Smoke and Mirrors : Short Fictions and Illusions

'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 adoptive family from unimaginable evil . . . Anything is possible in Neil Gaiman's rich imagination. These tales and much more await in this extraordinary book - stories to dazzle your senses, haunt your dreams and move you to the depths of your soul. NEIL GAIMAN. WITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES. --- *** Includes an interview with the author ***