Stardust (novel)

Stardust ( Original Title: Stardust ) is a 1998 published novel by Neil Gaiman with illustrations by Charles Vess numerous. Due to its distinct style and his extraordinary language that is reminiscent of a fairy tale, Gaiman's Stardust is different from most other works.

Content

Wall is a small village which takes its name from a long stone wall, next to which it was built. Behind the wall is the boundary to the fairy kingdom. Only once every nine years on May 1, takes place on the lawn behind the wall instead of a carnival, in which the people and the inhabitants of Faerie meet. On such a day Tristran was conceived. He grows up and falls in love with Victoria, but does not return his love. She suggested jokingly to answer him, Tristran if you bring a star that has fallen from the sky. For this reason, he sets out to look in the fairyland named after the star. However, the fallen star turns out to be young, beautiful woman ( Yvaine ), which was brought by an amulet from the sky. This amulet she now carries with him and who owns it, reigns over Stormhold, where he is a male descendant of the bloodline of Stormhold. The amulet has sent on his journey of dying 81 Lord of Stormhold, whose sons are now on the hunt for him. But the Witch Queen of Lilim, a witch sisterhood, is on the search for the fallen star. She wants to eat the heart of the star, as this would renew their magical powers.

At the end of Tristran is not only the star, but also his true love.

Adaptations

From 2006 to 2007 Stardust was filmed by director Matthew Vaughn. The film opened on 10 August 2007 in the American cinema. The German film release (title: Stardust ) was on 18 October 2007 In roles include Charlie Cox ( Tristan ), Claire Danes ( Yvaine ), Michelle Pfeiffer ( Lamia ), Robert De Niro ( Captain Shakespeare) and Peter O. Toole ( Lord of Stormhold ) to see. The film differs in many details from the original book and can be viewed as an independent work. Be mentioned differences:

• In the movie Tristan called Tristran.
• It is mentioned in the film nothing of a meeting of people and residents of Stormhold every nine years, but this is an important part of the kick-off event in the book. Instead, Dunstan Thorn arrived in Stormhold by outwits the guardian of the wall.
• In the book will be no fight between Tristran and the Witch at the end.
• The figure of helping Waldgnoms missing.
• For this, the dealer will be inserted in the film.
• There is no brotherhood of the castle.
• The figure of tuntigen Captain Shakespeare was - just like the pirates deposit created for the film. In the book it is the " Free Ship Perdita " on flash hunting expedition under Captain Johannes Alberic.
• In the book Septimus dies in revenge for his brother by a snake bite ( Lamia ); in the film he is drowned by Lamia ( showdown ).
• The journey Tristrans and Yvaines by Stormhold after leaving the ship is represented extremely shortened.
• Victoria Forester has already promised to someone else and expecting a child.
• In the book, all witches stay alive; they have become very old and no longer have magical powers. Ditch - Sal also survived after it has lost its power over Tristrans mother ( last heir of Stormhold ).
• In the book Yvaine remains Tristrans death on life ( immortal) and ruled Stormhold on alone.