The sandman: overture - neil gaiman

Twenty-five years since THE SANDMAN first changed the landscape of modern comics, Neil Gaiman's legendary series is back in a deluxe edition!THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE heralds New York Times best-selling writer Neil Gaiman's return to the art form that made him famous, ably abetted by artistic luminary JH Williams III (BATWOMAN, PROMETHEA), whose lush, widescreen images provide an epic scope to The Sandman's origin story. From the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is captured, THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE will feature cameo appearances by fan-favorite characters such as The Corinthian, Merv Pumpkinhead and, of course, the Dream King's siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Neil Gaiman s award-winning masterpiece The Sandman continues here, filled with the art from the medium s most gifted talent. This volume picks up where the last left off in the story of the Kindly Ones a conflagration of nightmarish proportions that will affect the future of the Endless and the fate of the Dreaming forever! Friends, foes and unexpected betrayers return throughout this incredible collection! The Sandman Book Four collects The Sandman #57-75; stories from Vertigo Jam #1; Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman. Covers (knihydobrovsky.cz)

It s a wake in which friends and loved ones, relatives and rivals, fleeting lovers and immortal enemies gather to pay their respects and to mourn their loss. The tenth instalment of Neil Gaiman s seminal, New York Times best-selling series, The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake, celebrates its 30th anniversary with an all-new edition, featuring a new cover from artist Dave McKean! Collects The Sandman #70-75. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Older and more powerful than the gods themselves, the Endless are a dysfunctional family of cosmic beings that have ruled over the realms of dream, desire, despair, destiny, destruction, death, and delirium since the beginning of time. But three hundred years ago, one of the mythical beings gave up his duties and left his realm, never to be seen again. Now on a mission to find their missing sibling, Delirium and older brother Dream encounter immortal humans and various deities as they try to locate the prodigal Destruction. But as their adventure draws Dream into a final, tragic confrontation with his son Orpheus, the eternal being learns the true meaning of fate and consequences. Collects The Sandman #41-49. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. In each of these otherwise unrelated stories, Morpheus serves only as a minor character. Here we meet the mother of Morpheus s son, find out what cats dream about, and discover the true origin behind Shakespeare s A Midsummer s Night Dream. The latter won a World Fantasy Award for best short story, the first time a comic book was given that honor. Collects THE SANDMAN #17-20. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Sandman Book Two collects issues #21-37 of the original run of The Sandman. This volume also features the Sandman Special: The Song of Orpheus #1 and short stories from Vertigo: Winter s Edge #1-3 that further chronicle the enchanting world of Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, and his kin, the Endless. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This volume picks up where the last left off in Morpheus ongoing saga as he travels through the dreaming. This book collects The Sandman #38-56 as well as tales from Vertigo Preview #1. Lose yourself in Gaiman s fantastic worlds and continue the fantasy with The Sandman Book 3. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman s transcendent series SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling. Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death by weaving ancient mythology, folklore and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision. During Morpheus s incarceration, three dreams escaped the Dreaming and are now loose in the waking world. At the same time, a young woman named Rose Walker is searching for her little brother. As their stories converge, a vortex is discovered that could destroy all dreamers, and the world itself. Collects THE SANDMAN #9-16. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent series THE SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling. Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death by weaving ancient mythology, folklore and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision. In PRELUDES and NOCTURNES, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. After his 70 year imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine, and an all-powerful madman. This book also includes the story The Sound of Her Wings, which introduces us to the pragmatic and perky goth girl Death. Collects THE SANDMAN #1-8. