- Children's stories, American, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Short stories
This book contains a collection of 10 short stories and one poem, all in the wider genre of fantasy, and intended for teenage readers. Introduction 1. The Case of the FOur and Twenty Blackbirds 2. Troll Bridge 3. Don't ask Jack 4. How to Sell the Ponti Bridge 5. October in the Chair 6. Chivalry 7. The Price 8. How to Talk to Girls at Parties 9. Sunbird 10. The Witch's Headstone 11. Instructions (poem)
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Classical in form, contemporary, effortless and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Neil Gaiman, Teddy Kristiansen
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 272
- Publisher
- Subterranean Press, HarperCollins Publishers, HarperTrophy
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061972676
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Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman born Neil Richard Gaiman, 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008). In 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards.
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