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Stardust: The Gift Edition: The Gift Edition Audiobook
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This extended edition of Stardust includes a special introduction from the author as well as “Wall: A Prologue,” the prequel story from which Stardust was born.
""A twisting, wondrous tale full of magic that only Neil Gaiman could have written.""
—Chicago Tribune
""Beautiful, memorable . . . A book full of marvels.""
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Among the wondrous, beautiful, and strange literary offspring conceived by Sandman creator, multi-award winner, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman (Anasi Boys, Neverwhere, American Gods, Coraline, The Graveyard Book), his magical 1997 fantasy novel, Stardust, remains a top favorite. An enchanting adult fairy tale about a young man who travels beyond the boundaries of his small village to find a fallen star and win the heart of the woman he loves—the basis for the hit motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Sienna Miller, Claire Danes, and Robert DeNiro—Gaiman's glorious fable is now available in a special keepsake edition. Here is a gift of Stardust—beautifully packaged, with a special new introduction by the author—that every Neil Gaiman devotee will want to receive.
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“Gaiman is known for his fanciful wit, sterling prose, and wildly imaginative plots, and Stardust is no exception. Gaiman’s silver-tongued narration vividly brings this production to life. Like the bards of old, Gaiman is equally proficient at telling tales as he is at writing them, and his pleasant British accent feels like a perfect match to the material. Gaiman’s performance is an extraordinary achievement—if only all authors could read their own work so well.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred audio review)
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“Eminently readable—a charming piece of work.”
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“A twisting, wondrous tale full of magic.”
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“Marvelous adventures...magical and fun.”
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“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.
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“Thrilling...Stardust reads like a mix between L. Frank Baum, the Brothers Grimm, and a Tim Burton movie script.”
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“[A] tale about love, danger, friendship, magic, and adventure...A short novel that delivers big-time satisfaction.”
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“A wonderful novel...A pleasure to read.”
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“His finest work yet...Sometimes sparse, sometimes witty, often lyrical...prose as smooth as twelve-year-old scotch.”
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“Beautiful, memorable...A book full of marvels.”
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“A charming comic romance.”
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“An utterly charming fairy tale...Stardust is a perfect read-aloud book, a brand-new fairy tale you’ll want to share with a kid, or maybe hoard for yourself.”
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“Gaiman captures the magic and ethereality of his own work with a light touch and tender tone...One senses the book flowing through his voice and his pen, as though he were telling it for the first time in this performance. The effect works perfectly.”
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“Sparkling, fresh, and charming. Superb.”
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“An original and well-written fairy tale.”
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“An old-fashioned fairy tale full of mythic images, magic, and lyrical passages...Satisfying and complex.”
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“A deftly written fantasy adventure tale...There are dozens of fantasy writers around reshaping traditional stories, but none with anything like Gaiman’s distinctive wit, warmth, and narrative energy. Wonderful stuff.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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Winner of the 1999 Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature
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Winner of the 2000 YALSA Alex Award
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A USA Today bestseller
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A 1999 Locus Award Nominee
Stardust: The Gift Edition Listener Reviews
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Daniel Pontone, 10/16/2021
About Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is the author of several #1 New York Times bestsellers, including Norse Mythogy, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and Anansi Boys, and others, as well as the Sandman series of graphic novels. His fiction has received Newbery, Carnegie, Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards. His novel American Gods aired as a TV series in 2017. Originally from England, he lives in the United States, where he is a professor at Bard College.