The distinctive genius of neil gaiman has been championed by writers as diverse as norman mailer and stephen king. Short fictions and wonders by gaiman, neil and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its a real treat to hear him read his own work, and as a collection of short stories collected from anthologies, primarily. The distinctive genius of neil gaiman has been championed by writers as diverse. My sweet boyfriend, knowing my penchant for all things neil gaiman, bought me fragile things almost the moment it came out. Ive thoroughly enjoyed some of neil gaiman s books which led me to fragile things. The book is a collection of stories, poetry, and whatnot that i. In a novella set two years after the events of american gods, shadow pays a visit to an ancient scottish mansion, and finds himself trapped in a game of murder and.
A collection that showcases gaimans storytelling brilliance as well as his terrifyingly entertaining dark sense of humor. It appeared like a satisfactory title for an audiobook. With the sandman neil gaiman created one of the most sophisticated, intelligent and. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The nuances that neil puts into the reading reaslly held to bring the stories to life, his flow and style are fantastic making the stories really gripping. Neil gaiman is one of my favorite authors, and he didnt disappoint with this audiobook. Fragile things a mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinaryperformance before disappearing into the night, taking one of thespectators along with it. Master storyteller neil gaiman begins this collection by introducing many of the stories, his introduction proving to be a story in its own right. Fragile things audiobook is a collection of short stories and poetry by english author neil gaiman. Critical praise for fragile things charming, at times creepy, and.
In a novella set two years after theevents of american gods, shadow pays a visit to an ancientscottish mansion, and finds himself trapped in a game of murder andmonsters. A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinaryperformance before disappearing into the night, taking one of thespectators along with it. Fragile things audiobook free streaming onlinefragile things audiobook is a collection of short stories and poetry by english. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, fragile things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most unique writers of our time. Written in a hotel room in new york the week i read the audio book of my novel stardust, while waiting for a car to come and take me away, for editor and poet rain. Fragile things is a sterling collection of exceptional tales from neil gaiman, multiple awardwinning the hugo, bram stoker, newberry, and eisner awards. Would you consider the audio edition of fragile things to be better than the print version. There were tricks we did with eggs, as children, to show how they were, in reality, tiny loadbearing marble. Short fictions and wonders is a collection of short stories and poetry by english author neil gaiman.
Neil gaiman is the new york times bestselling author of the novels neverwhere, stardust, american gods, coraline, anansi boys, the graveyard book, good omens with terry pratchett, the ocean at. Neil gaiman is the author of over thirty acclaimed books and graphic novels for adults and children, including american gods, stardust. If i could go back in time to the day when i had not read anything by neil gaiman, i would give the following advice to myself, written in blood on a crumpled piece of parchment. Ive thoroughly enjoyed some of neil gaimans books which led me to fragile things. Fragile things a mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night, taking one of the spectators along with it. Global phenomenon and sunday times bestselling author neil gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction, following smoke and mirrors and fragile things, which includes a neverbefore published american gods story, black dog. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Here is a stunning collection of short stories by the acclaimed fantasy writer. But all, all are fragile things made of just 26 letters arranged and rearranged to form tale and imaginings which will dazzle your senses, haunt your imagination and move you to the very depths.
Unfortunately, i couldnt keep track of where one story ended and another began. This is the fourth work by gaiman that i have read. Fragile things ebook by neil gaiman 9780061804168 rakuten. Fragile things audiobook by neil gaiman 9780061229954. Sadly i couldnt have enjoyed this less i found myself wanting to put it down for good after each and every page i forced.
Fragile things is a collection of short works of fiction and poems by neil gaiman, most of which have been previously published elsewhere. In this new volume, neil gaiman pierces the veil of reality to reveal the enigmatic, shadowy world that lies. It occurs to me that the peculiarity of most things we think of as fragile is how tough they truly are. Global phenomenon and sunday times bestselling author neil gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction, following smoke and mirrors and fragile. I bought the fragile things audiobook on ebay, used. Fragile things a prodigiously imaginative collection. Some of the tales have been posted elsewhere, like sunbird and october in the chair, which had been blanketed in his m is for magic compilation, and some had been published in different authors. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Fragile things by neil gaiman audiobook listen online. Written by neil gaiman, audiobook narrated by neil gaiman. Its a real treat to hear him read his own work, and as a collection of short stories collected from anthologies, primarily, fragile things is an excellent introduction to the breadth of gaiman s talent.
Stories, neil gaiman informs in the introduction, are fragile things made up of 26 letters more if you want to use phonetic symbols, ink and paper. Fragile things audiobook mp3 is a series of oddities, retellings, poetry, spinoffs, and queer creations of neil gaiman s colorful imagination. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, fragile things is a gift of literary. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Although neil gaimon is one of my favourite authors, fragile things was not one of my favourite audiobooks. The distinctive genius of neil gaiman has been championed by writers as diverse as. Hi neil, i just have a quick question that i hope wont be too much a waste of your time. Short fictions and disturbances audiobook by neil gaiman. Sadly i couldnt have enjoyed this less i found myself wanting to put it down for good after each and every page i forced myself to keep reading hoping it was going to improve but it only got worse for me just random, pointless nonsense sorry but true.