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Smoke and Mirrors

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
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About this listen

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 Celebration Christmas

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Critic reviews

"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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Unputdownable, expansive imaginings. Gaiman is a master storyteller & I haven’t enjoyed a compilation of stories like this since I read King’s Night Shift!

Mind blowing stuff!

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What made the experience of listening to Smoke and Mirrors the most enjoyable?

The wedding, the angle story and snow, glass, apples where very memorable and fantastic tales. Many of the others where good short tales like the American tourist who stopped in a pub, and the werewolf. But several where quite frogetable.

Would you be willing to try another book from Neil Gaiman? Why or why not?

Yes this is my 3rd Neil Gaiman book and his tales are intriguing i say it like that as his story and interesting don't feel like the right words to describe his style.

Which character – as performed by Neil Gaiman – was your favourite?

Don't think i can pick 1 from about all the tales

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

As short stories some of them i did.

Any additional comments?

Neil Gaiman reading his own book he is able to emphasise the important parts. any body listening to this be prepared for some dark tales

some truely memorable stories but some forgetable

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Another fantastic book by Neil Gaiman. My favourite story was We Can Get Them For Wholesale, it was a dark and interesting tale that had me hooked from the beginning. I've said it before, and I will say it again, Neil Gaiman is one of the best modern fictional writer's and my personal favourite.

BRILLIANT, JUST BRILLIANT.

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I love how these short stories linger with you just enough to have to pause the next one, to take in the situations you are flung into and the horror/ memories that you go through. My favourite and least chilling is the Holy Grail story, the one that gave me the chills was Gaiman's version of Snow White, and the story with the mouse trap made me the most uncomfortable. I will be listening again soon, there's no doubt about it.

I couldn't stop listening and felt empty when it was over.

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Smoke and Mirrors is Neil Gaiman's first collection of short fiction. I enjoyed reading this many years ago and the audio version, narrated skilfully by Gaiman himself, is quite excellent. If you like short fiction and easy listens, then this is certainly right for you. Would definitely recommend.

Gaiman's First Anthology

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I am a fan of Neil Gaiman, But found this collection hard going! Not much of the magic you expect from such a great writer. Fan’s only.

Not his best

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I always love listening to Neil Gaiman so it was a safe bet i would enjoy these short stories. They offer some fun twists on order stories that really stick in your mind.

Some great stories

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I listened to this book and couldn't stop it was interesting and thrilling it is a strangely good,good read one of the best I've heard this year in fact

Dark,morbid, extremely good!

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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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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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