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Ten thousand years ago, Morpheus condemned a woman who loved him to Hell. Now the other members of his immortal family, The Endless, have convinced the Dream King that this was an injustice. To make it right, Morpheus must return to Hell to rescue his banished love and Hell s ruler, the fallen angel Lucifer, has already sworn to destroy him. Collects THE SANDMAN #21-28. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In the longest Sandman story, Morpheus becomes the prey of the Furies--avenging spirits who torment those who spill family blood. A journey both begins and ends for the Lord of Dreams as threads and pieces building since the beginning of the series finally come together in a thrilling climax that forever changes the world of The Sandman. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven. The Kindly Ones have many names: The Erinyes. The Eumenides. The Dirae. The Furies. Agents of vengeance, implacable and unstoppable, they do not rest until the crimes they seek to punish are washed clean with blood. It is to them Lyta Hall turns when her baby, Daniel, is taken from her, and it is Dream of the Endless who becomes their target. But behind a mother's grief and unyielding rage, there are darker forces at work, and what they set in motion will eventually demand a sacrifice greater than any the Dreaming has yet known. Collects The Sandman #57-69 and Vertigo Jam #1. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Volume five of New York Times best selling author Neil Gaiman's acclaimed creation The Sandman collects one of the series' most beloved storylines. Take an apartment house, add in a drag queen, a lesbian couple, some talking animals, a talking severed head, a confused heroine and the deadly Cuckoo. Stir vigorously with a hurricane and Morpheus himself and you get this fifth instalment of The Sandman series.This story stars Barbie, who first makes an appearance in The Doll's House and now finds herself a princess in a vivid dreamworld. Collects The Sandman #32-37. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Sága Neila Gaimana se řítí do finále - v masivní, více než 350 stránkové knize, kterou se pokusíme vydat v jednom svazku. Nad osudem vládce snů se stahují mraky a mýtické bytosti bezohledně manipulují životy smrtelníků. Každý čin má své následky... a dobré skutky přinášejí nezastavitelnou tragédii. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Poslední kniha ze sandmanovské série. Poetické a melancholické rozloučení s kultovní řadou, v podání těch nejslavnějších kreslířů. Vzhledem k názvu Smuteční hostina, je celkem nepřekvapivé, že je tématem vyrovnávání se se smrtí... ale i důležitost příběhů a vyprávění. Potkáte většinu starých známých a pár zcela nových. Skvělé rozloučení s legendární řadou, kniha, které se dá vytknout pouze jediná věc. Že je poslední. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The critically acclaimed The Sandman: Fables and Reflections continues the fantastical epic of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, as he observes and interacts with an odd assortment of historical and fictional characters throughout time. Featuring tales of kings, explorers, spies, and werewolves, this book of myth and imagination delves into the dark dreams of Augustus Caesar, Marco Polo, Cain and Abel, Norton I, and Orpheus to illustrate the effects that these subconscious musings have had on the course of history and mankind. Collects The Sandman #29-31, #38-40, #50 and Sandman: Special #1. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Bylo jich sedm.Sedm Věčných, kteří ovládali sedm aspektů lidského života.Už jich je jen šest.Jeden z božské rodiny zmizel a jeho obraz v galerii zeje už třista let prázdnotou. Nikomu to nevadí, nikdo se ho nesnaží hledat. Jenže to se má změnit. Nejmladší z Věčných, šílená sestra Delírium, se rozhodne vydat po stopách dávno ztraceného bratra. A jediný, kdo je ochotný jí doprovodit, je melancholicky cynický bratr Sandman, který celý výlet bere jen jako únik před depresí z rozpadlého vztahu. Netuší, že během cesty začnou umírat lidé. Netuší, že cesta bude nebezpečnější, než si myslel. Netuší, že najde mnohem víc, než čekal. Že cestou objeví něco, co pro něj bude mít nedozírné následky.Krátké životy je nejepičtější příběh z celé Sandmanovské série. Je to příběh o ztrátě, o pracném hledání, o neúprosnosti změny a o důležitosti paměti a zapomínání. Je to příběch o mluvících psech, mystických cestovních kancelářích a uříznutých hlavách. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Sága Neila Gaimana se řítí do finále – v masivní, více než 350stránkové knize. Nad osudem vládce snů se stahují mraky a mýtické bytosti bezohledně manipulují životy smrtelníků. Každý čin má své následky... a dobré skutky přinášejí nezastavitelnou tragédii. (patro.cz)

