Description
Fine dust jacket, illustrations on the front and rear. The Fine binding is blue cloth over boards, title is stamped on the cover, gilt stamping on the spine. Illustrated map endpapers. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The color illustrations by Bruce McNally can be found on every page.
About the book: (from the dust jacket)
The Tale of The Dark Crystal Far away in time and space there was a world with Three Suns It was a beautiful and mysterious place, but not a happy one. It was ruled by the Skeksis, evil creatures who drew their power from the Dark Crystal.
In this world there lived a young Gelfling boy named Jen, He was an orphan who had been raised in a hidden valley by the urRu, a race of old and wise beings. The urRu protected Jen and never told him what lay beyond the edge of the valley.
One day the peaceful quiet of Jen’s life is suddenly shattered. With his dying breath urSu, Master of the urRu, gives Jen a task that could restore harmony and goodness to the world. Jen must leave the valley to find a small shard of the Dark Crystal and restore it to its rightful place. But the Skeksis and their warriors of destruction, the Garthim are determined to do everything in their power to stop him.
Uncertain of his mission and unaware of the dangers he must face, Jen sets off on a journey of discovery filled with surprise and adventure. Here is a world where the impossible becomes possible, a realm of fantastic creatures and amazing places, captured in a beautifully illustrated picture book that will thrill children of all ages
The Tale of the Dark Crystal is based on the movie The Dark Crystal produced by Jim Henson and Gary Kurtz, directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz, with screen- play by David Odell and conceptual design by Brian Froud.
About the author: (from the dust jacket)
Donna Bass is an editor and writer who works at the Muppet Press and lives in New York City. This is her first juvenile book.
About the illustrator: (from the dust jacket)
Bruce McNally is the art director for Jim Henson Enterprises Ltd. in England, where he makes his home. His previous books include The Muppets Go Camping and Kermit’s Garden of Verses.
