told with a simple exuberance, yet manages to hold up under the scrutiny of all us die hard Neil Gaiman fans, showing us that he has the talent to lead us along gentler slopes of the same deadly peaks and chasms he has taken us to in his other works. His playfulness shows through in Stardust as a novel, the way his chapbooks "Wolves In The Walls" and "The Day I Swapped My Dad For 2 Goldfish" did with his graphic novels. Tristin Thorn lives in the English town of Wall, right next to, well, the Wall. There is only one way through the Wall, a gap which is constantly guarded by the village folk of Wall; not to keep people from coming in, but to keep the inhabitants of Wall from crossing over into the land of Faerie. Once every nine years there is a huge fair within the field beyond the gap, and only then do the peoples from each of the lands mingle. Tristin is not aware that half of his lineage is from across the Wall, and when the day comes that he watches a falling star with the girl he wishes to marry, and promises to bring her back that very same star, his father Dunstan helps him to cross the gap into Faerie. Over in Faerie, it is time for the Lord of Stormhold to die, and pass along his Reign to one of his sons. Unable to determine which of his surviving sons is worthy, the old Lord tosses the Power of Stormhold (a topaz set in an amulet) up into the air and tells his sons that whoever finds the amulet will rule after him. This won't be easy for the offspring of the old Lord, for already four of his seven sons were dead, killed off by the living brothers in order to eliminate their claim to Stormhold. Also in Faerie live the Lilim, three ancient women who have lived on and on for forever, revitalizing their youth by eating the hearts from fallen stars. When the star falls, one of the ancient crones makes herself young again and sets out after the star. Tristin is helped along in his quest by some, and treated rudely by others, but always manages to get along by determination and, surprisingly, innocence. When he is transported by a magic candle to where the star had fallen, he is shocked to see that the Fallen Star is a girl, and she has a broken leg to boot. The adventures of Tristin in his journey back to The Wall and the market within the field are magical, fantastical, and sometimes just a tiny bit scary. Though the plot really does have a transparent ending, it still does not take away from the total enjoyment of Tristin's adventures and the predicaments he falls in and out of. All of the main characters coalesce in the ending, but the side characters we meet along the way are just as fleshed out and real to me as Tristin, Yvaine the Star, and Madame Semele with her mysterious bird. Go ahead and step through the Gap with Tristin, you won't be sorry you tagged along. Enjoy!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2004 by Schtinky