There are also cameo appearances by Tori Amos and Neil Gaiman. Directed by Dirk Maggs and Heather Larmour, and featuring over 35 minutes of unbroadcast material, this stunning new dramatisation boasts an extensive cast including Frances Barber, Maggie Steed, Nicholas Boulton, Blake Ritson, Bryan Dick, Charlotte Riley, Aisling Loftus, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Alex Macqueen. Life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wallnamed after the imposing stone barrier which separates the town from a grassy meadow. It is concerned with the adventures of a young man from the village of Wall, which borders the magical land of Faerie. As he does so, Tristran will uncover the secret to his own identity and a fate beyond his wildest dreams. Stardust, Neil Gaiman Stardust is a fantasy novel by British writer Neil Gaiman. Stardust by Neil Gaiman is a short novel that contains much that makes for compelling and entertaining reading an absorbing quest, characters searching for fulfillment within a world fill with magic, adventure and danger and an imaginative story with plenty of humour and surprises. When Yvaine evades him and escapes, Tristran discovers he is not the only one in pursuit of the star: there are dark forces in this magical land, and he must find Yvaine before she falls into their clutches.
About the Author Neil Gaiman is a 1 New York Times bestselling author of books for children and adults whose award-winning titles include Norse Mythology, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens. Locating the star, he discovers it is no meteorite, but a young woman, Yvaine. Rich with adventure and magic, Stardust is one of master storyteller Neil Gaiman's most beloved tales, and the inspiration for the hit movie. Stardust by Neil Gaiman is a modern fairy tale, stripped of the Victorian-era enforced innocence, about a mythical quest for love, starting with the heart's desire of a young man and his eventual travels throughout the world of Faerie.
Challenged to retrieve a fallen star, Tristran Thorn leaves the sleepy English village of Wall and crosses into the land of Faerie and the realm of Stormhold. Stardust : Being A Romance Within The Realm of Faerie (1998) is the second solo prose novel by Neil Gaiman.It is usually published with illustrations by Charles Vess.For quotes from the 2007 film based upon it, see Stardust (2007). With beautiful prose, likable characters, and a mesh of the grotesque and the ethereal, this is Gaiman's reworking of fairy tales - with a slight wink to the readers.
Matthew Beard and Sophie Rundle star in a brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman, narrated by Eleanor Bron. But Neil Gaiman creates his own sparkling fairy tale in 'Stardust,' an entrancing fantasy tale that never loses its magic.