num_pages: 214
description: In the sleepy English countryside at the dawn of the Victorian era, life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall. Young Tristan Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester, but Victoria is cold and distant as the star she and Tristan see fall from the sky one evening. For the prize of Victoria's hand, Tristan vows to retrieve the star for his beloved. It is an oath that sends the lovelorn swain over the town's ancient wall and into a world that is dangerous and strange beyong imagining ...From his groundbreaking graphic novel series THE SANDMAN, his bestselling novels NEVERWHERE, AMERICAN GODS and ANANSI BOYS to his dazzling collection of short stories, FRAGILE THINGS, Neil Gaiman's startling imagination has manifested itself in strange and sublimely inventive fiction. STARDUST is now a major film from Paramount Pictures.
language: English
title: Stardust
titlecomplete: Stardust
characters: Lord Primus, Lady Una, Tristran Thorn, Victoria Forester, The Lilim, Mr. Monday, Ywain, Madame Semele, Dunstan Thorn, Lord Septimus
genres: Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Adult, Magic, Young Adult, Romance, Fiction, Adventure, Audiobook, Science Fiction Fantasy
ratings_count: 437782
places: Europe, England
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Geffen Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: ALA Alex Award
publisher: Headline Review