Neil Gaiman’s latest, the highly-anticipated and very well-reviewed The Ocean at the End of the Lane, is his first new novel for adults in years and even though it won’t be released in hard copy until tomorrow, Kindle readers can get it today!
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (currently priced at $12.99)
An Amazon Best Book of the Month, June 2013: Neil Gaiman’s intent was simple: to write a short story. What he ended up with instead was The Ocean at the of the Lane–his first adult novel since Anansi Boys came out in 2005, and a narrative so thoughtful and thrilling that it’s as difficult to stop reading as it was for Gaiman to stop writing. Forty years ago, our narrator, who was then a seven-year-old boy, unwittingly discovered a neighboring family’s supernatural secret. What happens next is an imaginative romp through otherwordly adventure that could only come from Gaiman’s magical mind. Childhood innocence is tested and transcended as we see what getting between ancient, mystic forces can cost, as well as what can be gained from the power of true friendship. The result is a captivating tale that is equal parts sweet, sad, and spooky.
–Robin A. Rothman
“Poignant and heartbreaking, eloquent and frightening, impeccably rendered, it’s a fable that reminds us how our lives are shaped by childhood experiences, what we gain from them and the price we pay.”
– Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Gaiman mines mythological typology–the three-fold goddess, the water of life (the pond, actually an ocean)–and his own childhood milieu to build the cosmology and theater of a story he tells more gracefully than any he’s told since Stardust…[a] lovely yarn.”
– Booklist (starred review)
“This slim novel, gorgeously written, keeps its talons in your long after you’ve finished.”
– New York Post
“In Gaiman’s latest romp through otherworldly adventure, a young boy discovers a neighboring family’s supernatural secret. Soon his innocence is tested by ancient, magical forces, and he learns the power of true friendship. The result is a captivating read, equal parts sweet, sad, and spooky.”
– Parade