Someone described this to me as Neil Gaiman meets Harry Potter so I knew I had to give it ago.
TobeyTheScavengerMonk Oh I love this so much! Hope you enjoy. 5y
jackilynn @TobeyTheScavengerMonk I absolutely loved it! 5y
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The Books of Magic | 
Someone described this to me as Neil Gaiman meets Harry Potter so I knew I had to give it ago.
This is for you, @LeahBergen—This shop is called The Battery Park Book Exchange...and Champagne Bar! I‘m never leaving.
Meanwhile, my city is getting slammed by Florence. I‘m enjoying the peace and electricity while I can!
Yo-yo is a wonderful owl companion.
The artwork simply blew me away. I was unprepared for the brilliance of the illustrations and the unique tale.
Sorry, one more post about The Books of #Magic (because what is Litsy for if not me telling you guys about little known Neil Gaiman awesomeness?) but what‘s more magic than a Charles Vess illustrated Fairy Market, showing up here 6 years before it reappears in Stardust. #NuYear
The Books of Magic also gives us cameos by Dream, Death, and Destiny of the Endless and Queen Titania of Fairy. And I love it.
In The Books of #Magic The Phantom Stranger shows Tim Hunter the history of magic, John Constantine introduces him to the major players in the DC Universe like Zatanna and Dr Fate shown above, Dr Occult takes Tim to the Other Realms including Fairy and Dream, and Mr E takes Tim into Magic‘s perilous future.
It really is Gaiman‘s treatise on magic as a whole, and nearly every character offers their own definition, like Dr Fate above. #NuYear
Buckle up, because I may have just gone overboard for the #NuYear
In the early ‘90s when Sandman was at its peak, DC asked Neil Gaiman to do a miniseries tying together all of DC‘s magical characters.
In The Books of #Magic Tim Hunter (bespectacled teen wizard with an owl before it was cool) is taken on a tour of magic by 4 magical practitioners with similar fashion sense (the Phantom Stranger, John Constantine, Mr E, and Dr Occult.)
Yes, yes, they are. Say it proud.
Mural on bookstore owned by author Emma Straub and her husband in Brooklyn, New York. Small, well curated selection and an amazing line up of author signings and talks. Well worth seeking out. #nyc #indiebookstore #indie #bookstore
so-soI love Neil Gaiman, but I just wasn't in the mood for this book. Interesting story with some fun Sandman crossovers, but a bit on the dry side.
It's -20 degrees outside, so I'm bundled up with a book and a cat. Can't complain! Is anyone else in North America dealing with this crazy polar vortex right now?
And on to the next! The husband and I picked this one over a year ago because it looked very Harry Potter-ish and also it's by Neil Gaiman, so it probably has to be fantastic.
