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Neil Gaiman

Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire Hardcover – February 7, 2017

by Neil Gaiman (Author), Shane Oakley (Illustrator), Nick Filardi (Illustrator)

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A celebrated send-up of gothic literature, beautifully adapted into a dark, brooding, and oddly comical graphic novel. Somewhere in the night, a raven caws, an author's pen scratches, and thunder claps. The author wants to write fiction: stories about frail women in white nightgowns, mysterious bumps in the night, and the undead rising to collect old debts. But he keeps getting interrupted by the everyday annoyances of talking ravens, duels to the death, and his sinister butler.

Shane Oakley beautifully illustrates New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman's satirical tale.

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48 pages
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English
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Dark Horse Books
Publication date

February 7, 2017
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6.9 x 0.3 x 10.5 inches
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150670140X
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978-1506701400
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About the Author

Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire, UK, and now lives in the United States near Minneapolis. As a child he discovered his love of books, reading, and stories, devouring the works of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Branch Cabell, Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. LeGuin, Gene Wolfe, and G.K. Chesterton. A self-described "feral child who was raised in libraries," Gaiman credits librarians with fostering a life-long love of reading: "I wouldn't be who I am without libraries. I was the sort of kid who devoured books, and my happiest times as a boy were when I persuaded my parents to drop me off in the local library on their way to work, and I spent the day there. I discovered that librarians actually want to help you: they taught me about interlibrary loans." Neil Gaiman's work has been honoured with many awards internationally, including the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. His books and stories have also been honoured with 4 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, 1 World Fantasy Award, 4 Bram Stoker Awards, 6 Locus Awards, 2 British SF Awards, 1 British Fantasy Award, 3 Geffens, 1 International Horror Guild Award and 2 Mythopoeic Awards.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Books; Illustrated edition (February 7, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 150670140X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506701400
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.9 x 0.3 x 10.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #312,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #247 in Graphic Novel Adaptations
- #909 in Horror Graphic Novels (Books)
- #1,461 in Fantasy Graphic Novels (Books)

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Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Norse Mythology, Neverwhere, and The Graveyard Book. Among his numerous literary awards are the Newbery and Carnegie medals, and the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards. He is a Professor in the Arts at Bard College.

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Alexis☺

Creative writing that teaches creative writing

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2017

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When I purchased this hardcover to celebrate summer break from teaching literature and composition and actually getting back to my own writing, there was a review that explained to confused Gaiman fans what this story is about. Now, that review seems to be gone, and somewhat repetitive complaints seem to be proliferating and echoing each other. So, as well as I can, I will explain what Gaiman accomplishes with this one brilliant story, illustrated by Shane Oakley. For those who teach or attend college (or high school, if I remember correctly), there is acceptable Art that supposedly replicates reality, and then there is less acceptable pseudo-art (all the fantasy genres, including Gothic and Horror) that escapes it. Less acceptable pseudo-art usually is an attack label slapped on fantasy genres. This becomes important to readers and writers when, for example, a student wants to write (or a professor wants to teach) about American Gods, Game of Thrones, or Lilith's Brood instead of Huckleberry Finn, Tender is the Night, or The Bell Jar. Gaiman's story starts in the middle of a Gothic/ Horror story that shows that reality is subjective. The author is attempting to write a Gothic while living in a mixture of classic Horror stories. The Gothic is Realism for him. His circumstance points out that middle class suburbia may be real for many readers, but it may not be the experience of some writers. He wants the freedom to escape Horror altogether and write about an unhappy suburban wife.
The wife with emotional focus to wonder if she is taken for granted by her husband as she cooks his breakfast is a reality that might be escapist fantasy for some writers with other lifestyles and other worries, just as a Gothic/Horror setting may be fantasy for some readers and writers. But in that escape to an unrealistic fantasy setting, a writer may find the freedom to explore a very realistic message that he cannot approach seriously in the world (place and time) he lives in and knows so well. Writing students are told to write what they know. But what does that mean? The places they've seen? The times they live in? Or the emotions they need to project into fantasy in order to fully explore and express?

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Motivations of a Writer

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2017

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POTENTIAL SPOILERS!

Neil Gaiman uses a horror author writing a story as the backdrop for the symbolic journey a writer must go on in order to find their own motivations to tell stories. It's all a metaphor for Neil himself, perhaps. But it leads to a cute and funny story that's not horrifying at all, but that's really the point. This comic is a fun little mental exercise disguised as a new horror story from Gaiman. The art is pretty neat and reminiscent of old horror films, while also having a new charm to it. It's very short and simple, and wears down once you, as the reader, figure out the trick. I thought it was a neat gimmick, if a simple one. If you can find this book for cheap, it's a quick and fun read, but that's about it.

POTENTIAL SPOILERS!

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David Edmonds

Surprisingly disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2018

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Basically one long run on joke about all the tropes found in every Gothic tale ever told, this is the weakest of Dark Horse's Gaiman adaptations. I haven't read the original story this was adapted from, so I'm not sure if this is worse/better or if it's Gaiman's story or Oakley's adaptation, but I quickly found myself skimming thru just to get to the end, and when you're reading something only 48 pages long and you start skimming when you're only half way thru...

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Francisco Rodriguez

It was okay.

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2018

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It had moments. If it were developed into a manga series, that truly would be exciting. Neil Gaiman, are you listening?
But as it is now...it had moments of true potential. Overall, it was just okay.

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Andrea

Wut?

