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Historical FantasyRomantasyWitch Fiction

Stardust

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  • 1997 first published
  • 232 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (86 ratings)
  • 62 editions
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Neil Gaiman's Stardust (1997) is a historical fantasy and romantasy novel. The story is set in England and Inglaterra, in Modern times. It features Tristran Thorn and Yvaine. Key subjects include young men, brujas, Underworld and Magia.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 86 ratings, and 439 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 62 editions across 5 languages. It appeared on the New York Times E-Book Fiction bestseller list in 2013.

It runs to roughly 232 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Stardust

E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's "Writing and the Imagination."In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago England, there is a small hamlet that has stood on a jut of granite for 600 years. Just to the east stands a high stone wall, for which the village is named. Here, in the hamlet of Wall, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. And here, one crisp October eve, Tristran makes his love a promise -- an impetuous vow that will send him through the only breach in the wall, across the pasture ... and into the most exhilarating adventure of his life.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Tristran Thorn
  • Yvaine

Subjects

  • Young men
  • Brujas
  • Underworld
  • Magia
  • Quests, Expeditions
  • Jóvenes, Hombres
  • Fantasy
  • Novela fantástica
  • Witches
  • Magic
  • Búsquedas, Expediciones
  • England
  • Historical fantasy
  • Fantasy romance
  • Action & adventure
  • Movie novels

Quick answers

Who wrote Stardust?

Stardust was written by Neil Gaiman and first published in 1997.

What genre is Stardust?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Romantasy, Witch Fiction and Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Stardust?

The median edition has 232 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Stardust?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Magician's Nephew and The Chronicles of Narnia.

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