Trigger Warning

Short Fictions and Disturbances

By: Neil Gaiman

Narrated by: Neil Gaiman

Multiple award winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction following Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things—which includes a never-before published American Gods story, “Black Dog,” written exclusively for this volume.

In this new collection, Neil Gaiman pierces the veil of reality to reveal the enigmatic, shadowy world that lies beneath. Trigger Warning includes previously published pieces of short fiction—stories, verse, and a very special Doctor Who story that was written for the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved series in 2013—as well “Black Dog,” a new tale that revisits the world of American Gods, exclusive to this collection.

Trigger Warning explores the masks we all wear and the people we are beneath them to reveal our vulnerabilities and our truest selves. Here is a rich cornucopia of horror and ghosts stories, science fiction and fairy tales, fabulism and poetry that explore the realm of experience and emotion. In Adventure Story—a thematic companion to The Ocean at the End of the Lane—Gaiman ponders death and the way people take their stories with them when they die. His social media experience A Calendar of Tales are short takes inspired by replies to fan tweets about the months of the year—stories of pirates and the March winds, an igloo made of books, and a Mother’s Day card that portends disturbances in the universe. Gaiman offers his own ingenious spin on Sherlock Holmes in his award-nominated mystery tale The Case of Death and Honey. And Click-Clack the Rattlebag explains the creaks and clatter we hear when we’re all alone in the darkness.

A sophisticated writer whose creative genius is unparalleled, Gaiman entrances with his literary alchemy, transporting us deep into the realm of imagination, where the fantastical becomes real and the everyday incandescent. Full of wonder and terror, surprises and amusements, Trigger Warning is a treasury of delights that engage the mind, stir the heart, and shake the soul from one of the most unique and popular literary artists of our day.

The long stories are best.

I like the long stories best. Truth is a cave in a dark mountain, Sherlock Holmes story and the shadow story.hearing the story about shadow was like reuniting with an old friend. I have missed him since I read American gods.

Great series of short stories

A very strong collection of stories, but not for the faint of heart. But you can probably guess that from the title.

Great

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Terrifying and Wonderful

Not every story is scary but the best ones are and the ones that aren't are still wonderful. Gaiman is, as always, evocative and imaginative even in the tales that don't go anywhere. I only take a star off because maybe a sixth of the stories aren't memorable but I wonder if that is the point; less involved stories to serve as palate cleansers?

You won't tire of hearing his voice but I do recommend skipping the author notes at the beginning. Not quite spoilers but useless insight without context that you'll forget by the time you actually get to the stories.

Fantastic as always

I love Neil Gaiman. I am crazy about everything he writes. I have favorites and less favorites, but I haven't hated or really disliked anything he has written so far. I tell you this to demonstrate two things: 1. I am hardly impartial at this point; 2. This writer has been consistently awesome enough to inspire this type of reaction from a girl who doesn't usually give it. This work is a collection of short works that are all fantastic. The works are varied, so I can give you no theme besides awesomeness. There is creepy, fun, odd, moving and interesting contained within. There are no lighthearted romps, though. Also, I love that Neil Gaiman narrates, because I love his narration style. I also love that the book includes a short forward of every entry giving a brief insight into why the work was made and what it was about. These are in a separate section from the stories, so you can skip them if it is not your thing. In conclusion, a solid use of a credit.