The Sleeper and the Spindle: Deluxe Edition - Hardcover

Gaiman, Neil

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9781408878422: The Sleeper and the Spindle: Deluxe Edition

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1408878429 ISBN 13: 9781408878422

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2016

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*WINNER OF THE 2016 KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL* Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell are both at the height of their powers as they weave together a sort-of Snow White and an almost Sleeping Beauty with a thread of dark magic. Utterly enchanting, this glorious new edition is a volume to treasure - a larger format, packaged in a bespoke slipcase containing a beautiful print of a stunning illustration from the book.

On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and follows her brave dwarf retainers into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom. This queen will decide her own future - and the princess who needs rescuing is not quite what she seems. Twisting together the familiar and the new, this perfectly delicious, captivating and darkly funny tale shows its creators at the peak of their talents.

Lavishly produced, packed with glorious Chris Riddell illustrations enhanced with metallic ink, this is a spectacular and magical gift.

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Review:

Spellbindingly illustrated (Gaby Wood Saturday Telegraph)

Suffused with joy and melancholy and underpinned by the knowledge of where it comes from and where it wants to go . It is absolutely a retelling for our age, but also for ages still to come (Lucy Mangan The Guardian)

Magical, sumptuous, transporting (The Big Issue)

Unforgettable, unpredictable and utterly enchanting for anyone between the ages of seven and seventy (Amanda Craig The New Statesman)

Will hold the reader spellbound from start to finish (The Guardian)

Book Description:

Deluxe edition of the thrillingly reimagined fairy tale by the magical partnership of award-bedecked, bestselling Neil Gaiman and Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. The hit fairy-tale reboot is back in an exclusive slipcase and larger format, with gold ink adding lustre to Gaiman's words and Riddell's art and a collectable print with every copy - promising to hold readers spellbound from start to finish

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