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Shadow hat es bisher nicht leicht gehabt im Leben. Kaum hat er seine unverdiente Haftstrafe abgesessen und will gerade zu seiner geliebten Frau Laura zurückkehren, erfährt er, dass sie einen tödlichen Unfall hatte – und das wird nicht der letzte Schicksalsschlag für Shadow gewesen sein. Darum hält ihn nichts davon ab, auf das Jobangebot des jovialen Mr. Wednesday einzugehen und dessen Leibwächter zu werden. Über Mr. Wednesdays Motive wird Shadow im Dunkeln gelassen, und die Personen, die er auf seinen Reisen quer durch die USA besucht, sind ebenso undurchschaubar. Der trink- und rauffreudige Mad Sweeney, das Bestatterduo Mr. Ibis und Mr. Jaquel und der grimmige Tschernobog sind noch die angenehmeren Bekanntschaften – andere Begegnungen wie die mit einem hochnäsigen Typen, der sich selbst den Technischen Jungen nennt, verlaufen deutlich bedrohlicher. Zur gleichen Zeit häufen sich in Shadows Umfeld merkwürdige Ereignisse, und es dauert nicht lang, bis Shadow mittendrin ist in einem uralten Konflikt von wahrhaft göttlichem Ausmaß. »American Gods«, der Urban-Fantasy-Bestseller von Neil Gaiman (»Coraline«, »The Sandman «), feierte vor Kurzem seine Premiere als Serie auf Amazon Prime – und jetzt ist er auch in Comicform erhältlich!

Stína Moona právě pustili z vězení – jen proto, aby zjistil, že je jeho žena mrtvá. Bez práce a bez budoucnosti přijímá nabídku záhadného pana Středy, jenž si ho najme jako svého ochránce, a pomalu ho vtahuje do smrtícího nadpřirozeného světa. Stín se ocitá uprostřed války mezi novými a starými bohy. Legendární kniha Neila Gaimana inspirovala nejen úspěšný televizní seriál, ale i luxusní komiksovou řadu! Obsahuje sešity série American Gods: Shadows #1-9.

Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a perfectly normal boy. Well, he would be perfectly normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the world of the dead.There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard: the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer; a gravestone entrance to a desert that leads to the city of ghouls; friendship with a witch, and so much more.But it is in the land of the living that real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives and he has already killed Bod's family.A deliciously dark masterwork by bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with illustrations by award-winning Dave McKean.

The extraordinary, highly acclaimed epic novel from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman. After three years in prison, Shadow has done his time. But as the time until his release ticks away, he can feel a storm brewing. Two days before he gets out, his wife Laura dies in a mysterious car crash, in adulterous circumstances. Dazed, Shadow travels home, only to encounter the bizarre Mr Wednesday claiming to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. Together they embark on a very strange journey across the States, along the way solving the murders which have occurred every winter in one small American town. But the storm is about to break... Disturbing, gripping and profoundly strange, Gaiman's epic novel sees him on the road to the heart of America. Includes extra material exclusive to this Headline Review edition.

A special hardback edition of Neil Gaiman's internationally bestselling novel with stunning new contemporary artwork by Monet Alyssa. **Highly anticipated television adaptation of Anansi Boys coming soon to Amazon Prime Video** 'Neil could never have known that he was writing for a confused Jamaican kid who, without even knowing it, was still staggering from centuries of erasure of his own gods and monsters' MARLON JAMES --- Fat Charlie Nancy never knew his dead dad was a god - Anansi the trickster. He never knew he had a brother either. Now brother Spider is on his doorstep, about to make life more interesting . . . and a lot more dangerous. It's a meeting that will take Fat Charlie from his London home to Florida, the Caribbean, and the very beginning of the world itself. Or the end of the world, depending on which way you're looking. **Includes black and white chapter artwork, foiled and designed boards and beautiful full-colour illustrated endpapers by Monet Alyssa** --- 'It's virtually impossible to read more than ten words by Neil Gaiman and not wish he would tell you the rest of the story' OBSERVER 'A warm, funny, immensely entertaining story about the impossibility of putting up with your relations - especially if they happen to be Gods' SUSANNA CLARKE

In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman, magic is no mere illusion... and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman's first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders -- a place where an old woman can purchase the Holy Grail at a thrift store, where assassins advertise their services in the Yellow Pages under "Pest Control," and where a frightened young boy must barter for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks. Explore a new reality -- obscured by smoke and darkness, yet brilliantly tangible -- in this extraordinary collection of short works by a master prestidigitator. It will dazzle your senses, touch your heart, and haunt your dreams.

Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author Neil Gaiman's collection of extraordinary short stories featuring How to Talk to Girls at Parties, soon to be a major film release starring Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning and Alex Sharp. From the author American Gods, now a major TV series for Amazon Prime Video, Fragile Things shows one of the world's most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers. Let me tell you stories of the months of the year, of ghosts and heartbreak, of dread and desire. Or after-hours drinking and unanswered phones, of good deeds and bad days, of trusting wolves and how to talk to girls at parties. There are stories within stories, whispered in the quiet of the night, shouted above the roar of the day, and played out between lovers and enemies, strangers and friends. But all, all are fragile things made of just 26 letters arranged and rearranged to form tales and imaginings which will dazzle your senses, haunt your imagination and move you to the very depths of your soul.

"Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house. . . ." When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life. Celebrating ten years of Neil Gaiman's first modern classic for young readers, this edition is enriched with a brand-new foreword from the author, a reader's guide, and more.

Het is een plek waarvan de meeste mensen niet eens zouden dromen. Een wereld vol monsters en heiligen, moordenaars en sjacheraars, geharnaste ridders en bleke meisjes in fluweel. Het Londen van degenen die ten onder zijn gegaan. Er is een meisje genaamd Door, en mensen die haar proberen te doden. Er is een engel in een duistere zaal vol kaarsen. Er zijn ratten en mensen die tegen ze praten. Er zijn zetten en tegenzetten, ondergrondse markten, een Beest in een labyrint, ijselijke gevaren en ongekende verrukkingen. En er is Richard Mayhew, die zich laat verleiden tot een daad van barmhartigheid. Een jonge Londenaar die al snel zal ontdekken dat er geen weg terug is. Een held tegen wil en dank, met een vreemde bestemming, in het andere Londen: Niemandsland.

Stardust is an enchanting and enthralling novel from Sunday Times bestseller and master storyteller Neil Gaiman. 'Charming in every sense of the word, and deeply satisfying' (Time Out), it will delight fans of Terry Pratchett and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, as well as those who loved the feature film starring Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett and Michelle Pfeiffer among others. Life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall - named after the imposing stone barrier which separates the town from a grassy meadow. Here, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and for the coveted prize of her hand, Tristran vows to retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to his beloved. It is an oath that sends him over the ancient wall and into a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagining . . . Includes extra material exclusive to this Headline edition.