New York: St Martin's, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Foreword by Terry Pratchett. "Over the past twenty years, Neil Gaiman has developed into the premier fantasist of his generation, achieving that rarest of combinations - unrivaled critical respect and extraordinary commercial success. From the comic book series The Sandman to the New York Times bestselling novel American Gods to screenplays for such films as Beowulf, Gaiman has gained a fiercely loyal, worldwide following" This book contains hours of interviews with Gaiman and his collaborators, the beginning of an unpublished novel, a rare comic and never-before-seen essay,photographs, book covers, artwork, and related trivia and much more.Includes an insert of glossy full color photographs. Index. 546 pp. Dust jacket art by Dave McKean.