Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions (1998) [Collection]
by Neil Gaiman
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Summary
(From the publisher):
In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman, magic is no mere illusion ... and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman's first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders -- a place where an old woman can purchase the Holy Grail at a thrift store, where assassins advertise their services in the Yellow Pages under "Pest Control," and where a frightened young boy must barter for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks. Explore a new reality -- obscured by smoke and darkness, yet brilliantly tangible -- in this extraordinary collection of short works by a master prestidigitator. It will dazzle your senses, touch your heart, and haunt your dreams.
Original title: Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions
Original languages:
English
Quotes:
Genre: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Fiction→ General Fiction
The following works are contained within this one:
Looking for the Girl (1985) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Nicholas Was... (1990) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Virus (1990) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Chivalry (1992) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Murder Mysteries (1992) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Cold Colors (1993) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Babycakes (1993) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Mouse (1993) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Foreign Parts (1993) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
We Can Get Them for You Wholesale (1993) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Vampire Sestina (1993) [Poem]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Troll Bridge (1993) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Only the End of the World Again (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock (1994) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Don't Ask Jack (1995) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Snow, Glass, Apples (1995) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
White Road, the (1995) [Poem]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Sea Change, the (1995) [Poem]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Daughter of Owls, the (1996) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Sweeper of Dreams, the (1996) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Queen of Knives (1996) [Poem]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Goldfish Pool and Other Stories, the (1996) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Reading the Entrails: A Rondel (1997) [Poem]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Price, the (1997) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Bay Wolf (1998) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar (1998) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
When We Went to See the End of the World (by Dawn Morningside, age 11 1/4) (1998) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Desert Wind (1998) [Poem]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Tastings (1998) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
Changes (1998) [Short Story]
Author: Neil Gaiman
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