by Neil Gaiman
A fairytale.
This is a neat book about a young man who promises to bring his True Love a fallen star in return for “whatever he desires” (presumably her hand in marriage). Of course, finding the star (who turns out to be a young woman who glows and is really annoyed that she fell) and bringing her back turns into an oddyssey which changes his life forever.
Gaiman’s descriptive, flowing prose is a joy to read as usual, and it’s nice to read something by him that isn’t incredibly disturbing/creepy/scary/whatever. Not that I don’t adore his horror writing, but his prose is also well suited to this kind of thing.
