The best of these clever fantasy metafictions explores the mysteries of artistic inspiration.--New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice. Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams--and nightmares. A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night. In a Hugo Award-winning story, a great detective must solve a most unsettling royal murder in a strangely altered Victorian England. These marvelous creations and more showcase the unparalleled invention and storytelling brilliance--and the terrifyingly dark and entertaining wit--of the incomparable Neil Gaiman. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most original writers of our time.
