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About the Author

Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novels include Neverwhere, American Gods, Coraline, Anansi Boys, and Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett). He is the creator of the Sandman series of graphic novels and author of the short-fiction collections Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things. The winner of numerous literary honors, Gaiman is originally from England but now lives in America.

Praise for Coraline…

“By turns creepy and funny, bittersweet and playful…can be read quickly and enjoyed deeply.”
-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

“A magnificently creepy story…for stouthearted kids who love a brush with the sinister, Coraline is spot on.”
-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“A truly creepy tale. Beware those button eyes!”
-Family Fun Magazine

“Beautifully spooky. Gaiman actually seems to understand the way children think. ”
-Christian Science Monitor

“A modern ghost story with all the creepy trimmings…Well done.”
-New York Times Book Review

“An electrifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales, and it is a masterpiece.”
-Terry Pratchett

“The most splendidly original, weird, and frightening book I have read, and yet full of things children will love.”
-Diana Wynne Jones

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, rise to your feet and applaud: Coraline is the real thing.”
-Philip Pullman, The Guardian

“ Walk through the door and you’ll believe in love, magic, and the power of good over evil.”
-USA Today

“A deliciously scary book that we loved reading together as a family.”
-Orson Scott Card

“So wonderfully whimsical that readers of all ages will hungrily devour itCoraline is destined to become a classic.
-Globe and Mail (Toronto)

“Gaiman’s tale is inventive, scary, thrilling and finally affirmative. Readers young and old will find something to startle them.”
-Washington Post Book World

“Gaiman’s pacing is superb, and he steers the tension of the tale with a deft and practiced narrative touch.”
-Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Chilly, finely-wrought prose, a truly weird setting and a fable that taps into our most uncomfortable fears.”
-Times Educational Supplement