Smoke and mirrors : short fictions and illusions
Book |
1st ed. |
Harper Perennial,
New York :
2001, c1998.
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About
"In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman, magic is no mere illusion . . . and anything is possible. In Smoke and Mirrors, Gaiman's imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders<U+2014>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."--Back cover.
Details
- ISBN: 9780061450167 (trade pbk.)
- Physical Description: 339 p. ; 21 cm.print
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, 2001, c1998.
- General Note: P.S. Read exclusive extras including: interviews, features, 'if you loved this... and more inside."A hardcover version of this book was published in 1998 by Avon Books, Inc."--T.p. verso.
- Formatted Contents Note: Reading the entrails : a rondel -- An introduction -- Chivalry -- Nicholas was ... -- The price -- Troll bridge -- Don't ask Jack -- The goldfish pool and other stories -- The white road -- Queen of knives -- Changes -- The daughter of owls -- Shoggoth's old peculiar -- Virus -- Looking for the girl -- Only the end of the world again -- Bay wolf -- We can get them for you wholesale -- One life, furnished in early Moorcock -- Cold colors -- The sweeper of dreams -- Foreign parts -- Vampire sestina -- Mouse -- The sea change -- When we went to see the end of the world by Dawnie Morningside, age 11 1/4 -- Desert wind -- Tastings -- Babycakes -- Murder mysteries -- Snow, glass, apples.