![]() When a star falls from the sky, a disdainful Victoria promises Tristan his heart's desire if he will bring her that star. Raised without knowledge of his fairy blood, Tristan falls in love with a local beauty, Victoria Forester. There, every nine years, a fair is held where the magic folk commingle, occasionally in intimate ways, with those who live in the mundane world. The story begins in the Victorian-era English village of Wall, a place that touches the world of Faerie. ![]() ![]() Here, Gaiman extends his range by offering a novel-length fairy tale, one that abounds in wonder and lessons. For more than a decade, Gaiman has been helping readers grapple with reality by offering fantastic worlds in visionary graphic novels like The Sandman, occasional short stories and his bestselling first prose novel, Neverwhere. Wallace Stevens believed that in order to see the actual world, it helps to visualize a fantastic one. ![]()
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