Сборник "Зеленый рыцарь" удостоен награды World Fantasy Award (2003) как лучшая антология. Мы попросили авторов отправиться в Зачарованный лес и вернуться оттуда с историями об этих диких землях и существах, их населяющих. Вы встретите здесь ведьм, волков, дриад, людей-оленей, парочку фей и бесчисленное множество духов природы (включая даже дружелюбного зеленого великана). Таинственная извилистая тропинка ведет в волшебные земли через леса, пустыни, горы, города и трущобы. Над головами шепчутся кроны дубов и ясеней, а из теней наблюдают за каждым шагом зеленые существа.
Neverwhere is the stunningly original first novel from Neil Gaiman, the
bestselling and prizewinning author of The Ocean at the End of the Lane and
American Gods. Wired called it 'the sort of book Terry Pratchett might produce
if he spent a month locked in a cellar with Frank Kafka'. This is a must-read
for all those who loved Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell or
the magical world of J.K. Rowling. Under the streets of London there's a world
most people could never even dream of. A city of monsters and saints,
murderers and angels, and pale girls in black velvet. Richard Mayhew is a
young businessman who is about to find out more than he bargained for about
this other London. A single act of kindness catapults him out of his safe and
predictable life and into a world that is at once eerily familiar and yet
utterly bizarre. There's a girl named Door, an Angel called Islington, an Earl
who holds Court on the carriage of a Tube train, a Beast in a labyrinth, and
dangers and delights beyond imagining ...And Richard, who only wants to go
home, is to find a strange destiny waiting for him below the streets of his
native city. Includes extra material exclusive to this Headline Review
edition.
The bestselling, award-bedecked Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell are reunited in this irresistible fairytale reboot, with vibrant red ink adding lustre to an amazingly beautiful book. 'Suffused with joy and melancholy ... It is absolutely a retelling for our age, but also for ages still to come' Guardian Weaving together hints of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty with a shimmering thread of dark magic, this twist on classic fairytales will hold readers spellbound from start to finish. On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and ventures into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom. This queen will decide her own future - and the princess who needs rescuing is not quite what she seems. Twisting together the familiar and the new, this delicious, captivating and darkly funny tale shows its creators at the peak of their talents and was the winner of the 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. Lavishly produced and packed with glorious Chris Riddell illustrations, this amazingly beautiful book makes a spectacular and magical gift.
Юноша по имени Тристран отправляется на поиски упавшей с неба звезды для своей возлюбленной. Только он и не подозревает, что эта звезда - молодая девушка с весьма дерзким характером. И становиться подарком для другой она не собирается. Вместе с нашим героем они оказываются в водовороте приключений, в мире, полном самых удивительных созданий. Эта сказка для взрослых стала бестселлером и вдохновила режиссера Мэттью Вона на создание одноименного фильма с участием Роберта Де Ниро, Мишел Пфайффер и Клэр Дэйнс.
