The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman author Dave McKean illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:5th Oct '09
Should be back in stock very soon
An astounding novel by hugely popular author Neil Gaiman Eight chapters, many dead people and one live boy comprise this original, funny and gripping story
WINNER of the 2010 Cilip Carnegie Medal, the Newbery Medal and the Booktrust Teenage Book Prize 2009, and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award Adult edition of Neil Gaiman's highly anticipated new novel, stunningly illustrated by Gaiman's long-time collaborator, Dave McKean.When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing his entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?
'One of the joys of reading Gaiman is how he subverts our expectations of magic, horror, fantasy and the mundane' The Times 'Suspenseful, well-told and touching' The Sunday Times 'A captivating piece of work, light as fresh grave dirt, haunting as the inscription on a tombstone' Financial Times '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
- Winner of Carnegie Medal 2010
- Winner of Hugo Award: Novel Category 2009
- Winner of John Newbery Medal 2009
- Winner of Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009
- Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal 2010
ISBN: 9780747598626
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
320 pages
Adult ed