From the award-winning writer of American Gods and Coraline, The Sandman is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time. Neil Gaimain’s award-winning masterpiece set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era.Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium’s most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. An unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death, this first of four volumes—drawn by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III, and Kelley Jones, with spectacular guest art by Chris Bachalo, Colleen Doran, Charles Vess, and Michael Zulli—introduces readers to a dark and enchantin world of dreams and nightmares: the home of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, and his kin, the Endless. Collects the story arcs “Preludes and Nocturnes,” “The Doll’s House,” and “Dream Country,” from The Sandman #1-20—including the first comic book to ever win a World Fantasy Award, issue #19s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Důsledky nerozvážných činů se často ozývají i po velmi dlouhé době a chyby dělají i nesmrtelné bytosti. Podruhé v krátkém čase se musí Sandman vydat do Pekla, aby zachránil svoji dávnou lásku. Jaké je však jeho překvapení, když namísto očekávané konfrontace s Luciferem obdrží klíče od pekla. Danajštější dar si lze jen těžce představit, avšak to zatím Morfeus netuší. Důsledky tohoto činu ho totiž dostihnou mnohem, mnohem později...Nové vydání, poprvé v barvě! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Joined by a dream team of artists from around the world, Neil Gaiman the Hugo Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of American Gods and Coraline returns to the beloved characters he made famous in The Sandman Vol. 11: Endless Nights. The Sandman Vol. 11: Endless Nights reveals the legend of the Endless, a family of magical and mythical beings who exist and interact in the real world. Born at the beginning of time, Destiny, Death, Dream, Desire, Despair, Delirium, and Destruction are seven brothers and sisters who each lord over their respective realms. In addition to the seven tales of the Endless, The Sandman: Endless Nights includes a biography section in the spirit of the Sandman collections (designed by Dave McKean) and a summary of each volume in the Sandman Library. This highly imaginative book, the first graphic novel to be listed on the New York Times best-seller list, boasts diverse styles of breathtaking art as these seven peculiar and powerful siblings each reveal more about their true being as they star in their own tales of curiosity and wonder. Written by series creator Neil Gaiman, The Sandman: Endless Nights is illustrated by some of the industry s best talents, including Frank Quietly (All-Star Superman), P. Craig Russell (The Sandman: The Dream Hunters), Glenn Fabry (Preacher), Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra) and more! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman continues here, filled with the art from the medium's most gifted talent.Sandman Book Five collects Sandman Midnight Theatre, Sandman Endless Nights, and Sandman: The Dream Hunters!Sandman Midnight Theatre takes place in the late 1930's. A mysterious suicide leads the Golden Age Sandman (Wesley Dodds) to a dark circle of mystics known as the Order of Ancient Mysteries. The Order holds a number of disturbing secrets...and the greatest of these is Morpheus, the imprisoned Dream King! In Sandman Endless Nights Neil Gaiman explores the seven brothers and sisters of the Endless, Destiny, Death, Dream, Desire, Despair, Delirium, and Destruction.Sandman: The Dream Hunters is a love story, set in ancient Japan. Telling the story of a humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox who find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons to steal the monk's life. With the aid of Morpheus, the King of All Night's Dreamings, the fox must use all of her cunning and creative thinking to foil this evil scheme and save the man that she loves. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Už třetí svazek úspěšné série Sandman v barvě! Kniha obsahuje čtyři příběhy vyprávějící mimo jiné o únosu Kalliopé, o netradičním sehrání Snu noci svatojánské a o tom, jaký byl svět v dobách, kdy byl člověk malý jako morče a kočky jej lovily pro zábavu... Nový Gaiman je prostě tu! (patro.cz)

Důsledky nerozvážných činů se často ozývají i po velmi dlouhé době a chyby dělají i nesmrtelné bytosti. Podruhé v krátkém čase se musí Sandman vydat do Pekla, aby zachránil svoji dávnou lásku. Jaké je však jeho překvapení, když namísto očekávané konfrontace s Luciferem obdrží klíče od pekla. Danajštější dar si lze jen těžce představit, avšak to zatím Morfeus netuší. Důsledky tohoto činu ho totiž dostihnou mnohem, mnohem později... Nové vydání, poprvé v barvě! (patro.cz)

