Behold, BookXcess’ Book of the Month!

Monday, July 5, 2010

For the month of July, BookXcess have specially picked this title to treat everyone an additional 20% discount! Don’t you just love BookXcess? This book is a must read for all Neil Gaiman fans out there!

Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman by  Hank Wagner, Christopher Golden, Stephen R. Bissette, Terry Pratchett (Foreword by)
RRP: RM112.90 Now: RM24.90 After 20% discount: RM19.92

Synopsis:
Prince of Stories chronicles the history and impact of the complete works of Neil Gaiman in film, fiction, music, comic books, and beyond. Containing hours of exclusive interviews with Gaiman and conversations with his collaborators, as well as wonderful nuggets of his work—such as the beginning of an unpublished novel, a rare comic and a never-before-published essay—this is a treasure trove of all things Gaiman. In addition to providing in-depth information and commentary on Gaiman’s myriad works, Prince of Stories includes rare photographs, book covers, artwork, and related trivia and minutiae. It is both an insightful introduction to his work and a true “must-have” for his ever-growing legion of fans.

Review by (DC Comics, 1999). Reviewer: Rachelle Bilz
This tribute is a tremendous gift to Neil Gaiman fans. Whether the reader wants to know the inspiration and background information for Gaiman’s many works or factual tidbits about the man himself, this volume delivers. The authors, all impressive writers themselves, have conducted extensive research and interviews in their effort to create a compendium of data about one of fantasy’s finest writers. Without a doubt, it is the most comprehensive resource about Neil Gaiman to date.

Encyclopedic in scope, this book offers reprints of articles by Gaiman, back stories, interviews with illustrators and others who work with Gaiman, photos, illustrations, and sneak peeks at future works. Although broad in scope, this work also contains fascinating minutiae about all things Gaiman as well as entertaining quotes from him. The extensive interview with Gaiman is especially enjoyable, as are his anecdotes about celebrity and fans and his responses to movies such as Stardust.

The appendixes offer a chronology, further reading, Web sites, and other helpful information. Well written, well organized, and fun to peruse, this book can be enjoyed as a cover-to-cover read or a random browse. Readers will learn a lot about Gaiman, storytelling and the writing process. A book you can get lost in, it will appeal to Gaiman fans of all ages.