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Original Title:	Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
ISBN:	0380789027 (ISBN13: 9780380789023)
Edition Language:	English

Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 365 pages

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Title	:	Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
Author	:	Neil Gaiman
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 365 pages
Published	:	August 30th 2005 by Avon Books (first published November 1998)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Short Stories. Fiction. Horror. Anthologies. Urban Fantasy. Science Fiction

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In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman, magic is no mere illusion... and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman's first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders -- a place 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.

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What a less than average writer! I don't see what the fuss about Gaiman! Maybe he's not the author for me but some of the glitches in his writing are universally recognized as disjointed, especially by my former English teacher.Smoke and mirrors got more than 4 stars on this site, and it's an outrageous score. There's simply just no perspective anymore. And I thought IMDB had bad scoring...live and learn, I suppose. One star.

I hate saying this, but I'm only giving this one 3 stars. I love Gaiman's writing, I truly do. Somehow I felt a lot of the stories in this anthology were a bit disjointed. Some were boring, to be quite honest. As if they were just something thrown together from a discarded pile. A few of the stories were enjoyable so I'm just going to say I had a neutral time reading this. That being said, I am not giving up on Gaiman just yet. I know he's an author has the potential to make my weirdly wired

This collection of short stories was the perfect way to introduce me to the works of Neil Gaiman. I loved his style of writing. I was afraid it might be a little pretentious and too high-brow for me, but it was quite the opposite. It was simple, enjoyable and highly imaginative. I mean, it's pretty obvious that in a book of short stories, one will not love ALL of them, but I really enjoyed more than half of the stories and the only problem I had with the remaining ones were that they went

A little disappointing, though with some flourishes of fabulousness.I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan. So much so, I cite him as one of the authors that made me want to write. Most of his books are fantastically imaginative, exciting and wonderfully plotted, and a couple of them rank among my all-time favourite books. As a result, I launched into his collection of short stories with high expectations. I should say, for the record, I like short stories - I apprediate the whole 'bite-sized' concept, that

A guilty pleasure, sure, but with Ray Bradbury's death, I'd suggest that Neil Gaiman is the best storyteller we have today.Consider the words of Harry Bailly (he of the Tabard Inn, not George's brother): "And which of yow that bereth hym best of alle / That is to seyn that telleth in this caas / Tales of best sentence and moost solaas / Shal have a soper at oure aller cost." And I'd buy Gaiman a meal or three for this sundry collection of tales pulled together from over the years and published

Short stories are like ice cream cones: they can be perfectly savored in one sitting. These ones in particular were deliciously entertaining. I have always loved Neil Gaiman's style (he is my favorite author, after all), and this collection is no different. It's an eclectic mix of oddities, wonders, spine-tinglers, and fairy tales turned upside down. Highly recommended, especially if you're in the mood for something short and sweet.

"Stories are, in on way or another, mirrors. We use them to explain ourselves how the world works or how it doesn't work.Like mirrors, stories prepare us for the day to come. They distract us from the things in the darkness. Fantasy-and all fiction is fantasy of one kind or another-is a mirror. A distorting mirror, to be sure, and a concealing mirror, set at 45 degrees to reality, but it's a mirror nonetheless, which we can use to tell ourselves things we might not otherwise see." As always