This was Neil Gaiman's first novel for children and teenagers - a brilliantly spooky and chilling story, published to critical acclaim.
When a girl ventures through a hidden door she finds a secret world with shocking similarities to her own.
This was Neil Gaiman's first novel for children and teenagers - a brilliantly spooky and chilling story, published to critical acclaim.
When a girl ventures through a hidden door she finds a secret world with shocking similarities to her own.
"Sometimes funny, always creepy, genuinely moving, this marvellous spine-chiller will appeal to readers from nine to ninety." - "Books for Keeps". "I was looking forward to "Coraline", and I wasn't disappointed. In fact, I was enthralled. This is a marvellously strange and scary book." - Philip Pullman, "Guardian". "If any writer can get the guys to read about the girls, it should be Neil Gaiman. His new novel "Coraline" is a dreamlike adventure. For all its gripping nightmare imagery, this is actually a conventional fairy story with a moral." - "Daily Telegraph". Stephen King once called Neil Gaiman 'a treasure-house of stories' and, in this wonderful novel, which has been likened to both "Alice in Wonderland" and the "Narnia Chronicles", we get to see Neil at his storytelling best.
Winner of British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Short Fiction 2003
Winner of British Science Fiction Association Award (Best Short Fiction) 2003
'Sometimes funny, always creepy, genuinely moving, this marvellous spine-chiller will appeal to readers from nine to ninety.' Books for Keeps; 'I was looking forward to Coraline, and I wasn't disappointed. In fact, I was enthralled. This is a marvellously strange and scary book' Philip Pullman, Guardian; 'If any writer can get the guys to read about the girls, it should be Neil Gaiman. His new novel, Coraline is a dreamlike adventure. For all its gripping nightmare imagery, this is actually a conventional fairy story with a moral.' Daily Telegraph
Neil Gaiman is the author of many highly imaginative graphic novels and works of fiction for adults. CORALINE is his first book for children. He began working on CORALINE over ten years ago and he took many breaks during the process. Neil is a British author living and working in Minneapolis, USA. As well as writing books Neil writes screenplays and is working on a film version of CORALINE.
Coraline is not the kind of girl to be put off by a sign of danger read in some tea-leaves or indeed a message sent to her by some very talented mice! No, she is the kind of girl who faces a challenge with bravery, intelligence and a lot of determination. Which is just as well because she is going to need all those skills, and more, in this wonderful, spooky tale of a girl caught on the wrong side of a door, with counterfeit parents who have buttons for eyes and who clearly do not intend to set her free. Read it if you dare!
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