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Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions
by Neil Gaiman
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780060934705 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
In Neil Gaiman's richly imagined fiction, anything is possible. And the proof is in the telling in this extraordinary collection of short stories. Discover within these pages miraculous inventions and curious characters: an elderly widow who finds the Holy Grail tucked beneath an old fur coat in a thrift store, a terrified boy who barters for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks, a young couple who receives a wedding gift that gradually reveals a chilling alternative history of their marriage. Smoke and Mirrors will dazzle your senses, touch your heart — and haunt your dreams.
Review:
"[Gaiman] is, simply put, a treasure house of story, and we are lucky to have him in any medium." Stephen King
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"A whopping collection....[T]he volume's numerous successes put an engaging spin on even more-than-twice-told tales....[A]n exhilarating display of the work of one of our most entertaining storytellers." Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
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"Poe would love him....A box of bonbons for dark fantasy fans, and a strong successor to Neverwhere." Booklist
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"Imaginative twists on old legends and frightening glimpses into the impossible combine to form this impressive collection....The intriguing world behind these pages is indeed smoke and mirrors, just a step or a word or a story away from our own." Publishers Weekly
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"Short stories guaranteed to excite the senses and inflame the imagination..." Book Alert
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"Highly imaginative...readers will find echoes of H.P. Lovecraft, Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury and Stephen King, but the voice is all Gaiman." Dallas Morning News
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"Gaiman's incantatory storytelling ignites both the bitter and the sweet and its smoke twists and seeps into dark corners, wafts into the light and amusing, even wends poignantly into the heart: nothing he writes should be missed." HorrorOnline.com
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"Gaiman is a star. He constructs stories like some demented cook might make a wedding cake, building layer upon layer, including all kinds of sweet and sour in the mix." Clive Barker
Synopsis:
Now available in paperback is the definitive collection of short stories that reveals one of the world's most gifted fantasy writers at the peak of his form.
About the Author
Neil Gaiman is the author of the New York Times bestselling children's book coraline and of the picture books The Wolves in the Walls and The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean. He wrote the script for the film MirrorMask and is also the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning novels and short stories for adults, as well as the Sandman series of graphic novels. Among his many awards are the World Fantasy Award, the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Bram Stoker Award. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States.
Table of Contents
Reading the Entrails: A Rondel
An Introduction 1
Chivalry 33
Nicholas Was... 48
The Price 49
Troll Bridge 57
Don't Ask Jack 69
The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories 72
The White Road 108
Queen of Knives 120
Changes 130
The Daughter of Owls 141
Shoggoth's Old Peculiar 144
Virus 156
Looking for the Girl 159
Only the End of the World Again 171
Bay Wolf 190
We Can Get Them for You Wholesale 198
One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock 209
Cold Colors 224
The Sweeper of Dreams 236
Foreign Parts 238
Vampire Sestina 255
Mouse 257
The Sea Change 267
When We Went to See the End of the World 271
Desert Wind 278
Tastings 281
Babycakes 290
Murder Mysteries 292
Snow, Glass, Apples 325
An Introduction 1
Chivalry 33
Nicholas Was... 48
The Price 49
Troll Bridge 57
Don't Ask Jack 69
The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories 72
The White Road 108
Queen of Knives 120
Changes 130
The Daughter of Owls 141
Shoggoth's Old Peculiar 144
Virus 156
Looking for the Girl 159
Only the End of the World Again 171
Bay Wolf 190
We Can Get Them for You Wholesale 198
One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock 209
Cold Colors 224
The Sweeper of Dreams 236
Foreign Parts 238
Vampire Sestina 255
Mouse 257
The Sea Change 267
When We Went to See the End of the World 271
Desert Wind 278
Tastings 281
Babycakes 290
Murder Mysteries 292
Snow, Glass, Apples 325
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ebrookman, July 17, 2008 (view all comments by ebrookman)
Great book! A myriad of stories that span his career as a writer. Especially read "Looking For The Girl" and "Changes", my favorites. "The Sea Change" is a well-crafted story also. Good for a lazy afternoon. Pick this book up!!!!!
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780060934705
- Subtitle:
- Short Fictions and Illusions
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Libri
- Location:
- New York, NY
- Subject:
- Fiction
- Subject:
- Short Stories (single author)
- Subject:
- Short stories
- Subject:
- Horror fiction
- Subject:
- General Fiction
- Copyright:
- 2001
- Edition Number:
- 1st Perennial ed.
- Edition Description:
- Perennial
- Publication Date:
- June 19, 2001
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 5-5/16 X 8
