尼爾·蓋曼

尼爾·蓋曼，歐美文壇新一代幻想文學大師，集詩人、詞作者、編劇和導演於一身，將想象、趣味與智慧完美結閤，被《文學傳記辭典》譽為十大後現代作傢之一。

尼爾·蓋曼二十七歲開始文學創作，卓越的纔華讓其很快成為諸多奬項的寵兒：《睡神》係列的《仲夏夜之夢》獲得世界奇幻奬；被稱為“幻想類文學奇葩”的《美國眾神》先後獲得雨果奬、星雲奬以及布拉姆·斯托剋奬；短篇小說《綠字的研究》獲得雨果奬，短篇小說《卡羅琳》獲得雨果奬、布拉姆·斯托剋奬；《睡美人與魔紡錘》獲得凱特·格林納威圖畫書奬。

他的多部作品曾被搬上熒幕，《蜘蛛男孩》《鏡麵具》《烏有鄉》《星塵》等影視作品皆有不俗反響。正是像尼爾·蓋曼這樣的說故事大師，讓原本曇花一現的故事元素有瞭不斷的輪迴、綿亙的新生。

剋裏斯·裏德爾

英國著名插畫傢。他贏得瞭無數奬項，包括科斯塔兒童圖書奬、雀巢金奬和三次凱特·格林納威 奬，也是唯一一個三次獲得格林納威奬的插畫傢。他是《紐約時報》暢銷榜中《天境大冒險》的作者之一，《奧特林》係列圖書的作者和插畫師。

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