Title: Stardust: Being a Romance Within the Realms of Faerie
Author: Neil Gaiman
Publication Information
In-Print Editions
- Paperback
June 2001 (272pp.)
Publisher: Harper Perennial; ISBN: 0060934719
- Hardcover
February 1999 (256pp.)
Publisher: Avon Books (Trd); ISBN: 0380977281
- E-Book
July 2001 (354kb./352pp.)
Publisher: PerfectBound; ISBN: B00005N5HV
- Hardcover (LARGEPRINT)
June 2001 (page count N/A)
Publisher: Thorndike Pr (Largeprint); ISBN: 0786233575
- Paperback (GRAPHICAL NOVEL)
July 1999 (224pp.)
Publisher: DC Comics; ISBN: 156389470X
Some notes about the graphical novel version of Stardust:
- I have seen two different covers for the paperback version of Stardust. Due to inconsistant information from Amazon.com and bn.com (Barnes and Nobles' website), however, I am listing only one set of information. I'm not sure which website is confused.
- It is illustrated by Charles Vess.
Out of Print Editions
- Paperback
Date N/A (page count N/A)
Publisher: Spike; ISBN: 0380804557
- Hardcover (GRAPHICAL NOVEL)
October 1999 (224pp.)
Publisher: DC Comics; ISBN: 1563894319
(Publication info accurate as of July 01, 2002 and as well as one may trust Amazon.com and bn.com)
Some Misc. Editorial Reviews
"Eminently readable---a charming piece of work." -
Washington Post Book World
"A charming comic romance...
Gaiman is a
storytelling titan whose range, like his
imagination, knows no bounds." -
Dayton Daily News
"Marvelous...a tumble of
adventures...as comfortable and familiar as a mug of
hot cider on
a blustery winter night." -
Cleveland Plain Dealer
"His finest work yet...Sometimes
sparse, sometimes
witty, often lyrical...prose as smooth as 12-year-old
scotch." -
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Plot Summary
Tristran Thorn lives in a town called Wall. Wall is called Wall because there is a rather lengthy wall running the entire length of the town's eastern border. There is a break in this wall. This break is guarded
day and night by two
guards. Tristran finds his way past these two guards. He walks over the
meadow just beyond the wall, and makes his way into the realms of
Faerie. Tristran is searching for a
fallen star, which he must find for Victoria Foster, that he may marry her. Little does he know his quest will be hardened by an
ancient witch in search of
youth,
murderous brothers in search of royal
inheritance, an evil little woman who sells impossible
glass figures, and the star herself.