Smoke And Mirrors

the long version

In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman, magic is no mere illusion ... and anything is possible. 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 advertise their services in the Yellow Pages under "Pest Control," and where a frightened young boy must barter for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridg