At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Nicole Hill tagged seven top novels of 1998, including:Stardust, by Neil GaimanRead about the other books on the list.
Gaiman’s rendition of a sweet old-fashioned fairy tale is his standard fare: the surreal meets the familiar, magic is complemented by charming reality. Don’t be fooled: it may be fluffy on the outside, but the quest to find one’s Heart’s Desire can be bitingly funny. Not to mention, it introduces a phenomenal naming strategy for large families: on Primus, on Secundus, on Tertius…
--Marshal Zeringue
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