La légende raconte qu'il existerait neuf mondes, reliés par Yggdrasil, le frêne puissant et parfait. C'est là le théâtre des aventures d'Odin, le plus grand et ancien dieu, Père de tout ; de son fils aîné Thor, fort et tumultueux, armé de Mjollnir, son légendaire marteau ; et de Loki, séduisant, rusé et manipulateur inégalable. Dieux trop humains, parfois sages, souvent impétueux, quelquefois tricheurs, ils guerroient, se défient et se trahissent. Jusqu'à Ragnarok, la fin de toutes choses.
Voici leur histoire, rapportée par Neil Gaiman, le plus grand des conteurs.
Signal d'alerte Fictions courtes et dérangements « Il est des choses qui nous perturbent, des mots ou des idées qui surgissent sous nos pas comme des trappes, nous précipitant de notre monde de sécurité et de bon sens en un lieu beaucoup plus sombre et moins accueillant. » C'est là le chemin que Neil Gaiman nous propose d'arpenter à travers ces vingt-quatre nouvelles, contes et poèmes, en s'affranchissant des genres pour ne garder que la substantifique moelle d'un imaginaire tour à tour sombre ou flamboyant.
De Pourquoi notre futur dépend des bibliothèques - son discours devenu viral - à ses articles sur Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Dave McKean ou encore Lou Reed, en passant par Batman ou Frankenstein, Neil Gaiman nous convie à un grand voyage à travers la littérature et les pop cultures qui nous donne les clés de son inspiration.
Dans la filiation de ses précédents recueils, de Miroirs et fumées à Signal d'alerte, Vu des pop cultures a intégré la liste des meilleures ventes du New York Times, qui salue le style flamboyant, drôle et atypique de l'un des plus brillants auteurs de fantasy contemporaine.
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.
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE CO-AUTHOR OF GOOD OMENS , NOW A MAJOR AMAZON PRIME SERIES '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' OBSERVER The 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.
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Horror & ghost stories, chillersA tremendously original blend of fantasy, humour, ghost story and family drama from Neil Gaiman, now published in paperback. When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought he would find safety in a graveyard? In 8 chapters featuring every second year of Bod's life, we trace his upbringing by ghosts from infancy to adolescence. With the murderer still at large, will he survive to be a man? This edition is aimed at the young adult market, and contains illustrations by Chris Riddell. Ages: 12+
From multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes a spectacularly silly, mind-bendingly clever, brilliantly bonkers adventure - with lip-smackingly gorgeous illustrations by Chris Riddell Mum's away. Dad's in charge. There's no milk. So Dad saves the day by going to buy some.
Really, that's all that happens. Very boring. YAAAAAAAAAWN.
There are absolutely none of the following inside: GLOBBY GREEN ALIENS! INTERGALACTIC POLICE! PIRATES! And most definitely NOT a time-travelling hot-air balloon piloted by the brilliant Professor Steg ...
As anticipation builds towards Neil Gaiman's TV adaptation of he and Pratchett's darkly hilarious take on the final judgement of humanity, the book is available in this new edition.
Discover Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere , the extraordinary modern classic from the bestselling author of American Gods , illustrated for the first time by 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. This beautiful edition features the fully illustrated short story, 'How the Marquis Got His Coat Back', and will delight fans of Coraline, The Book of Dust and Goth Girl . 'Gaiman is, simply put, a treasure-house of story, and we are lucky to have him' Stephen King Under the streets of London lies a world most people could never dream of. When Richard Mayhew helps a mysterious girl he finds bleeding on the pavement, his boring life changes in an instant. Her name is Door, she's on the run from two assassins in black suits and she comes from London Below. His act of kindness leads him to a place filled with monsters and angels, a Beast in a labyrinth and an Earl who holds Court in a Tube train. It is strangely familiar yet utterly bizarre .
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.
American Gods, the extraordinary, highly acclaimed epic novel from storytelling genius and international bestseller Neil Gaiman, comes vividly to life in a major new TV series on Amazon Prime Video starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning and Gillian Anderson. 'Gaiman is a treasure-house of story and we are lucky to have him' Stephen King. If you are to survive, you must believe. Shadow Moon has served his time. But hours before his release from prison, his beloved wife is killed in a freak accident. Dazed, he boards a plane home where he meets the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who professes both to know Shadow and to be king of America. Together they embark on a profoundly strange road trip across the USA, encountering a kaleidoscopic cast of characters along the way. Yet all around them a storm threatens to break. The war has already begun, an epic struggle for the very soul of America, and Shadow is standing squarely in its path.
Horror & ghost stories Adult cover edition of Neil Gaiman's latest novel, with illustrations by Dave McKean. 'A captivating piece of work, light as fresh grave dirt, haunting as the inscription on a tombstone' Financial Times
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. 'If this book came to you during a despairing night, by dawn, you would believe in ideas and hope and humans again' Caitlin Moran 'Literature does not occur in a vacuum. It cannot be a monologue. It has to be a conversation' This collection will draw you in to exchanges on making good art and Syrian refugees, the power of a single word and playing the kazoo with Stephen King, writing about books, comics and the imagination of friends, being sad at the Oscars and telling lies for a living. Here Neil Gaiman opens our minds to the people he admires and the things he believes might just mean something - and welcomes us to the conversation too.
Fantasy/Graphic novelsFirst anthology of Sandman stories since the series ended in 1998. A haunting, erotic and disturbing collection featuring illustrations from some of the best comic artists.
