Fragile Things

 

                       
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Title
Fragile Things
Author Neil Gaiman
Genre Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction
Format N/A

 

Book Description

Fragile Things is a collection of short fiction by Neil Gaiman that showcases his range across dark fantasy, horror, and the uncanny. The stories move fluidly between modern settings and mythic spaces, featuring reimagined folklore, eerie fairy tales, and unsettling reflections on art, memory, and mortality. Mixing the whimsical with the disturbing, the collection highlights Gaiman’s gift for atmosphere and his ability to find magic and menace in the everyday.

About Author

Neil Gaiman is a British author celebrated for his influential work across Fantasy, Horror, and Speculative Fiction. He began his career as a journalist and biographer before achieving major success with The Sandman comic series, which helped redefine graphic novels as a literary form. Gaiman later gained worldwide recognition with novels such as American Gods, Neverwhere, Coraline, and Good Omens (co-written with Terry Pratchett), works known for blending myth, folklore, and contemporary settings.

Gaiman’s writing is distinguished by its imaginative scope, lyrical style, and fascination with the boundary between the ordinary and the magical. His stories often explore belief, storytelling itself, and the hidden worlds that exist alongside everyday life. In addition to novels and comics, he has written short fiction, children’s books, screenplays, and television adaptations, earning numerous awards and a lasting impact on modern genre literature.

  

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