{"product_id":"book-of-ballads-sagas","title":"Book Of Ballads \u0026 Sagas","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brand-new collection of the Eisner Award-winning series!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     This award-winning compendium of English and Scottish fairy tales and folklore returns to print in a sumptuous new collection! Beautifully illustrated by Charles Vess and featuring adaptations by Neil Gaiman - Vess'' collaborator on the hugely successful \u003ci\u003eStardust\u003c\/i\u003e - and a host of famous fantasy writers, this new edition also boasts never-before-seen art and an amazing gallery of sketches!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   • Charles Vess and legendary fantasy author Neil Gaiman were artist and writer respectively on \u003ci\u003eStardust,\u003c\/i\u003e the acclaimed illustrated novel turned into a hugely successful movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   • Includes contributions from World Fantasy Award winner Charles de Lint (\u003ci\u003eMoonheart; The Cats of Tanglewood Forest \u003c\/i\u003e[illustrated by Charles Vess]); acclaimed fantasy writer Emma Bull (\u003ci\u003eWar for the Oaks; Bone Dance\u003c\/i\u003e) and New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb (\u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Frankie Silver; St. Dale; She Walks These Hills\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   • Includes an extensive gallery of never-before-seen sketches and colour art by Charles Vess. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   • Outsized special Art Edition of the collection also available! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Each ballad is a little gem sparkling with restored vitality. It is all here: lust and humor, ghosts and demons, passion and terror, all the things that keep us up at night. What more could the fantasy reader desire?\" \u003cb\u003e- SciFiDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here Vess reaches the peak of his art, standing proudly with the 19th- and early 20th-century illustrators who influence him.\" \u003cb\u003e- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57389450756478,"sku":"NW9781782763321","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781782763321.jpg?v=1778684001","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/book-of-ballads-sagas","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}