Gaiman relishes the sacred act of telling stories.” - Entertainment Weekly “Strange, or sweet, or eerie, or heartfelt stories. The best of these clever fantasy metafictions explore the mysteries of artistic inspiration.” - New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice Well-worth adding to any collection highly recommended.” - Library Journal “Charming, at times creepy, and good fun. Still, you may find yourself gorging at this narrative feast, not stopping until you’ve read two or three or even half a dozen at a time.” - St. If you’ve never encountered Gaiman’s unique voice before, this volume is an excellent introduction, with easily digestible stories that can be devoured in one sitting. “Think of it as a month with Scheharazade. Readers will be reminded most in these stories of that master craftsman yet to be superseded, Ray Bradbury.” - Baltimore Sun “Neil Gaiman at his unique best is terrific. They are fiercely playful and very grim, wisps of whimsy and wonder buoyed by the happy heart of a tragic poet.” - USA Today “The tales of Fragile Things are nibbles and bits of Gaiman’s immensely satisfying inner landscape. “Dazzling tales from a master of the fantastic.” - Washington Post Book World By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, this volume is a gift of enchantments that will startle the senses and stir the soul. With breathtaking clarity, Fragile Things illumines Gaiman’s brilliance as well as his terrifyingly entertaining dark sense of humor. The thirty-two gems of prose and verse in this astonishing collection stretch the imagination and engage the intellect even as they illuminate the vagaries of human experience. Whether he’s conjuring a mysterious traveling circus, exploring the rarefied tastes of an exclusive epicurean club, or visiting a strangely altered Victorian England, Gaiman reveals how the ordinary and the fantastical are transmutable and intertwined. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, an astonishing collection of short fiction that stretches the boundaries of imagination, probes the depths of human experience, and reveals how the ordinary and the fantastical are intertwined.įragile Things showcases the distinctive storytelling genius that has made Neil Gaiman one of the most admired literary artists of our time.
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