尼尔·盖曼

尼尔·盖曼，欧美文坛新一代幻想文学大师，集诗人、词作者、编剧和导演于一身，将想象、趣味与智慧完美结合，被《文学传记辞典》誉为十大后现代作家之一。

尼尔·盖曼二十七岁开始文学创作，卓越的才华让其很快成为诸多奖项的宠儿：《睡神》系列的《仲夏夜之梦》获得世界奇幻奖；被称为“幻想类文学奇葩”的《美国众神》先后获得雨果奖、星云奖以及布拉姆·斯托克奖；短篇小说《绿字的研究》获得雨果奖，短篇小说《卡罗琳》获得雨果奖、布拉姆·斯托克奖；《睡美人与魔纺锤》获得凯特·格林纳威图画书奖。

他的多部作品曾被搬上荧幕，《蜘蛛男孩》《镜面具》《乌有乡》《星尘》等影视作品皆有不俗反响。正是像尼尔·盖曼这样的说故事大师，让原本昙花一现的故事元素有了不断的轮回、绵亘的新生。

克里斯·里德尔

英国著名插画家。他赢得了无数奖项，包括科斯塔儿童图书奖、雀巢金奖和三次凯特·格林纳威 奖，也是唯一一个三次获得格林纳威奖的插画家。他是《纽约时报》畅销榜中《天境大冒险》的作者之一，《奥特林》系列图书的作者和插画师。

A thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell - weaving together a sort-of Snow White and an almost Sleeping Beauty with a thread of dark magic, which will hold readers spellbound from start to finish. On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and follows her brave dwarf retainers into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom. This queen will decide her own future - and the princess who needs rescuing is not quite what she seems. Twisting together the familiar and the new, this perfectly delicious, captivating and darkly funny tale shows its creators at the peak of their talents. Lavishly produced, packed with glorious Chris Riddell illustrations enhanced with metallic ink, this is a spectacular and magical gift. Shortlisted for The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2016