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Pan's Labyrinth

The Labyrinth of the Faun

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Pan's Labyrinth

By: Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke
Narrated by: Thom Rivera
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Bloomsbury presents Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke, read by Thom Rivera.

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

This enthralling novel, inspired by the 2006 film, illustrates that fantasy is the sharpest tool to explore the terrors and miracles of the human heart

You shouldn't come in here. You could get lost. It has happened before. I'll tell you the story one day, if you want to hear it.

In fairy tales, there are men and there are wolves, there are beasts and dead parents, there are girls and forests.

Ofelia knows all this, like any young woman with a head full of stories. And she sees right away what the Capitán is, in his immaculate uniform, boots and gloves, smiling: a wolf.

But nothing can prepare her for the fevered reality of the Capitán’s eerie house, in the midst of a dense forest which conceals many things: half-remembered stories of lost babies; renegade resistance fighters hiding from the army; a labyrinth; beasts and fairies.

There is no one to keep Ofelia safe as the labyrinth beckons her into her own story, where the monstrous and the human are inextricable, where myths pulse with living blood ... Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Magic Magical Realism Heartfelt Wolf
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Critic reviews

Funke’s sensitive expansion of Del Toro’s dark fantasy is a delight
More than just a film spin off , this is a beautiful companion piece and a reminder of the importance of Del Toro’s initial vision
A work of consummate love and passion, one that needs to be revered for its unmistakable brilliance ... This novelisation not only lives up to impossibly high expectations but incredibly adds to the darkest of magical fairytales
Inspired and beautifully illustrated
Pan’s Labyrinth is a terrific masterpiece, a literary accomplishment that reaches and often rivals its cinematic counterpart
Reading this is a wonderful re-exploration of a beautiful and terrifying world, merging the horrors of reality and the wonders of fantasy just as well as the film did, if not better
Not only is this book a fantastic retelling of the film, but it is also a beautifully written expansion that dives into del Toro’s mythology in a way that the film couldn’t … Harsh, poetic, and visually stunning
Charged with the monumental task of adapting an intricate film to the page, del Toro and Funke have avoided merely describing the film and instead have elegantly recrafted the narrative ... Dark and mesmerising
Funke maintains the tale’s dark beauty, filling it with imaginative details, complex characters, love and history, as well as humanity’s evils ... This book will creep into the minds and hearts of readers and linger there
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'Pan's Labyrinth' is one of the greatest movies ever made, and one of the finest fairytales ever put to screen or paper. Del Toro and Cornelia Funke have masterfully crafted a prose rendition of the original fantasy story in this enticing and captivating short-read. I would highly recommend this novel for lovers of fantasy who are seeking to tint their imaginations green with the tales of forests, fauns, fairies, and fighting for your country's freedom. This novel cannot be praised higher in any greater or fewer words. Truly a great listen. This will inspire you to take to the page and craft fairytales of your own...

The Fairest Fairytale

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Amazing story, narrator was superb. Nothing more to be said. Simply Stunning all round.

One of my favourite books and even films

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Beautiful and dark as fairytales are meant to be. Atmospheric, it drew me into its lyrical prose, I smelt it and felt it. The question now, is how will this be topped? What is next?

Lyric

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Love love love this book. This is a dark but beautiful fairy tale and I have always loved the film, even though it was subtitled, so I was excited to see that there was an audio book version too.
It had been beautifully and tenderly read and I found myself completely emersed in the story.
The book explains some of the back story behind the characters and some of the key objects, so you have a much deeper understanding of the story. I will definitely be listening to this again, and loved it so much I bought and gifted a copy to a friend.

Fell in love with this dark fairytale all over again

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I loved the film so I thought I would listen to the book, I loved it as well, it added to the movie giving backstories to each characters. Definitely worth listening too.

Great story

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