{"product_id":"charles-vess-book-of-ballads-charles-vess-9781782763321","title":"Charles Vess' Book of Ballads \u0026 Sagas","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brand-new collection of the Eisner Award-winning series!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Includes an extensive gallery of never-before-seen sketches and colour art by Charles Vess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Outsized special Art Edition of the collection also available! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Vess, Neil Gaiman, Charles de Lint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782763325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782763321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Titan Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 6.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Charles Vess","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372444274943,"sku":"9781782763321","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe1620c5-754a-480d-8684-37a866c1a71d.jpg?v=1732725962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charles-vess-book-of-ballads-charles-vess-9781782763321","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}