Year of Publication: 2015
Genre: Fantasy, horror, Science-fiction
This is fantasy author Neil Gaiman's third collection of short stories (following Smoke and Mirrors (1999) and Fragile Things (2006)). Here is a collection of short tales (some of them very short) and poems ranging over a variety of speculative fiction, from horror, to fantasy and science-fiction, fables, fairy tales and dramas. There is a story about Sherlock Holmes in retirement, a Doctor Who short story and a second short story follow up to Gaiman's successful novel American Gods (2001) (the first story "Monarch of the Glen" can be found in the Fragile Things collection).
As the title suggests, there are some pretty disturbing scenes and elements in the stories, so people who were turned on to Gaiman from his children's books may be advised to think carefully before reading. All due to the range of the stories it may be too much of a mixed bag for some. However, this collection is a great sampler of Gaiman's themes and is definitely recommended for fans.
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