Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Zusatztext A fearless and moving adaption of the film! and a gorgeously-written! emotional! frightening parable about the courage of young women amid the brutality of war. Informationen zum Autor Guillermo del Toro is an Academy Award ® winning film director as well as a screenwriter, producer, and New York Times bestselling novelist. He is best known for his foreign fantasy films, especially Pan's Labyrinth , and American mainstream movies like The Shape of Water . Del Toro has published multiple bestselling adult novels with HarperCollins, including The Strain , which was adapted into a TV series by FX, and he is the creator of Trollhunters , Netflix's most-watched children's series. Cornelia Funke tells stories for all agesas storytellers dofor book eaters and those who don't succumb easily to printed magic. She is the bestselling author of Dragon Rider , The Thief Lord , and the Inkworld and MirrorWorld series. She lives in Malibu, California, on her avocado farm with her donkeys, ducks, and dogs. Learn more about Cornelia at her website: www.corneliafunke.com. Klappentext This book is not for the faint of heart or weak in spirit. It's not for skeptics who don't believe in fairy tales or the powerful forces of good. It's only for brave and intrepid souls like you, who will stare down evil in all its forms. Inspired by the critically acclaimed film written and directed by Oscar ® winner Guillermo del Toro, and reimagined by New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke, this haunting tale takes readers to a darkly magical and war-torn world filled with richly drawn characters including trickster fauns, murderous men, child-eating monsters, courageous rebels, and a long-lost princess hoping to be reunited with her family. Perfect for fans of the movie and readers who are new to del Toro's visionary work alike, this atmospheric and absorbing novel is a portal to another universe, where there is no wall between the real and the imagined. A daring, unforgettable collaboration between two brilliant storytellers. Zusammenfassung A New York Times Bestseller! Fans of dark fairy-tales like The Hazel Wood and The Cruel Prince will relish this atmospheric and absorbing book based on Guillermo del Toro's critically acclaimed movie. Oscar winning writer-director Guillermo del Toro and bestselling author Cornelia Funke have come together to transform del Toro's hit movie Pan's Labyrinth into an epic and dark fantasy novel for readers of all ages! complete with haunting illustrations and enchanting short stories that flesh out the folklore of this fascinating world. This spellbinding tale takes readers to a sinister! magical! and war-torn world filled with richly drawn characters like trickster fauns! murderous soldiers! child-eating monsters! courageous rebels! and a long-lost princess hoping to be reunited with her family. A brilliant collaboration between masterful storytellers that's not to be missed. Perfectly unsettling and deeply felt! this reminded me of the best kind of fairytales wherein each chapter is a jewel that! when held up to the light! reframes how we see the world around us. Roshani Chokshi! New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen and Aru Shah and the End of Time A fearless and moving adaption of the film! and a gorgeously written! emotional! frightening parable about the courage of young women amid the brutality of war. Michael Grant! New York Times bestselling author of Gone ...

Autorentext

Guillermo del Toro is an Academy Award®–winning film director as well as a screenwriter, producer, and New York Times bestselling novelist. He is best known for his foreign fantasy films, especially Pan’s Labyrinth, and American mainstream movies like The Shape of Water. Del Toro has published multiple bestselling adult novels with HarperCollins, including The Strain, which was adapted into a TV series by FX, and he is the creator of Trollhunters, Netflix’s most-watched children’s series.

Cornelia Funke tells stories for all ages—as storytellers do—for book eaters and those who don’t succumb easily to printed magic. She is the bestselling author of Dragon Rider, The Thief Lord, and the Inkworld and MirrorWorld series. She lives in Malibu, California, on her avocado farm with her donkeys, ducks, and dogs. Learn more about Cornelia at her website: www.corneliafunke.com.

Klappentext

This book is not for the faint of heart or weak in spirit. It’s not for skeptics who don’t believe in fairy tales or the powerful forces of good. It’s only for brave and intrepid souls like you, who will stare down evil in all its forms.

Inspired by the critically acclaimed film written and directed by Oscar® winner Guillermo del Toro, and reimagined by New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke, this haunting tale takes readers to a darkly magical and war-torn world filled with richly drawn characters including trickster fauns, murderous men, child-eating monsters, courageous rebels, and a long-lost princess hoping to be reunited with her family.

Perfect for fans of the movie and readers who are new to del Toro’s visionary work alike, this atmospheric and absorbing novel is a portal to another universe, where there is no wall between the real and the imagined. A daring, unforgettable collaboration between two brilliant storytellers.