Neil Gaiman Books The Sleeper And The Spindle

The result is a beautiful and coveted edition of the sleeper and the spindle that the.

Neil gaiman books the sleeper and the spindle.

The sleeper and the spindle is a fairytale retelling mashup of sleeping beauty and snow white but with the characteristic darkness and twists we d expect from gaiman. Buy the sleeper and the spindle by gaiman neil riddell chris isbn. Neil gaiman s the sleeper and the spindle is a kind of mash up hybrid of snow white and the seven dwarves except that austerity has obviously hit fairy land too as we are down to only 3 and the sleeping beauty though there are sly little nods to several other fairy tales which creep in as well it s a bit like spot the fairy celebrity. 8601410706135 from amazon s book store.

About the sleeper and the spindle. Riddell s illustrations are as stunning as always presented in black white and gold to give a very traditional and magical feel to a very modern fairytale. Using the listener s own knowledge of the well known tale he goes against expectations and recast the fairy landscape in much the same way he recasted the faiths of the united states in. Once again neil gaiman delves into the fairy tales from the grimm brothers to come up with a retelling of the sleeping beauty that blows one s mind away.

The result is a beautiful and coveted edition of the sleeper and the spindle that the.