V hospodě Konec světů, která se vynoří uprostřed sněžné bouře uvízlo několik lidí (a nejen lidí), ze všech možných dob a světů. Námořník i elf, programátor i hrobník. Než se bouře utiší, musí nějak zabít čas a tak si vyprávějí příběhy. Příběhy o mořských příšerách, spících městech a oživlých mrtvolách. Příběhy, které mají spolu společného víc, než by se na první pohled zdálo. (patro.cz)

Bylo jich sedm. Sedm Věčných, kteří ovládali sedm aspektů lidského života. Už jich je jen šest. Jeden z božské rodiny zmizel a jeho obraz v galerii zeje už třista let prázdnotou. Nikomu to nevadí, nikdo se ho nesnaží hledat. Jenže to se má změnit. Nejmladší z Věčných, šílená sestra Delírium, se rozhodne vydat po stopách dávno ztraceného bratra. A jediný, kdo je ochotný jí doprovodit, je melancholicky cynický bratr Sandman, který celý výlet bere jen jako únik před depresí z rozpadlého vztahu. Netuší, že během cesty začnou umírat lidé. Netuší, že cesta bude nebezpečnější, než si myslel. Netuší, že najde mnohem víc, než čekal. Že cestou objeví něco, co pro něj bude mít nedozírné následky. Krátké životy je nejepičtější příběh z celé Sandmanovské série. Je to příběh o ztrátě, o pracném hledání, o neúprosnosti změny a o důležitosti paměti a zapomínání. Je to příběch o mluvících psech, mystických cestovních kancelářích a uříznutých hlavách. (patro.cz)

A humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons and a Japanese emperor to steal the monk's life.One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven.In The Dream Hunters, legendary artist P. Craig Russell returns to the world of the Dreaming to adapt Neil Gaiman and artist Yoshitaka Amano's original illustrated novella into a mesmerizing new comics interpretation. Retelling Gaiman's celebrated story of a humble young monk and the magical fox who falls in love with him. Russell beautifully brings to life every aspect of the richly evocative world set down in this timeless fable of desire, sacrifice, and love that was never meant to be. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Co se stane, když se vaše dětské sny stanou skutečností? Nic hezkého. Aspoň pokud k tomu dojde v krajině poetických hororů Neila Gaimana. Lesbičky, mluvící zvířata, čarodějka, transexuálové, mluvící kůže stažená z obličeje, pohádkový svět, ďábelská kukačka... a samozřejmě sám vládce snů, Sandman. Ty všechny najdete v pátém, celobarevném přírůstku do dnes už kultovní série. Dostanete se do magické říše, která není ani zdaleka tak idylická, jak se na první pohled zdá... a smrt tu číhá na každém kroku. Tak nějak by asi vypadala Narnie, kdyby jí psal Charles Manson. (patro.cz)

Druhý díl městské fantasy Neila Gaimana, kde musí Sandman nejen čelit rebelujícím nočním můrám, ale i mladé dámě, která se k vlastní smůle stane „vírem snění“. (patro.cz)

Trvalo to dlouho, ale už je to tady. Morpheus, Král snů, přichází - v jednom z nejzákladnějších comicsů světa. Jeho autora, Neila Gaimana asi není třeba představovat - vrcholný tvůrce žánru "městské fantasy" už v románech Nikdykde, Hvězdný prach a Američtí bohové předvedl, jak dokáže mixovat horor s poetikou, sadistickou krutost s něhou a zběsilou fantazii s všední realitou. A teď přichází jeho vrcholné dílo - Sandman. S jeho pomocí vstoupíte do Říše snů, odhalíte půvab bratrovraždy, navštívíte Peklo i Arkhamský blázinec a zúčastníte se masakru v jednom nonstopu. Poznáte démony, mágy, okultisty i šílence, pětsetleté žebračky a Smrt se slabostí pro Mary Poppinsovou. Říct o téhle knize, že je kult, je asi tak stejně výstižné, jako prohlásit o Albertu Einsteinovi, že byl docela dobrej na fyziku. (patro.cz)

