A lot has changed since this book was published and I created these pages for it. I still love Stardust, and the illustrations of Charles Vess are what keep it magic for me. Yes, there is a movie but there's Hollywood and then there is Faerie and I know where the real magic is.

Charles Vess is a clever man. He would lead you to believe that he lives in the southeastern United States and draws Faerie and its inhabitants from imagination. This is another illusion. He truly does live in Faerie, along the border and within easy distance of a good supply of chocolate and tea, and draws what he sees. He just wants you to think it's imaginary so you don't all move there and build shopping centers.

Stardust may be shelved in the fiction section of your local bookshop, but it's a true story.