{"id":10566,"date":"2011-02-21T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-21T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=10566"},"modified":"2011-02-18T09:41:42","modified_gmt":"2011-02-18T15:41:42","slug":"stardust-by-neil-gaiman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/stardust-by-neil-gaiman\/","title":{"rendered":"Stardust by Neil Gaiman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|98325\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Stardust2.jpg?resize=201%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Stardust2.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Stardust2.jpg?w=316&amp;ssl=1 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong>Neil Gaiman&#8217;s fairy tale novel\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|98325\" target=\"_blank\">Stardust<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is a charming story of love and adventure.\u00a0 Tristran Thorn is a young man who has for years pined away after the most beautiful girl in the village of Wall, Victoria Forester.\u00a0 One night Tristran bravely asks to kiss her, and though she refuses, she tells him that she will fullfill his\u00a0greatest desire if he can\u00a0bring her the falling star they just saw.\u00a0 Tristran at once sets off on this journey, which\u00a0starts with\u00a0the forbidden action of leaving Wall and venturing\u00a0into Faerie, a realm filled with creatures and magic\u00a0Tristran never imagined.\u00a0 Little does Tristran know he has been to Faerie before, and on the course of his adventure he will learn shocking truths about his heritage, as well as what it means to find true love.<\/p>\n<p>This book was an absolute\u00a0joy to read.\u00a0 It has a little bit of something for everyone: romance, action, adventure, humor, and so much more.\u00a0 There are a lot of storylines that don&#8217;t initally seem to\u00a0be related\u00a0(Tristran&#8217;s journey to find the star, an old witch looking to restore her youth, brothers fighting over who will rule their kingdom now that their father has passed, and a woman selling glass flowers at the local faerie market), but they all come together beautifully in the end.\u00a0 Gaiman does a lovely\u00a0job of crafting a new and unique world, and the details really make both Wall and Faerie come alive.\u00a0 I recommend <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|98325\" target=\"_blank\">Stardust<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to anyone who loved fairy tales in their youth, because Gaiman has done a great job at creating one for grown-ups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neil Gaiman&#8217;s fairy tale novel\u00a0Stardust is a charming story of love and adventure.\u00a0 Tristran Thorn is a young man who has for years pined away after the most beautiful girl in the village of Wall, Victoria Forester.\u00a0 One night Tristran bravely asks to kiss her, and though she refuses, she<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/stardust-by-neil-gaiman\/\">[Read 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