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Review: The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman

Posted September 17, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains by Neil Gaiman, Eddie Campbell Published by Headline on June 17, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Novella, Short Stories Pages: 74 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Beautifully illustrated by renowned artist Eddie Campbell, this is a four-colour edition of Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novelette “The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains”- a haunting story of family, the otherworld, and a search for hidden treasure. The text of The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains was first published in the collection Stories: All New Tales (Headline, 2010). This gorgeous full-colour illustrated book version was born of a unique collaboration between writer Neil Gaiman and artist Eddie Campbell, who brought to vivid life the characters and landscape of Gaiman’s story. In August 2010, The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains was performed in the concert hall of […]

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Pastime Pleasures #6 – Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Posted May 2, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #6 – Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Here I will look at books that have given me great pleasure in the past. These are books I can read over and over again. The only rule is that the book must have been published five or more years ago.   Similar to the wonderful Sabriel (but written nearly a decade later) the world in Stardust is split, between the magical and the ‘normal world’, by a wall. On one side  is a society based on Victorian sentiments. While on the other magic rules and the price of goods is not what you always suspect. Tristan decides to find a fallen star to prove his love for the local beauty but his quest is fraught with danger, and will he come back a changed man? Gaiman does a fantastic job of convincing the reader that the land of Fairie is a real place, after all it could be Scotland, couldn’t it? He also adds a bit of everything into the tale […]

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