Hace cuarenta años, cuando nuestro narrador contaba apenas siete, el hombre que alquilaba la habitación sobrante en la casa familiar se suicidó dentro del coche de su padre, un acontecimiento que provocó que antiguos poderes dormidos cobraran vida y que criaturas de más allá de este mundo se liberaran. El horror, la amenaza, se congregan a partir de entonces para destruir a la familia del protagonista. Su única defensa la constituirán las tres mujeres que viven en la granja desvencijada al final del camino. La más joven de ellas, Lettie, afirma que el estanque es, en realidad, un océano. La mayor dice que recuerda el Big Bang.
From Neil Gaiman, the bestselling novelist and creator of the world-renowned comics title The Sandman, comes a mesmerizing tale of the dangers and opportunities of youth, and its endless possibilities. Illustrated by four of comics' most accomplished artists, John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess and Paul Johnson, THE BOOKS OF MAGIC collects all four issues of the original miniseries that introduced the character of Timothy Hunter and set the stage for his continuing adventures. Timothy Hunter could be the most powerful magician in the world, but does he really want to be? Guided through the magical world starting at the begining of time by a group of DC Universe magicians, often refered to as the Trenchcoat Brigade (John Constantine, Phantom Stranger, Mister E, and Doctor Occult), they attempt to aid Timothy in his decision whether or not to embrace his gift. However, by the time Timothy makes a choice, it may have already been made for him.
L'art compte se compose de trois parties, trois discours que Gaiman a adressés à différents publics.
« Pourquoi notre futur dépend des bibliothèques, de la lecture et de l'imagination » est le titre de la conférence donnée par l'auteur le 14 octobre 2013 au Barbican Centre de Londres sur invitation de la Reading Agency, association caritative qui promeut la lecture dans les bibliothèques, les écoles et les prisons britanniques.
« Monter un siège » peut se lire comme un poème, ou un texte court, presque une fable qui délivre sa morale à la fin : il faut commencer par essayer pour espérer un résultat ; il faut continuer à essayer pour obtenir un résultat.
« Faites de l'art », enfin, reprend le discours prononcé par Gaiman face aux élèves de l'Université des Arts de Philadelphie le 17 mai 2012, où il expose son parcours peu orthodoxe et inspirant.
Dans un village rural du nord, la légende raconte qu'un chien noir fantôme sort de l'obscurité et vous tue.
Ombre Moon est sur la route depuis un bout de temps mais, ce soir, il ne se sent pas d'aller plus loin, pas sous la pluie battante. Par chance, il fait la route qui le mène chez lui avec un couple d'Anglais sympathiques qui lui offrent le logis pour la nuit, du whisky et lui racontent les histoires locales.
Mais lorsque l'homme perd connaissance sur le chemin, Ombre comprend qu'il y a une chose qu'on ne lui a pas racontée à propos de cet endroit : une chose ancienne, provenant des entrailles-mêmes du village. Une chose cachée dans l'obscurité et qui les suit tous.
Neil Gaiman et Stephen Jones ont réuni dans cet ouvrage exceptionnel une trentaine de poèmes humoristiques et effrayants par les plus grands maîtres de l'horreur, de la fantasy et de la SF anglo-saxonne. Dans la plus grande tradition des comptines d'enfants, Brian Aldiss, Sharon Baker, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Simon Ian Childer, Storm Constantine, Galad Elflandsson, Jo Fletcher, John M. Ford, Stephen Gallagher, David Garnett, John Grant, Colin Greenland, James Herbert, Richard Hill, Diana Wynne Jones, Garry Kilworth, Harry Adam Knight, R.A. Lafferty, Samatha Lee, Alan Moore, Kim Newman, Ian Pemble, Terry Pratchett, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Jody Scott, S.P. Somtow, Alex Stewart, David Sutton et Gene Wolfe s'en donnent à coeur joie, et vous livre leurs créations les plus macabres dans l'espoir de vous faire rire.
Si à des enfants vous aviez pensé Que ce livre était en fait destiné Veuillez nous en excuser platement Et refermez-le immédiatement !
Ne prenez pas ceci comme une insulte, Lorsqu'on vous dit : Réservé aux Adultes !
De retour dans le village de sa jeunesse, un homme se remémore les évènements survenus l'année de ses sept ans. Un suicide dans une voiture volée. L'obscurité qui monte. Et Lettie, la jeune voisine, qui soutient que la mare au bout du chemin est un océan...
Ce sont les souvenirs d'un enfant pour qui les histoires existent dès qu'on les croit et qui se réfugie dans les livres pour échapper aux adultes, un enfant pour qui les contes sont sa réalité.
Un émouvant conte pour tous sur le monde de l'enfance et les traces qu'elle laisse en nous.
How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Sunday Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman is a graphic novel with extraordinary artwork by the Eisner Award-winning duo Fàbio Moon and Gabriel Bà. Soon to be a feature film starring Nicole Kidman, this adaptation is ' a quirky delight' (Audrey Niffenegger) and will appeal to fans of Alan Moore, Dave McKean and beyond. ENN is a fifteen-year-old boy who just doesn't understand girls, while his friend Vic seems to have them all figured out. Both teenagers are in for the shock of their young lives, however, when they crash a local party only to discover that the girls there are far, far more than they appear! From the Locus Award-winning short story by Neil Gaiman, one of the most celebrated authors of our time, and adapted in vibrant ink-and-watercolour illustrations by the Daytripper duo of brothers Fàbio Moon and Gabriel Bà, this original graphic novel is not to be missed!