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SUMMARY
One of Neil Gaiman’s most beautiful and enchanting tales, Stardust is the story of Tristran Thorn, a young man who promises the woman he loves that he will bring her back a fallen star. But there are others who seek the star, for their own reasons. And then there’s the star herself . . .
A beloved fairy tale infused with humor, magic, adventure, and romance, Stardust is a timeless work that demonstrates the writer’s bold, elegant and infinitely wondrous imagination.
CHAPTERS
One of the most interesting things about this book are the chapter titles. They are all interesting, funny, and very relevant to what occurs.
IN WHICH WE LEARN OF THE VILLAGE OF WALL,
AND OF THE CURIOUS THING THAT OCCURS THERE EVERY NINE YEARS
IN WHICH TRISTRAN THORN GROWS TO MANHOOD AND MAKES A RASH PROMISE
IN WHICH WE ENCOUNTER SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS, MANY OF THEM STILL ALIVE, WITH AN INTEREST IN THE FATE OF THE FALLEN STAR
"CAN I GET THERE BY CANDLELIGHT?"
IN WHICH THERE IS MUCH FIGHTING FOR THE CROWN
WHAT THE TREE SAID
"AT THE SIGN OF THE CHARIOT"
WHICH TREATS OF CASTLES IN THE AIR, AND OTHER MATTERS
WHICH DEALS CHIEFLY WITH THE EVENTS AT DIGGORY'S DYKE
STARDUST
IN WHICH SEVERAL ENDINGS MAY BE DISCERNED
STARDUST BEST BOOK QUOTES
THERE WAS ONCE A YOUNG MAN WHO WISHED TO GAIN HIS HEARTS DESIRE.
FOR EVERY NINE YEARS, THE FOLK FROM BEYOND THE WALL AND OVER THE HILL SET UP THEIR STALLS, AND FOR A DAY AND A NIGHT THE MEADOW PLAYED HOST TO THE FAERIE MARKET; AND THERE WAS, FOR ONE DAY AND ONE NIGHT IN NINE YEARS, COMMERCE BETWEEN NATIONS.
LADY UNA
I GAIN MY FREEDOM ON THE DAY THE MOON LOSES A DAUGHTER, IF THAT OCCURS IN A WEEK WHEN TWO MONDAYS COME TOGETHER.
THERE IS STILL DEATH IN THE LANDS BEYOND THE FIELDS WE KNOW.
HE STARED UP AT THE STARS: AND IT SEEMED TO HIM THEN THAT THEY WERE DANCERS, STATELY AND GRACEFUL, PERFORMING A DANCE ALMOST INFINITE IN ITS COMPLEXITY. HE IMAGINED HE COULD SEE THE VERY FACES OF THE STARS; PALE, THEY WERE, AND SMILING GENTLY, AS IF THEY HAD SPENT SO MUCH TIME ABOVE THE WORLD, WATCHING THE SCRAMBLING AND THEY JOY AND THE PAIN OF THE PEOPLE BELOW THEM, THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP BEING AMUSED EVERY TIME ANOTHER LITTLE HUMAN BELIEVED ITSELF THE CENTER OF ITS WORLD, AS EACH OF US DOES.
TRISTRAN
BECAUSE, EVERY LOVER IS IN HIS HEART A MADMAN, AND IN HIS HEAD A MINSTREL.
HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON
THREE SCORE MILES AND TEN
CAN I GET THERE BY CANDLELIGHT?
YES, AND BACK AGAIN.
YES, IF YOUR FEET ARE NIMBLE AND LIGHT,
YOU CAN GET THERE BY CANDLELIGHT.
YVAINE
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHOEVER YOU ARE, AND WHATEVER YOU INTEND WITH ME, I SHALL GIVE YOU NO AID OF ANY KIND, NOR SHALL I ASSIST YOU, AND I SHALL DO WHATEVER IS IN MY POWER TO FRUSTRATE YOUR PLANS AND DEVICES. IDIOT.
THE LION BEAT THE UNICORN ALL ABOUT THE TOWN
HE BEAT HIM ONCE
HE BEAT HIM TWICE
WITH ALL HIS MIGHT AND MAIN
HE BEAT HIM THREE TIMES OVER
HIS POWER TO MAINTAIN
THE TREE
IT’S NOT HARD TO OWN SOMETHING. OR EVERYTHING. YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW THAT IT’S YOURS AND THEN BE WILLING TO LET IT GO.
THE TREE
I WAS A WOOD-NYMPH. BUT I GOT PURSUED BY A PRINCE, NOT A NICE PRINCE, THE OTHER KIND, AND, WELL, YOU’D THINK A PRINCE, EVEN THE WRONG KIND, WOULD UNDERSTAND ABOUT BOUNDARIES, WOULDN’T YOU?
IT WAS SOMETIMES SAID THAT THE GREY-AND-BLACK MOUNTAIN RANGE WHICH RAN LIKE A SPINE NORTH TO SOUTH DOWN THAT PART OF FAERIE HAD ONCE BEEN A GIANT, WHO GREW SO HUGE AND SO HEAVY THAT, ONE DAY, WORN OUT FROM THE SHEER EFFORT OF MOVING AND LIVING, HE HAD STRETCHED OUT ON THE PLAIN AND FALLEN INTO A SLEEP SO PROFOUND THAT CENTURIES PASSED BETWEEN HEARTBEATS.
LORD PRIMUS
YOU ARE YOUNG AND IN LOVE. EVERY YOUNG MAN IN YOUR POSITION IS THE MOST MISERABLE YOUNG MAN WHO EVER LIVED.
IT HAS OCCASIONALLY BEEN REMARKED UPON THAT IT IS AS EASY TO OVERLOOK SOMETHING LARGE AND OBVIOUS AS IT IS TO OVERLOOK SOMETHING SMALL AND NIGGLING, AND THAT THE LARGE THINGS ONE OVERLOOKS CAN OFTEN CAUSE PROBLEMS.
MAN IN A TOP HAT
MACKEREL SKY, MACKEREL SKY, NOT LONG WET NOR NOT LONG DRY
HAVE BEEN UNAVOIDABLY DETAINED BY THE WORLD. EXPECT US WHEN YOU SEE US.