Vorab-RezensentenNeil Gaiman

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.

The book follows the adventures of ex-convict Shadow, who is released from prison a few days earlier than planned on account of the death of his wife, Laura, in a car accident. Shadow finds work as the escort and bodyguard of the confidence man Mr. Wednesday, and travels across America visiting Wednesday's colleagues and acquaintances. Gradually, it is revealed that Wednesday is an incarnation of Odin the All-Father (the name Wednesday is derived from "Odin's (Woden's) day"), who in his current guise is recruiting American manifestations of the Old Gods of ancient mythology, whose powers have waned as their believers have decreased in number, to participate in an epic battle against the New American Gods, manifestations of modern life and technology (for example, the Internet, media, and modern means of transport). Laura comes back in the form of a sentient animated corpse due to a special coin Shadow had placed in her coffin, and is instrumental in eliminating several of the New Gods' agents.

Produced to honour the centenary of Sir Arthur’s birth, this anthology acts as a fundraiser for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. The authors’ brief was simple: deliver us a stunning SF story of precisely 2001 words; and deliver they did. The book features contributions from some of the biggest names in science fiction, including 10 winners of the Clarke Award and 13 authors who have been shortlisted, as well as non-fiction from thrice-winner China Miéville and former judge Neil Gaiman. Contents: Introduction Golgotha – Dave Hutchinson The Monoliths of Mars – Paul McAuley Murmuration – Jane Rogers Ouroboros – Ian R MacLeod The Escape Hatch – Matthew De Abaitua Childhood’s Friend – Rachel Pollack Takes from the White Hart – Bruce Sterling Your Death, Your Way, 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! – Emma Newman Distraction – Gwyneth Jones Dancers – Allen Stroud Entropy War – Yoon Ha Lee The Ontologist – Liz Williams Waiting in the Sky – Tom Hunter The Collectors – Adrian Tchaikovsky I Saw Three Ships – Phillip Mann Before They Left – Colin Greenland Drawn From the Eye – Jeff Noon Roads of Silver, Paths of Gold – Emmi Itäranta The Fugue – Stephanie Holman Memories of a Table – Chris Beckett Child of Ours – Claire North Would-Be A.I., Tell Us a Tale! #241: Sell ’em Back in Time! by Hali Hallison – Ian Watson Last Contact – Becky Chambers The Final Fable – Ian Whates Ten Landscapes of Nili Fossae – Ian McDonald Child – Adam Roberts Providence – Alastair Reynolds 2001: A Space Prosthesis – The Extensions of Man – Andrew M. Butler (non-fiction) On Judging The Clarke Award – Neil Gaiman (non-fiction) Once More on the 3rd Law – China Miéville (non-fiction) The book is available as a kindle, ePub or pdf.

Multiple award winning, #1New York 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 never-before published American Gods story, “Black Dog,” written exclusively for this volume. In this new anthology, Neil Gaiman pierces the veil of reality to reveal the enigmatic, shadowy world that lies beneath. Trigger Warning includes previously published pieces of short fiction—stories, verse, and a very special Doctor Who story that was written for the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved series in 2013—as well “Black Dog,” a new tale that revisits the world of American Gods, exclusive to this collection. Trigger Warning explores the masks we all wear and the people we are beneath them to reveal our vulnerabilities and our truest selves. Here is a rich cornucopia of horror and ghosts stories, science fiction and fairy tales, fabulism and poetry that explore the realm of experience and emotion. In "Adventure Story"—a thematic companion to The Ocean at the End of the Lane—Gaiman ponders death and the way people take their stories with them when they die. His social media experience "A Calendar of Tales" are short takes inspired by replies to fan tweets about the months of the year—stories of pirates and the March winds, an igloo made of books, and a Mother’s Day card that portends disturbances in the universe. Gaiman offers his own ingenious spin on Sherlock Holmes in his award-nominated mystery tale "The Case of Death and Honey." And "Click-Clack the Rattlebag" explains the creaks and clatter we hear when we’re all alone in the darkness. A sophisticated writer whose creative genius is unparalleled, Gaiman entrances with his literary alchemy, transporting us deep into the realm of imagination, where the fantastical becomes real and the everyday incandescent. Full of wonder and terror, surprises and amusements, Trigger Warning is a treasury of delights that engage the mind, stir the heart, and shake the soul from one of the most unique and popular literary artists of our day.

This is for both volumes I and II. Volume I FEEDERS AND EATERS Neil Gaiman UNDER THE PYLON Graham Joyce A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR Matthew Costello HELL HATH ENLARGED HERSELF Michael Marshall Smith FIGURES IN RAIN Chet Williamson AS YOU HAVE MADE US Elizabeth Massie THOUGHTFUL BREATHS Peter Crowther NEVER BACK AGAIN Matti Hautala A GIRL, SITTING Mark Morris BLOOD BROTHERS Richard Chizmar LITTLE BROTHERS—PORTFOLIO Stephen R. Bissette TIGHT LITTLE STITCHES IN A DEAD MAN’S BACK Joe R. Lansdale CRAVING Yvonne Navarro lXCHEL’S TEARS José R. Nieto LIFE DURING DEATH Duane Swierczynski AFTER THE ELEPHANT BALLET Gary A. Braunbeck OVERNIGHT GUEST Craig Shaw Gardner SPRINGFIELD REPEATER Jack M. Haringa CONJURER—BOOK I: THE GRIEVE Tom Piccirilli THE YEAR THE MUSIC DIED F. Paul Wilson PROPERTY CONDEMNED—A STORY OF PINE DEEP Jonathan Maberry PLAYING THE HUDDYS John M. McIlveen CRASHING DOWN Weston Ochse Volume II TOM REQUIEM Clive Barker LITTLE RED’S TANGO Peter Straub HOLOGRAM SKULL COVER Jeff Strand LUX ET VERITAS Thomas F. Monteleone DEVOTION J. F. Gonzalez INN CLEANING Stephen R. Bissette BREATHE MY NAME Christopher Golden MAGDALA AMYGDALA Lucy A. Snyder THE BOHEMIAN OF THE ARBAT Sarah Pinborough JOHNSTOWN Brian Keene ROAD KILL (A Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. story) Kevin J. Anderson JUST BREATHE Tim Lebbon CATFISH GAL BLUES Nancy A. Collins ILLIMITABLE DOMINION Kim Newman INDEPENDENCE DAY Sarah Langan THE GHOST OF LILLIAN BLISS Rio Youers HOTLINE Jack Ketchum THE LIGHT OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS John Skipp WAR STORIES James A. Moore IT’S… Amber Benson THE DREAMCATCHER Nate Kenyon KRISTALL TAG Holly Newstein GHOST TRAP Rick Hautala