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Jul 22, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Some people may tell you that illusions are only smoke and mirrors and not magic, but perhaps theyve never come under the spell of. Short fictions and illusions, download epub pdf m is for magic, download epub pdf trigger warning. Smoke and mirrors is a collection of short stories that exhibit neil gaimans potential for greatness. Some people may tell you that illusions are only smoke and mirrors and not magic, but perhaps theyve never come under the spell of a real wizard. Short fictions and disturbances, download pdf norse mythology, pdf epub read stardust, read epub pdf the ocean at the end of the lane. I enjoyed that, at least in the edition that i read, there was a paragraph or two written about each story with information on when or why neil gaiman wrote the story, or what inspired him. In the deft hands of neil gaiman, magic is no mere illusion. Short fictions and illusions is a collection of short stories and poems by neil gaiman. In this, gaiman s first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders a place where an old woman can purchase the holy grail at a thrift store, where assassins.
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