Faerie

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Faerie is a vast, magical otherworld of enchantment, danger, and ancient powers that serves as the primary fantastical realm in Neil Gaiman’s novel "Stardust."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional realm
magical world
secondary world setting
accessedVia a gap in the wall near the village of Wall
appearsInWork Stardust NERFINISHED
contains Stormhold NERFINISHED
enchanted forests
faeries
flying pirate ship Caspartine NERFINISHED
ghosts
magical creatures
talking animals
the kingdom of Stormhold NERFINISHED
the market at the wall
the sky where stars take human form
witches
contrastedWith Wall
createdBy Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED
describedAs ancient
dangerous
enchanted
magical
otherworld
vast
firstPublishedIn Stardust (1997–1999, depending on edition) NERFINISHED
governedBy various magical laws
hasFunction primary fantastical realm in the novel Stardust
hasGenreAssociation fantasy literature
hasNarrativeRole place where ordinary reality and magic intersect
hasProperty mortals are vulnerable to enchantment
time behaves differently than in the human world
inhabitedBy Tristran Thorn NERFINISHED
Yvaine NERFINISHED
the Lilim NERFINISHED
the Lord of Stormhold NERFINISHED
the sons of the Lord of Stormhold NERFINISHED
inspiredBy European fairy folklore (inferred from style and name)
languageOfName English NERFINISHED
medium prose fiction
nameDerivedFrom archaic spelling of fairy
partOf the fictional universe of Stardust
separatedFrom the village of Wall by a stone wall
settingFor Tristran Thorn’s quest to retrieve a fallen star
the pursuit of Yvaine by the Lilim NERFINISHED
the succession struggle for Stormhold

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Stardust by Neil Gaiman setting Faerie
subject surface form: Stardust