When Coraline moves to a new house she is fascinated by the fact that their house is in fact only half a house. Divided into flats years before, the other flat, it soon becomes clear to Coraline, is not quite as cosy and safe as her own.
Neil Gaiman is the bestselling author of many multi-award-winning books for both adults and children. Coraline is currently being made into a film, with release scheduled for autumn 2008. Stardust, the movie based on Neil's bestselling graphic novel series, released in the autumn of 2007. Neil lives in America and travels the world extensively promoting his books.