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Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions
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Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions Prebound - 2001

by Neil Gaiman


From the publisher

An elderly widow discovers the Holy Grail hidden beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand shop. A frightened little boy bargains for his life with a very persistent troll, under a railroad bridge. And a stray cat endlessly repeats a terrible nightly fight to protect his adopted family from unimaginable evil. These dazzling inventions and many more await in this definitive collection of short stories -- all revealing one of the world's most gifted fantasy writers at the peak of his form.

First line

Mrs. Whitaker found the Holy Grail; it was under a fur coat.

Details

  • Title Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions
  • Author Neil Gaiman
  • Binding Prebound
  • Pages 339
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Turtleback Books
  • Date August 2001
  • ISBN 9780613494588 / 061349458X
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.91 x 6.01 x 1.07 in (20.09 x 15.27 x 2.72 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Short stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98018163
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC