Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria Forester, even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that stone barrier, Tristran learns, lies Faerie, a world of lords and witches... and the most exhilarating adventure of the young man's life. From bestselling author Neil Gaiman comes a tale of the dark and miraculous, a quest for true love and the utterly impossible.