From the multi award-winning creator of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman, comes an incredible work, one that combines enchanting prose with superb fantasy illustration breaking new ground in graphic novel storytelling. Together with acclaimed artist Charles Vess, Neil Gaiman returns to the realm of Faerie for a lavishly illustrated tale of a long-ago world where magic and humanity mingle in extraordinary ways. Presented in an all-new format, Gaiman's exquisitely crafted text and Vess's breathtaking illustrations combine to create a novel with pictures, an adult fairy tale that plunges the reader into the very heart of a magical land. * An illustrated fairy tale from Neil Gaiman, creator of The Sandman