The book of ballads and sagas

Vess, Charles, (artist,, compiler.). Bull, Emma, 1954- (author.). De Lint, Charles, 1951- (author.). Gaiman, Neil, (author.). Lee, Elaine, (author.). McCrumb, Sharyn, 1948- (author.). Smith, Jeff, 1960- (author.). Snyder, Midori, (author.). Yolen, Jane, (author.).

Summary: 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 Stardust - and a host of famous fantasy writers, this new edition also boasts never-before-seen art and an amazing gallery of sketches! Charles Vess and legendary fantasy author Neil Gaiman were artist and writer respectively on Stardust, the acclaimed illustrated novel turned into a hugely successful movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. Includes contributions from World Fantasy Award winner Charles de Lint (Moonheart; The Cats of Tanglewood Forest [illustrated by Charles Vess]); acclaimed fantasy writer Emma Bull (War for the Oaks; Bone Dance) and New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb (The Ballad of Frankie Silver; St. Dale; She Walks These Hills). Includes an extensive gallery of never-before-seen sketches and colour art by Charles Vess.

Item details

ISBN: 9781782763321
ISBN: 1782763325
Physical Description: print
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 27 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: London : Titan Comics, 2018.

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction by Terri Wildling -- The false knight on the road -- King Henry -- Thomas the rhymer -- Barbara Allen -- The three lovers -- Tam-Lin -- The daemon lover -- Twa corbies -- Sovay -- The galtee farmer -- Alison Gross -- The black fox -- The great selchie of sule skerry -- Skade -- Unpublished skade -- Script for the undrawn skade -- Vess miscellany -- Cover gallery -- Discography -- vContributors.