NEVERWHERE: Under the streets of London lies a world most people could never dream of. And for Richard Mayhew, it's just the beginning.STARDUST: Young Tristran Thorn goes over his town's ancient wall into the mysterious land of Faerie - a world that is dangerous and strange beyond imagining . . .AMERICAN GODS: A profoundly strange American road trip. War is coming, and Shadow Moon is standingsquarely in its path.ANANSI BOYS: Everything changes for Fat Charlie Nancy, the South London boy so called by his father, the day his dad drops dead while doing karaoke.THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE: The recollections of a man who thought he was lost but is now, perhaps, remembering a time when he was saved . . .DetailsBox set of five Neil Gaiman novelsBespoke matt laminated and spot varnished slipcase (knihydobrovsky.cz)

V Bajích a odlescích se ponoříte do světa vládce snů prostřednictvím devíti úžasných příběhů, ve kterých se životy zachraňují i ničí, ve kterých dojde na krásné sny i noční můry, krále i špehy, císaře i herce, havrany i vlkodlaky. Na historii i fikci, na lásku i temnotu. Na život i na smrt. Báje a odlesky u nás vychází ve dvou knihách. Tohle je první z nich. SANDMAN Neila Gaimana je tou nejnápaditější a nejuhrančivější komiksovou sérií. Gaiman v ní vypráví pochmurné, ujeté a někdy i deprimující příběhy o náladových, smůlou potrefených bozích a chybujících lidech. Elegantně míchá svět moderních mýtů a temného fantasy. Se Sandmanem příchází příběhy, na které nikdy nezapomenete. (patro.cz)

Najdete tu příběh Orfeovy lásky a tragické smrti, navštívíte Dům záhad a tajemství a zjistíte, co se stalo v Bagdádu o jednom Ramadanu. V dalších třech fascinujících příbězích se Neil Gaiman spojil s kreslíři jako je Jill Thompsonová, Bryan Talbot a Craig Russell - a výsledek stojí za to. (patro.cz)

Reminiscent of the legendary Canterbury Tales, The Sandman: World's End is a wonderful potpourri of engrossing tales and masterly storytelling. Improbably caught in a June blizzard, two wayward compatriots stumble upon a mysterious inn and learn that they are in the middle of a reality storm. Now surrounded by a menagerie of people and creatures from different times and realities, the two stranded travellers are entertained by mesmerizing myths of infamous sea creatures, dreaming cities, ancient kings, astonishing funeral rituals and moralistic hangmen. Collects The Sandman #51-56. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A captivating collection of fiction from one of the world's most beloved writers, introduced with a foreword by Booker Prize-winning author, Marlon James.With a writer as prolific as Neil Gaiman, where do you begin? Or how do you know what to try next? Spanning his career to date, this collection of ambitious, groundbreaking and endlessly imaginative fiction will be your guide.Curated within this book are nearly fifty of Gaiman's short stories and novellas, interposed with excerpts from his five novels for adults - Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys and The Ocean at the End of the Lane.It is both an entryway to his oeuvre and a literary trove Gaiman fans old and new will return to time and again. Start where it suits you. There aren't any rules.NEIL GAIMAN.WITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'With the deftest of touches, the characters are once again brought to life' JOANNE HARRIS'The halls of Valhalla have been crying out for Gaiman to tell their stories' OBSERVERThe great Norse myths, which have inspired so much of modern fiction, are dazzlingly retold by Neil Gaiman. Tales of dwarfs and frost giants, of treasure and magic, and of Asgard, home to the gods: Odin the all-father, highest and oldest of the Aesir; his mighty son Thor, whose hammer Mjollnir makes the mountain giants tremble; Loki, wily and handsome, reliably unreliable in his lusts; and Freya, more beautiful than the sun or the moon, who spurns those who seek to control her. From the dawn of the world to the twilight of the gods, this is a thrilling, vivid retelling of the Norse myths from the award-winning, bestselling Neil Gaiman.*This book has been printed with two different cover designs. We are unable to accept requests for a specific cover. The different covers will be assigned to orders at random* (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The original paperback edition of a perennial favorite, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, which has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal. Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place--he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their ghostly teachings--such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead? The Graveyard Book is the winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, the Hugo Award for best novel, the Locus Award for Young Adult novel, the American Bookseller Association's "Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book," a Horn Book Honor, and Audio Book of the Year. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

