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A master writer retells a fairy tale - with a twist. Sumptuous illustrations add layers to the story
Winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2016
Award-winning Neil Gaiman shows all his story telling skills in this gripping fusion of familiar fairy tales told in a dark-hearted version with some original characters. Especially a bold-hearted queen. Not far from where the queen lives, a princess is under the spell of an enchantress who has put a whole country to sleep. Despite it being the eve of her wedding day, the bold queen decides to take action. Slipping into her mail shirt she arms herself with her sword and sets off out of the palace accompanied by the three dwarves who will lead her through the tunnels…The dark magic, great courage and spell-binding imagination that power this story is perfectly realised in Chris Riddell’s awesome illustrations.
A thrillingly reimagined fairytale from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell, now available as a gorgeous paperback enhanced with gloriously vibrant red ink highlights. Weaving together hints of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty with a shimmering thread of dark magic, it will hold readers spellbound from start to finish.
On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and ventures into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom. This queen will decide her own future - and the princess who needs rescuing is not quite what she seems.
Twisting together the familiar and the new, this delicious, captivating and darkly funny tale shows its creators at the peak of their talents and was the winner of the 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. Lavishly produced and packed with glorious Chris Riddell illustrations, this amazingly beautiful book makes a spectacular and magical gift.
Spellbindingly illustrated -- Gaby Wood - Saturday Telegraph
Suffused with joy and melancholy and underpinned by the knowledge of where it comes from and where it wants to go ... It is absolutely a retelling for our age, but also for ages still to come -- Lucy Mangan - Guardian
Magical, sumptuous, transporting - Big Issue
Unforgettable, unpredictable and utterly enchanting for anyone between the ages of seven and seventy -- Amanda Craig - New Statesman
Will hold the reader spellbound from start to finish - Guardian
ISBN: 9781408859650
Publication date: 14/11/2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
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| ISBN: | 9781408859650 |
| Publication date: | 14th November 2019 |
| Author: | Neil Gaiman |
| Illustrator: | Chris Riddell |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 72 pages |
| Suitable for: | 11+ readers, 13+ readers |
| Genres: | Fantasy / Magical, General Fiction, Traditional Tales |
| Recommendations: | Christmas Books |
Bestselling author Neil Gaiman has long been one of the top writers in modern comics, as well as writing books for readers of all ages. He is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers, and is a prolific creator of works of prose, poetry, film, journalism, comics, song lyrics, and drama. Gaiman was the creator/writer of monthly cult DC Comics horror-weird series, Sandman, which won nine Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Norman Mailer said of Sandman: "Along with all else, Sandman is a comic strip for intellectuals, and I say ...
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