The Graveyard Book. Adult Edition - Gaiman, Neil
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Discover this bewitching novel by prizewinning author Neil Gaiman, in an edition for adults featuring stunning illustrations from Dave McKean'Every page is crowded with invention, both funny and scary' PATRICK NESS'A tale of unforgettable enchantment' NEW YORK TIMESNobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, raised and educated by ghosts. There, living among the dead, Bod discovers that he possesses remarkable magical powers: he can avoid people's notice, scare them, and even invade their dreams.There are dangers…mehr

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Discover this bewitching novel by prizewinning author Neil Gaiman, in an edition for adults featuring stunning illustrations from Dave McKean'Every page is crowded with invention, both funny and scary' PATRICK NESS'A tale of unforgettable enchantment' NEW YORK TIMESNobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, raised and educated by ghosts. There, living among the dead, Bod discovers that he possesses remarkable magical powers: he can avoid people's notice, scare them, and even invade their dreams.There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard. But it is in the land of the living that the real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives - and he has sinister plans for Bod...ONE OF BBC'S HUNDRED GREATEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF ALL TIMEWINNER OF THE HUGO BEST NOVEL PRIZEWINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDALWINNER OF THE LOCUS YOUNG ADULT AWARDWINNER OF THE BOOKTRUST TEENAGE AWARD
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Neil Gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for both children and adults and is the first author to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same work - The Graveyard Book. The L.A. Times has described his multi-million-selling graphic novel series Sandman as 'the greatest epic in the history of comic books'. Many of his books, including Coraline and Stardust, have been made into films; Neverwhere has been adapted for TV and radio; American Gods and Good Omens have been adapted into major TV series. He has also written two amazing episodes of Doctor Who and appeared in The Simpsons as himself. In 2013 he published his first adult novel for seven years, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which received stellar reviews and was a bestseller around the world. gaimanbooks.co.uk / @neilhimself For more on Neil Gaiman and his award-winning children's books, visit www.gaimanbooks.com
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'One of the joys of reading Gaiman is how he subverts our expectations of magic, horror, fantasy and the mundane' The Times