Smoke and Mirrors Discover within these pages miraculous inventions and curious characters: an elderly widow who finds the Holy Grail tucked beneath an old fur coat in a thrift store, a terrified boy who barters for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks, a young couple wh
| Title | : | Smoke and Mirrors |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (253 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0755322835 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
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In Neil Gaiman's richly imagined fiction, anything is possible. And the proof is in the telling in this extraordinary collection of short stories. Discover within these pages miraculous inventions and curious characters: an elderly widow who finds the Holy Grail tucked beneath an old fur coat in a thrift store, a terrified boy who barters for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks, a young couple who receives a wedding gift that gradually reveals a chilling alternative history of their marriage. Smoke and Mirrors will dazzle your senses, touch your heart -- and haunt your dreams.
Editorial : This anthology of short stories, and the occasional story poem, is vintage Neil Gaiman: quirky, sometimes very funny, often dark and disturbing. Most have been published before, but are hard to find elsewhere and cover all of Gaiman's writing life. As Gaiman says in his introduction, "most of the stories in this book are about love in some form or another," but not requited love. The stories in Smoke and Mirrors touch on all of Gaiman's themes: sex, death, dreams, and the end of the world. From "Chivalry," about the Holy Grail and where it finally ended up, to "Troll Bridge," a very adult version of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff"; from "Bay Wolf," a story poem that melds Beowulf and Baywatch, with interesting results, to "Murder Mysteries," which is about a murder, but also about angels, God's will, and Evil, these stories leave lasting impressions. Fans of Ray Bradbury's short stories and of Gaiman's other works will enjoy this collection. --Nona Vero It's fluffy page-filling at best. Keystrokes, not bombs or bullets, will be our demise. Unlike the accounts of conquisidor Spain or a globally imperial Britain, Cunliffe focuses on community life, active commerce and cultural exchange. She loves that she's going to be able to track her experiences better. This is not a bad thing. I mean, how do you justify a $1,600 a month mortgage payment to a borrower that can't make their $850 monthly rent payment on time? The book is well worth the cost and I highly recommend it to anyone that is interested in reading about what went on behind the scenes and how loan originators justified making the loans to people that could not afford them. Timothy Leary. The book is not only a fast-paced adventure story, but it is a compelling look at the potential dystopian future we are heading toward, a society where individual freedoms have been taken away under the guise of protecting the greater society. It came highly recommended. Beautiful, and well writ
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