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Smoke and Mirrors

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
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This short fiction collection includes 'Chivalry', this year's Radio 4 Neil Gaiman Christmas Day special, starring Glenda Jackson and Kit Harington. This is the story of Mrs Whitaker, who finds the Holy Grail in a charity shop.

Open your mind to one of the brightest, most brilliant writers of our generation....

This definitive collection of Neil Gaiman's short fiction will haunt your imagination and move you to the very depths of your soul. An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat. A stray cat fights and refights a terrible nightly battle to protect his unwary adoptive family from unimaginable evil. A young couple receives a wedding gift that reveals a chilling alternative history of their marriage. These tales and much more await in this extraordinary book, revealing one of our most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.

©1998 Neil Gaiman (P)2013 HarperCollinsPublishers Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Science Fiction Short Stories Scary Christmas
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"There's no one quite like Neil Gaiman." (George R. R. Martin)

"Gaiman is god in the universe of story." (Stephen Fry)
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Loved this book. Very eloquently written. Gives you lots to think about. Very thought provoking.

Very mysterious!

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I really enjoyed listening to this on my drives to and from work. He really creates believable worlds and characters

wonderful collection

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Brace yourselves - this is a wild ride through a dark series of tales!
Not for the faint hearted - s*x, graphic s*x at that… everything from Demons and Angels to Necrophilia and Vampirism, and dystopian drug induced hedonism… yeah… something for the serious Gaiman fan or you might struggle to get through it!

If you’re a Gaiman fan…

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He tells a good story. I list the thread on a couple of stories but that could just be me.

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Such a great selection of stories, meant for adults not children . Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys variety.

Excellent short stories

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