WINNER of the 2010 Cilip Carnegie Medal, the Newbery Medal and the Booktrust Teenage Book Prize 2009, and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award Stunningly illustrated by Chris Riddell, who brings the ghouls, ghosts and hero wonderfully to life in this fantastic ghost adventure story, laced with menace and humour (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A collection of speeches, articles, essays and introductions from Sunday Times bestselling author, commentator and craftsman Neil Gaiman.The View from the Cheap Seats draws together myriad non-fiction writing by international phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman. From Make Good Art, the speech that went viral, to pieces on artists and legends including Terry Pratchett and Lou Reed, the collection offers a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.'Literature does not occur in a vacuum. It cannot be a monologue. It has to be a conversation'Welcome to the conversation. Neil Gaiman fled the land of journalism to find truths through storytelling and sanctuary in not needing to get all the facts right. Of course, the real world continued to make up its own stories around him, and he has responded over the years with a wealth of ideas and introductions, dreams and speeches. Here 'we can meet the writer full on' (Stephen Fry) as he opens our minds to the people he admires and the things he believes might just mean something - and makes room for us to join the conversation too. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

There is a hint of Armageddon in the air. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact.So the Armies of Good and Evil are massing, the four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witchfinders are getting ready to Fight the Good Fight. Atlantis is rising. Frogs are falling.Tempers are flaring, and everything appears to be going to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. They've lived amongst Humanity for millennia, and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle.So if Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the AntiChrist (which is a shame, really, as he's a nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. This edition features a new revised text, approved by Neil Gaiman and the Pratchett Estate, which clears up many typos and errors from previous editions.It also features twelve full colour illustrations from Paul Kidby - Terry Pratchett's artist of choice - and further pencil drawings. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From Sunday Times-bestselling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner-Award winning artist P. Craig Russell, Scott Hampton and Paul Chadwick comes an imaginative graphic novel anthology of four fantastical tales: The Problem of Susan, October in the Chair, Locks and The Day the Saucers Came. Two stories and two poems. All wondrous and imaginative about the tales we tell and experience. Where the incarnations of the months of the year sit around a campfire sharing stories, where an older college professor recounts a Narnian childhood, where the apocalypse unfolds, and where the importance of generational storytelling is seen through the Goldilocks fairy tale. These four graphic novel adaptations have something for everyone and are a must for Gaiman fans. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

There is a hint of Armageddon in the air. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact.So the Armies of Good and Evil are massing, the four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witchfinders are getting ready to Fight the Good Fight. Atlantis is rising. Frogs are falling.Tempers are flaring, and everything appears to be going to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. They've lived amongst Humanity for millennia, and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle.So if Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the AntiChrist (which is a shame, really, as he's a nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. This edition features a new revised text, approved by Neil Gaiman and the Pratchett Estate, which clears up many typos and errors from previous editions.It also features twelve full colour illustrations from Paul Kidby - Terry Pratchett's artist of choice - and further pencil drawings. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

