The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

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Hugo Award 2009, World Fantasy Award nominee 2009, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature 2009.

Illustrations by Dave McKean.

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard?

Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him — after all, he is the last remaining member of the family.

A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod’s life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?

Published
September 25, 2008
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