My 650th registration, and i'm working my way through Neil Gaiman's back catalogue (better late than never). I want to read this before seeing the recent film...

(12/03/08) Finished, review to follow.

An absolute pleasure, from the first word, to the satisfying neat conclusion and the bonus prequel teaser...I would say ‘magical’ if that didn’t sound too trite :) For the fantasy purist, I guess this may look like a pastiche of witches, princes, fabulous lands, creatures, amulets, fantastic journeys and a coming of age, but for all that I loved it!

A synopsis (including spoiler);

Tristran Thorn sets out to bring back a fallen star to secure the hand of his beloved; behind the Wall, into the mystical land of Faerie. But, to cut a complicated story short, he finds out about his past (the son of the Lady of Stormhold, imprisoned by a witch), falls in love with the prickly star Yvaine, and helps to vanquish the wicked Lilim!

RELEASE NOTES:

Taking along to today's meet-up

Thanks, BGM - this was on my wishlist.

I've loved this, as so often with Neil Gaiman, and I'm quite attached to fairy tales in general. This one was a fairy taile in the best sense, literally, literary, beautiful and not twee.

This book is to be left at the clinical psyhcology bungalow on the Colchester General Hospital site.

If you are the finder, you can make a journal entry here - you can remain anonymous if you want! I hope you enjoy the book and that you'll get a chance to leave it somewhere else for someone else to find in due course. There is an old (but still very informative) article on bookcrossing to be found here:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/jul/31/fiction.features1

If you like the idea of bookcrossing, more free books can be found in Ipswich bookcrossing zones:
Caffe Nero, the Buttermarket, (upstairs on the mantlepiece)
The Greyhound pub on Ivry Road (shelf opposite the bar)
Coffee Link, Neptune Marina (upstairs, book case on far wall)

Colchester:
Slack Space, Eld Lane
Love Coffee Aroma, High Street
Purple Dog, Eld Lane
Foresters Arms, Castle Road
Hospital Arms, Crouch Street
15 Queen Street
Fox Pub, Layer de la Haye


Please do stop for a coffee or drink while you're there.