Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders“A prodigiously imaginative collection.” —New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice
“Dazzling tales from a master of the fantastic.”
Fragile Things is a sterling collection of exceptional tales from Neil Gaiman, multiple award-winning (the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Newberry, and Eisner Awards, to name just a few), #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Graveyard Book, Anansi Boys, Coraline, and the groundbreaking Sandman graphic novel series. A uniquely imaginative creator of wonders whose unique storytelling genius has been acclaimed by a host of literary luminaries from Norman Mailer to Stephen King, Gaiman’s astonishing powers are on glorious displays in Fragile Things. Enter and be amazed! |
Contents
A Study in Emerald | 1 |
The Fairy Reel | 27 |
The Hidden Chamber | 45 |
The Flints of Memory Lane | 65 |
The Facts in the Case of the Departure | 139 |
Strange Little Girls | 159 |
The Problem of Susan | 181 |
How Do You Think It Feels? | 195 |
Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot | 209 |
Diseasemakers Croup | 229 |
How to Talk to Girls at Parties | 255 |
Inventing Aladdin | 297 |
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