Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions, (Paperback)

from Fluffyblue

This is the first Neil Gaiman book I've read, and it was a series of short stories, all different. Some were really enjoyable, others a bit hit and miss, but they were all interesting and definitely didn't put me off reading another of his books, which is a good job as I own a few!

from AHS-Wolfy

This is a collection of short stories, poems and suchlike. The quality is as diverse as the subject with the only thing that each have in common being the darkness of tone that Neil Gaiman often brings to his work. This collection is not meant for the younger end of the age spectrum with many of ...

from ForeverMasterless

While looking back through the various short story collections I've read, I realized I hadn't wrote any sort of review for this one, even though I did write a review for Neil's second collection, Fragile Things. I don't know how I let that slide. Well, I'm writing the review now. I think this is ...

from rastaphrog

A collection of stories that's sure to be enjoyed by any fan of Neil Gaiman. Typical of Gaiman, you won't find anything "light hearted" here, and that's all to the good. These stories may have you rethinking some of the beliefs you have about a few subjects, especially "Murder Mysteries". The onl...

from ladypembroke

This collection is one that I never got around to reading when it was first published years ago. I am sorry I took so long to do so, and it reminded me anew that short stories are really in Neil Gaiman's wheelhouse. It amazes me how such short pieces can leave you breathless with fear, sorrow, la...