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2021

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Three stars is kinda generous considering I have read this twice and still have no idea what it is even about lol.

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Rick Frisby

What the?

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2020

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Confusing and poorly edited for digital viewing. Skip it, no matter how cheap. Also not Gaiman's best by far. Blah

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Chris Ligatti

Overpriced

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2021

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Amusing but for 18$ I expected a bit more meat on the story bones

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Brandon

Nope

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2019

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The artwork is good, but was not impressed at all with this book.

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mandi razorgirl

Short but sweet

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2017

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A bit of a one-trick pony, but oh boy, what a trick! Gaiman's ironic little joke is gorgeously illustrated and the storyline is impeccably realised, with perfect, beautiful prose. A half-hour read at best, but still a little gem for my Gaiman collection!

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Michael Collin

Eine wunderbare Liebeserklärung

Reviewed in Germany on February 16, 2017

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Eines Nachts träumte Zhuang Zhou, er wäre ein Schmetterling, der mit sorgloser Leichtigkeit herumflog. Der Traum war so real, dass er, als er erwachte, sich fragte, ob er Zhunag Zhou war, der geträumt hatte, er sei ein Schmetterling, oder ob er wirklich ein Schmetterling war, der träumte, er sei Zhuang Zhou.
Diese Frage des taoistischen Philosophen Zhuang Zhou variert Neil Gaiman in der Erzählung mit dem fantastischen Titel "Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire".
Weird Tales, Horror Tales, Geschichten des Makabren: wir lesen sie, um für eine Zeit dem grauen(haften) Alltag zu entfliehen. Wenn nun aber die wahre Welt die der Horrorgeschichten wäre, wie sähe dann die Literatur der kleinen Fluchten aus, welche Literatur wäre dann eskapistisch?
Ein Schriftsteller plagt sich in dieser anderen Welt damit, einen "realistischen" Roman zu schreiben, verwirft aber alle Anfänge, die für uns Parallelweltler eine Aneinanderreihung klassischer Genre-Stereotypen sind. Denn eigentlich hat er die Nase von Non-Fiction gestrichen voll. Erlösung bringt ihm schließlich ein sprechender Rabe, der ihm ins Gewissen redet und ermutigt, seinem Wunsch stattzugeben und eine fantastische Geschichte zu schreiben. Heraus kommt dabei die Geschichte eines langjährig verheirateten Ehepaars!

FORBIDDEN BRIDES ist eine wahre Lesefreude: kurz, unterhaltsam und herrlich "meta"; eine Versuchsanordnung des Erzählers, der die klassischen Themen der Horrorliteratur anspielt.
Und weil das beste an den Horrorstories doch sowieso die stereotypen Höhepunkte sind (wie die Meister der Weird Stories aus den Dreißigern und später Edward D. Wood jr. sehr wohl wußten), stört es mich überhaupt nicht, dass Gaiman hier keine "richtige" Geschichte erzählt, sondern ausschließlich mit Anklängen arbeitet.

Bei den allermeisten Horrormagazinen waren die Umschlagillustrationen das Allerbeste (und hatten oft genug mit dem Inhalt der Geschichte so ziemlich gar nichts zu tun). Auch dieser grafische Aspekt kommt in FORBIDDEN BRIDES keinesfalls zu kurz. Shane Oakley hat den Band ganz fantastisch illustriert und die Story von Gaiman grafisch umgesetzt. Wie die Story selbst sind die Bilder stimmungsvoll, aber ironisch gebrochen.

FORBIDDEN BRIDES ist eine Liebeserklärung an ein Genre, das man lieben, aber nicht allzu ernst nehmen sollte.

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KGBeast

Liebenswert und anspielungsreich für Spezialisten - aber leider nur 48 Seiten

Reviewed in Germany on February 18, 2017

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In einem dunklen Haus im altviktorianischen Stil klopft es an der Tür. Eine junge Frau ist auf dem Weg zu einem Haus gewesen, wo sie eine neue Stelle antreten sollte und dann hat ihr Kutscher sie auf freier Strecke mitten in der Nacht ausgesetzt und dann hat sie ein Licht gesehen, das aus einem Dachfenster des alten Hauses schien und ist dahin gerannt.

Das Licht dient der Arbeit des Herrn des Hauses, der gerade dabei ist, einen Roman zu schreiben. Aber ständig wird er unterbrochen. Von seinem seltsamen Butler, von einem lang verloren geglaubten Bruder, mit dem er sich duellieren muss, von dem Geschrei seiner Tante auf dem Dachboden und auch noch von einem überaus geschwätzigen Raben. Und das, wo er doch nur ein Stück ernsthafter Literatur schaffen möchte.

Dies ist eigentlich ein eher elaborierter Scherz zum Umgang mit Genres und deren Bewertung, aber dieser Scherz ist graphisch und erzählerisch ansprechend dargestellt. Nicht unbedingt eine Glanzleistung Gaimans, aber eindeutig Gaiman und dabei auch – zumindest für Liebhaber literarischer Diskussion auch amüsant.

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divertente

Reviewed in Italy on February 18, 2020

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Bello, divertente. Una parodia con il tipico senso dell' umorismo di Gaiman. (Anche un pò della redazione di dylan Dog). Ho visto gente lamentarsi del fatto che è molto breve: guardate il numero di pagine prima di comprare.

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GUILLERMO RIBAS ROIG

Perfect

Reviewed in Spain on August 11, 2019

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Perfect

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