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ISBN: 9781415737378
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Last updated: July 2014

Meet: Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is an author of comics, graphic novels, screenplays, nonfiction, children's books and other fantastic novels. He takes from and refers to elements in classic literature, mythology and fairy tales. Although his works can be dark and creepy, there are elements of optimism and humor that balance the darkness.

Sandman, a graphic novel series, is probably his most well known creation. He has worked with fellow English author Terry Pratchett and artists Dave McKean, John Bolton, Michael Zulli and Charles Vess.

If you liked his dreamlike and other-worldly settings . . .

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Dreams Underfoot by Charles De Lint; Kate Reading (Narrated by)
Call Number: SCIENCE FICTION De Lint
ISBN: 9781433260155
Publication Date: 2012-01-20
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Attica by Garry Kilworth
Call Number: YOUNG ADULT FICTION Kilworth
ISBN: 9781904233565
Publication Date: 2007-05-03
A twilight world of forgotten wonders, and extraordinary adventures - all happening just above our heads. Join Jordy, Alex and Chloe as they cross the portal from our world to a strange and wonderful other place, accessible for just a moment in time through the trap-door of the attic in their family home. From hat-stand forests, to towering hills of old musical instruments, deserts of old books and a great water-tank lake, the vast continent they stumble upon is one of limitless surprises - and that's before they meet the inhabitants: strange clans of small and lumpen people who live in homes constructed from all manner of found things and drive vehicles powered by old sewing-machine parts. It is against this remarkable backdrop that the three children will embark on a spellbinding adventure to recover a prized possession, save a life, and - somehow - find a way back home.
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Call Number: Fiction Millhauser
ISBN: 051770319X
Publication Date: 1996-04-23
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Call Number: GRAPHIC NOVEL Baron
ISBN: 1593073984
Publication Date: 2005-12-27
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ISBN: 140120502X
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Eureka
In the quirky town of Eureka, America's brightest scientists are working on some of the government's best-kept secrets-- some lead to brilliant inventions and some to total chaos. Making sense of the mysteries is Sheriff Jack Carter, a former U.S. marshal who is stranded in the surreal small town after a random car accident.
The princess bride
ISBN: B000TJBNHG
It's a bent fairy tale, complete with fencing, fighting, chases, escapes and true love. Buttercup loves Westley, but when he is captured by pirates, she is chosen by the evil Prince to be his bride.