Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780380789023)

The astonishing and impressive first collection of short stories from New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman

An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand store . . .

A stray cat fights and refights a nightly battle to protect his adoptive family from an unimagiable evil . . .

A young couple receives a wedding gift that will reveal a chilling alternate history of their marriage . . .

Beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks, a frightened little boy bargains for his life with a most persistent troll . . .

Such miraculous inventions and more await within Neil Gaiman's first collection of short fiction, a gift of wonder and delight from one of the most unique literary artists of our day. In his capable hands, magic is no mere illusion, but a powerful means to reveal the nature of our humanity obscured in the smoke of our fears and anxieties . . . and reflected in the funhouse mirrors of our dreams.

Author: Neil Gaiman
ISBN-10: 0380789027
ISBN-13: 9780380789023
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2020
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 6.78h x 4.26w x 1.04d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 51785 / Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Paperback Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 25