Smoke and Mirrors : Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman

Smoke and Mirrors : Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman'A treasure house of story' Stephen King'A very fine and imaginative writer' Sunday Times'Fiction to showcase his mastery of pastiche, his eclecticism and his knack for the juxtaposition of incongruous notions' Independent An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat. A frightened little boy bargains for his life with a very persistent troll. A stray cat fights and refights a terrible nightly battle to protect his unsuspecting

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