Smoke and Mirrors (Paperback)
Neil Gaiman (author)- In stock online
The storytelling genius of Neil Gaiman, bestselling author of The Ocean at the End of the Lane and Stardust, is one dazzling display in the variety of Smoke and Mirror's original and brilliant short pieces. 'A very fine and imaginative writer' The Sunday Times. If you love Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected or Terry Pratchett, Smoke and Mirrors is highly recommended.
An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat. A stray cat fights and refights a terrible nightly battle to protect his unwary adoptive family from unimaginable evil. A young couple receives a wedding gift that reveals a chilling alternative history of their marriage. These tales and much more await in this extraordinary book, revealing one of our most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.
Includes extra material exclusive to this Headline Review edition.
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780755322831
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 285 g
Dimensions: 200 x 142 x 26 mm
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“Brilliant”
A fantastic collection of short tales. I read American Gods first and now this, this mans mind must be in fast forward. Gaiman has this knack of taking an everyday tale that we've all heard about and then he... More
“Imaginative!”
The book containes lots of short and imaginative stories. As usual the stories are funny, scary, dark and unexpected, written in Gaiman`s excellent style. He is an exceptional author with vivid imagination and he has... More
“Not great.”
SMOKE AND MIRRORS is a collection of Gaiman's shorter fiction, including a cat who fights the devil nightly to keep his unsuspecting family safe, and on old lady who is reluctant to hand over her Holy Grail to... More
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