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Description
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 TIMES
Nobody 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 TIME
WINNER OF THE HUGO BEST NOVEL PRIZE
WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL
WINNER OF THE LOCUS YOUNG ADULT AWARD
WINNER OF THE BOOKTRUST TEENAGE AWARD
Product details
Published | 05 Oct 2009 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 320 |
ISBN | 9780747598626 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Children's Books |
Illustrations | B&W |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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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
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'Suspenseful, well-told and touching'
The Sunday Times
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'A captivating piece of work, light as fresh grave dirt, haunting as the inscription on a tombstone'
Financial Times
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'If asked to put The Graveyard Book into a genre, I'd have to say: this is a Neil Gaiman book. It's in the Genre of Excellence'
Fortean Times