Winner of the American Library Award, Mythopoeic Award and World Fantasy Award for Best Artist! It is here in Wall that young Tristran Thorn loses his heart to the town beauty--a woman who is as cold and distant as the star she and Tristran see fall from the sky on a crisp October evening. To gain the hand of his beloved, Tristran rashly vows to fetch the fallen star and embarks upon a lover's quest that will carry him over the ancient wall and into a world beyond his wildest imagingings... NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS'S STARDUST features the New York Times best-selling author (THE SANDMAN) and one of the industry's best illustrators at the height of their creative powers.

ニール・ゲイマンが紡ぐ本作は、古典的なおとぎ話の形式を借りつつ、その内側に残酷さと官能を秘めた大人のための幻想文学です。境界を越え魂が変容する「通過儀礼」が本質的なテーマであり、異界の理不尽な魔法と美しさは、読者を日常から鮮やかに引き剥がします。 墜ちた星を「心を持つ存在」と捉える視点は、所有欲と愛の差異を問い直します。ヴェスの抒情的な画とゲイマンの文体が共鳴し、神話的手触りを蘇らせる本作。追い求める理想が形を変え、真の自己へ辿り着くまでの軌跡は、かつて子供だった大人の心を激しく揺さぶる至高の体験となるでしょう。