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Smoke and Mirrors
- Author
- Neil Gaiman
- Narrator
- Neil Gaiman
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 7 November 2013
- Run Time
- 10 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Open your mind to one of the brightest, most brilliant writers of our generation...
'Gaiman is god in the universe of story' - Stephen Fry
'There's no one quite like Neil Gaiman' - George R. R. Martin
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.
(P)2013 Headline Digital
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'A very fine and imaginative writer'
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'Exuberantly inventive'
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Details
- Author
- Neil Gaiman
- Narrator
- Neil Gaiman
- Duration
- 10 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 November 2013
- ISBN
- 9781472205148
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Short stories, Fantasy, Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellings, Magical realism
Synopsis
***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...'Gaiman is god in the universe of story' - Stephen Fry'There's no one quite like Neil Gaiman' - George R. R. MartinAn 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.(P)2013 Headline Digital
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