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Smoke and Mirrors
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
This short fiction collection includes 'Chivalry', this year's Radio 4 Neil Gaiman Christmas Day special, starring Glenda Jackson and Kit Harington. This is the story of Mrs Whitaker, who finds the Holy Grail in a charity shop.
Open your mind to one of the brightest, most brilliant writers of our generation....
This definitive collection of Neil Gaiman's short fiction will haunt your imagination and move you to the very depths of your soul. An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat. 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 reveals a chilling alternative history of their marriage. These tales and much more await in this extraordinary book, revealing one of our most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.
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"There's no one quite like Neil Gaiman." (George R. R. Martin)
"Gaiman is god in the universe of story." (Stephen Fry)
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- Nat
- 14-03-24
Mind blowing stuff!
Unputdownable, expansive imaginings. Gaiman is a master storyteller & I haven’t enjoyed a compilation of stories like this since I read King’s Night Shift!
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- George
- 14-04-19
BRILLIANT, JUST BRILLIANT.
Another fantastic book by Neil Gaiman. My favourite story was We Can Get Them For Wholesale, it was a dark and interesting tale that had me hooked from the beginning. I've said it before, and I will say it again, Neil Gaiman is one of the best modern fictional writer's and my personal favourite.
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- MR
- 28-12-13
some truely memorable stories but some forgetable
What made the experience of listening to Smoke and Mirrors the most enjoyable?
The wedding, the angle story and snow, glass, apples where very memorable and fantastic tales. Many of the others where good short tales like the American tourist who stopped in a pub, and the werewolf. But several where quite frogetable.
Would you be willing to try another book from Neil Gaiman? Why or why not?
Yes this is my 3rd Neil Gaiman book and his tales are intriguing i say it like that as his story and interesting don't feel like the right words to describe his style.
Which character – as performed by Neil Gaiman – was your favourite?
Don't think i can pick 1 from about all the tales
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
As short stories some of them i did.
Any additional comments?
Neil Gaiman reading his own book he is able to emphasise the important parts. any body listening to this be prepared for some dark tales
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- tara
- 27-03-17
I couldn't stop listening and felt empty when it was over.
I love how these short stories linger with you just enough to have to pause the next one, to take in the situations you are flung into and the horror/ memories that you go through. My favourite and least chilling is the Holy Grail story, the one that gave me the chills was Gaiman's version of Snow White, and the story with the mouse trap made me the most uncomfortable. I will be listening again soon, there's no doubt about it.
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- Springy
- 31-07-23
Great range from Neil Gaiman
I personally really enjoyed the stories in this book. Some were good, some were great. A few, I loved. Gaiman’s imagination is fantastic, it’s easy to picture the scene.
Might be worth pointing out that there’s some dark stuff here, death/ dying, sexual descriptions and more. If that’s not your thing, you might want something different (I highly recommend Ocean at the End of the Lane if you want to stick with Gaiman!)
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- Susan
- 24-04-15
wonderful collection
I really enjoyed listening to this on my drives to and from work. He really creates believable worlds and characters
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- Michaela
- 09-09-19
Big fan!
Loved it, a big fan of Gaiman tales 😉
The snow White story was the tip of the ice burg.
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- J. A. Croucher
- 19-03-24
Narrator
He tells a good story. I list the thread on a couple of stories but that could just be me.
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- Just
- 02-02-20
Gaiman's First Anthology
Smoke and Mirrors is Neil Gaiman's first collection of short fiction. I enjoyed reading this many years ago and the audio version, narrated skilfully by Gaiman himself, is quite excellent. If you like short fiction and easy listens, then this is certainly right for you. Would definitely recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-08-22
Some great stories
I always love listening to Neil Gaiman so it was a safe bet i would enjoy these short stories. They offer some fun twists on order stories that really stick in your mind.
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