Stardust study guide contains a biography of Neil Gaiman, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Very rarely someone comes to Wall knowing what they are looking for, and these people they will sometimes allow through. There is a look in the eyes, and once seen it cannot be mistaken.

That being said, the rest of the book was magnificent. Very rarely someone comes to Wall knowing what they are looking for, and these people they will sometimes allow through. There is a look in the eyes, and once seen it cannot be mistaken. This is the kind of book that makes you wonder...what if? And hope for the less likely answer.

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So on top of the bad writing, confusing style, and general flatness, I found Stardust pretty offensive because of its treatment of women (I could go on about the lesser characters but I won't). It seemed like Tristran's misogynist exploits were all presented without a hint of reproach, as he won all the typical fantasy hero rewards and was described as sensitive and kind. I've definitely been super critical of him for this, but these weren't incidental issues within the story: they were central to the plot. Plus, in a book written by a contemporary author trying to challenge convention, it's extra difficult to let slide a story that's both poorly executed and deeply rooted in sexist stereotypes. Obviously the dramatisation of the story is not going to be the same as the actual book, so I can’t actually talk much about the writing. But the production on this was outstanding. A full cast with sound effects was the perfect way for a fairytale to be told. You just feel like you’re living this story with the characters. All the voice actors were phenomenal. Unaware of the woman's identity, the old witch placed a transformation spell on Tristran to turn him into a mouse, allowing him to ride in her caravan unnoticed while Yvaine walked alongside. After many days of travel, their caravan passed through the wall breach and arrived at the meadows on the other side, where the Wall fair was soon to be held once more. It was there that Tristran regained his human form and returned home to the village to fulfill his promise and present Victoria with the fallen star he had quested so tirelessly to find.

Dustan Thorn made a mistake a long time ago, and Thristan Thorn was born. Pretty clear is not fully human, but he still grows up in the town of Wall, which divided the magic world from ours. To win the love of the girl he cherishes, he promises her a shooting star and he obviously accomplishes that without even being stabbed, poisoned, choked and with all the fingers. Faerie is not a safe place for anybody. Some kind of explanation about the little man, the flying caption etc would have been nice as well. This was never expounded upon in the story. Gaiman is known to write dark fantasy, and however seemingly dreamlike or unassailably wondrous things get, there is always the sense that this is a world which is as savage as it is beautiful, particularly given the characteristic Gaiman touch of this being a book where not everyone is safe. This is typified in a scene involving the nursery rhyme conflict of the lion and the unicorn fighting for the crown, complete with blood and mauling. Yet, Stardust never descends too far into being grim for the sake of grim, indeed it is in many ways one of the most truly lovely stories I have ever read. This is due entirely to the writing style. Challenged to retrieve a fallen star, Tristran Thorn leaves the sleepy English village of Wall and crosses into the land of Faerie and the realm of Stormhold. Locating the star, he discovers it is no meteorite, but a young woman, Yvaine. Answer: I don't know - since I am a blasphemous wench and have never seen a Doctor Who episode. Nor do I actually know what a Dalek is and what it does.

Lord Septimus: The youngest and most ruthless of the Lords of Stormhold. He is, by nature, a skilled assassin and has succeeded in murdering the majority of his family. The book’s ending is apt and wonderfully delivered, particularly given the way that you are not sure whether or not the ending will be a tragic one, after all Gaiman has already shown us this is one fairy tale where the heroes are not safe, indeed quiet though parts of the final section are, I was still holding my breath at certain moments.