An exquisite collection of short stories from this amazing writer. He makes the unbelievable real so effortlessly that it is easy to be swept along in his tales and not even notice how incredibly well written they are. To pick out anyone as the best would be disrespectful to the others, and I urge you to read it cover to cover including the introduction. He does things with such a simple, often dry, style that might make other writers might turn green and spit poison with envy. Read it. Read it.
Comparison: Ray Bradbury, Larry Niven, Isaac Asimov (Short Stories).
| Primary Genre | Fantasy |
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Includes the Story "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" - Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Nicole Kidman
A24 Film Directed by John Cameron Mitchell also Stars Elle Fanning and Ruth Wilson
"A prodigiously imaginative collection. . . . The best of these clever fantasy metafictions explores the mysteries of artistic inspiration."--New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice
Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams--and nightmares . . .
A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night . . .
In a Hugo Award-winning story, a great detective must solve a most unsettling royal murder in a strangely altered Victorian England . . .
These marvelous creations and more showcase the unparalleled invention and storytelling brilliance--and the terrifyingly dark and entertaining wit--of the incomparable Neil Gaiman. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most original writers of our time.
Fragile Things features in the following genres: Fantasy, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Fragile Things is available in Paperback, CD-Audio
Fragile Things was written by Neil Gaiman and published by William Morrow & Company an imprint of HarperCollins
Fragile Things has 400 pages
