Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions - Couverture rigide

Gaiman, Neil

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0380973642 ISBN 13 : 9780380973644

Editeur : Avon Books, 1998

Synopsis

Book by Gaiman Neil

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The distinctive storytelling genius of Neil Gaiman has been acclaimed by writers as diverse as Norman Mailer and Stephen King. With The Sandman, Gaiman created the most sophisticated, intelligent and influential graphic novel series of our time. In Neverwhere he built a mesmerising world of wonders and terrors below the streets of London. In Stardust, he enchanted us with an extraordinary world beyond imagination. Now, with Smoke and Mirrors - which includes previously unpublished stories - he will dazzle your senses, haunt your imagination and move you to the depths of your soul.

An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand store ...

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 will reveal a chilling alternative history of their marriage ...

Underneath a railway bridge, a frightened little boy bargains for his life with a very persistent troll ...

These miraculous inventions and much more await in this extraordinary collection, revealing one of our most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.

Quatrième de couverture :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Avon Books
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0380973642
• ISBN 13: 9780380973644
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 339