num_pages: 224
description: Stardust is an utterly charming fairy tale in the tradition of The Princess Bride and The Neverending Story. Neil Gaiman, creator of the darkly elegant Sandman comics and author of The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, tells the story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. One fateful night, Tristran promises his beloved that he will retrieve a fallen star for her from beyond the Wall that stands between their rural English town (called, appropriately, Wall) and the Faerie realm. No one ever ventures beyond the Wall except to attend an enchanted flea market that is held every nine years (and during which, unbeknownst to him, Tristran was conceived). But Tristran bravely sets out to fetch the fallen star and thus win the hand of his love.
language: English
title: Stardust
titlecomplete: Stardust
characters: Lord Primus, Lady Una, Lord Septimus, Tristran Thorn, Dunstan Thorn, The Lilim, Madame Semele, Victoria Forester, Mr. Monday, Ywain
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Young Adult, Romance, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Audiobook
ratings_count: 437530
places: England, Europe
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