• Smoke and Mirrors

  • Short Fictions and Illusions
  • By: Neil Gaiman
  • Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
  • Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,354 ratings)

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Smoke and Mirrors

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
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Publisher's summary

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 - 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.

©1998 Neil Gaiman (P)2013 HarperCollinsPublishers

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entertaining and dark

some of the stories are charming some quite dark. I greatly enjoyed the last story it was a good retelling with a wonderful new angle.

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Some Recycled Material

A lot of this content has been published under his other shrot story collections... However its Neil Gaiman so its still really good.

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Great stories, interesting introductions, but...

All of the introductions are together at the beginning of the book rather than each introduction being at the beginning of the story that it is introducing. Annoying.

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some fantastic alternative faery tales in here

as ever, Neil gaiman's magic is both twisted yet relevant. this collection includes some vibrant retellings of faery classics, poignant in the comparisons to human nature.

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What fun!

Nobody reads Gaiman's stories better, I always enjoy Neil's stories best when he reads them himself.
Great collection of a variety of fun stories. Thanks Neil!

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"trigger warning" was better

as far as a collection of sorts be Neil Gaiman, I was a little disappointed by this after "Trigger Warning" which I utterly loved. I really liked a few of the stories in here, but some I struggled to get through, and some ended up skipping after a few minutes.

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best short stories

best set of short stories I've read, I can highly reccomend this book by my favorite modern author.

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Smoke and mirrors by Neil gziman

As usual..great stories. Kinda creepy too but I can listen to him. And do. For hours.

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A good read

This isn’t his best work. However, it’s still really good and worth the listen. Some of these short pieces will have you thinking about them for days on end. Enjoy.

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Normally a fan, but this wasn’t my favourite.

Normally I love everything Neil Gaiman, but this one just didn’t do it for me. Some stories were great and I wanted more, whereas others found me struggling to get to the end.

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