![]() ![]() Riddell draws in pen and ink, eschewing color-save for select gold accents-and pouring his energy into myriad, spidery lines and delicate cross-hatching that recall Aubrey Beardsley’s eerie set pieces. (shelved 4 times as chris-riddell) avg rating 4.10 1,679 ratings published 2014. Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death (Goth Girl, 2) by. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Something new is going on, and readers will be carried to the end by the whirlwind force of Gaiman’s imagination. avg rating 3.99 34,297 ratings published 2008. It isn’t until the travelers penetrate the castle that things tilt sideways. And then you woke again, none the worse for it.” Traveling to the cursed kingdom, the queen and dwarves encounter threatening zombie sleepers and more, but the storyline is still recognizable underneath the new details. ![]() Alert readers won’t miss the hint to the queen’s identity: “Would I sleep, as they did?” she asks one of the dwarfs, who replies, “You slept for a year. A thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell - weaving together a sort-of Snow. Three dwarves discover a realm in which everyone has fallen asleep, and they cross into the next country to warn its queen of the great plague that threatens her people. Chris Riddell is a much loved illustrator and acclaimed political cartoonist. ![]() Always a superb spinner of tales, Gaiman presents a filigreed elaboration of Sleeping Beauty that, before long, reveals itself as something more. ![]()
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