There is a hint of Armageddon in the air. According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact.So the Armies of Good and Evil are massing, the four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witchfinders are getting ready to Fight the Good Fight. Atlantis is rising. Frogs are falling.Tempers are flaring, and everything appears to be going to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. They've lived amongst Humanity for millennia, and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle.So if Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the AntiChrist (which is a shame, really, as he's a nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. This edition features a new revised text, approved by Neil Gaiman and the Pratchett Estate, which clears up many typos and errors from previous editions.It also features twelve full colour illustrations from Paul Kidby - Terry Pratchett's artist of choice - and further pencil drawings. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Neil Gaiman, 576 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Nové upravené vydání městské fantasy, rozšířené o novou povídku Jak markýz získal zpátky plášť Richard Mayhew je nudný londýnský úředníček. Nejadrenalinovější věc v jeho životě představuje sbírka kýčovitých trollů, kterými si zkrášlil pracovní stůl. Když ale doprovází svou přítelkyni na důležitou pracovní schůzku, vypadne ze zdi zraněná dívka. Richard udělá chybu a pomůže jí. Druhý den si ho lidé na ulici nevšímají, kreditka nefunguje a jeho byt je na prodej. Jako by Richard nikdy neexistoval. Dívka jménem Dvířka sloužila jako klíč do tajemného Podlondýna a Richard dveře nevědomky otevřel? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Den poté, co se nastěhovali do nového domu, se Koralina vydala na průzkum... V novém bytě Koralininých rodičů je dvacet jedna oken a čtrnáct dveří. Třináct z nich se dá otevírat a zavírat. Čtrnácté jsou zamčené a za nimi je jen cihlová zeď – až do chvíle, kdy je Koralina jednoho dne otevře a najde za nimi průchod do jiného bytu v jiném domě, který se tomu jejich podobá jako vejce vejci. Až na to, že je jiný: psi tady nejí nic jiného, než čokoládu, kočky umí mluvit a místo pravých ji tam přivítají jiní rodiče. Její jiná matka je navlas podobná té skutečné – až na to, že má pavoučí prsty a oči jako černé knoflíky – vaří jí samé dobroty, je na ni něžná a přemlouvá jí, aby u ní zůstala. Koralině se však stýská po pravých rodičích a chce se k nim vrátit – a tehdy se krásný sen změní ve skutečnou noční můru. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A breathtaking and magical novel from master storyteller Neil Gaiman. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

There is something strange about Coraline's new home.It's not the mist, or the cat that always seems to be watching her, nor the signs of danger that Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, her new neighbours, read in the tea leaves. It's the other house - the one behind the old door in the drawing room.Another mother and father with black-button eyes and papery skin are waiting for Coraline to join them there. And they want her to stay with them. For ever. She knows that if she ventures through that door, she may never come back.This deliciously creepy, gripping novel is packed with glorious illustrations by Chris Riddell, and is guaranteed to delight and entrance readers of all ages. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha:,Vítejte v Podlondýně, světě oživlých mytologií, o kterém se vám ani nesnilo… Richard Mayhew je docela obyčejný mladý Londýňan, který jednoho dne při cestě na důležitou večeři se svou snoubenkou pomůže otrhané zraněné dívce. V tom okamžiku se však jeho život obrátí vzhůru nohama. Labyrin Podlondýna, drsného světa pod slupkou všedního velkoměsta, Richarda vtáhne jediným kmitnutím krysího ocásku a on brzy zjišťuje, že cesta zpět nebude vůbec jednoduchá. Zvlášť když se tak osudově zapletl do záležitostí lady Dvířky. Pomůže mu šarmantní markýz de Carabas, inteligentní krysy nebo snad padlý anděl, uprchlý ze zničené Atlantidy? A chce se vůbec vrátit? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Neil Gaiman's extraordinary Fragile Things, from the bestselling author of The Ocean at the End of the Lane and American Gods, reveals one of the world's most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers, and harnesses the Gothic power of Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber to the storytelling genius of Stephen King. 'The collections also boasts lush prose ...and a winning faith in the enchantment of stories' Kirkus Reviews The distinctive genius of Neil Gaiman has been championed by writers as diverse as Norman Mailer and Stephen King. With THE SANDMAN Neil Gaiman created one of the most sophisticated, intelligent and influential graphic novel series of our time. Now Gaiman has produced FRAGILE THINGS, his second collection of short fiction. These stories will dazzle your senses, haunt your imagination and move you to the very depths of your soul. (knihydobrovsky.cz)