1, 2006 Neo-Goth-Pulp-Noir has pretty much been trademarked by Gaiman ( Anansi Boys, 2005, etc. Then savor the chills. FRAGILE THINGS SHORT FICTIONS AND WONDERS by Neil Gaiman RELEASE DATE: Oct. "Lush prose.and a winning faith in the enchantment ofstories. ell-worth adding to any collection highly recommended." -LibraryJournal
"Charming, at times creepy, and good fun. The distinctive storytelling genius of Neil Gaiman has been acclaimed by writers as diverse as Norman Mailer and Stephen King. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most unique writers of our time. A collection of more than twenty-five short fictional works follows a theme of the intersections between life and death, perception and reality, and darkness and light. Such marvelous creations and more-including a short story set in the world of The Matrix, and others set in the worlds of gothic fiction and children's fiction-can be found in this extraordinary collection, which showcases Gaiman's storytelling brilliance as well as his terrifyingly entertaining dark sense of humor. 'A prodigiously imaginative collection.' -New York Times Book Review, Editors Choice 'Dazzling tales from a master of the fantastic.
In a Locus Award-winning tale, the members of an excusive epicurean club lament that they've eaten everything that can be eaten, with the exception of a legendary, rare, and exceedingly dangerous Egyptian bird. Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams-and nightmares. In a Hugo Award-winning short story set in a strangely altered Victorian England, the great detective Sherlock Holmes must solve a most unsettling royal murder. In a novella set two years after the events of American Gods, Shadow pays a visit to an ancient Scottish mansion, and finds himself trapped in a game of murder and monsters. A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night, taking one of the spectators along with it.
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