Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders (American Gods #1.1 (Monarch of the Glen)) by Neil Gaiman

Format: Paperback 

Condition: a New but minor aging

Genre: Fantasy

A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night . . .

Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams--and nightmares . . .

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.

Contents:
vi •  From 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' • (1907) • interior artwork by Winsor McCay
xiii • Introduction (Fragile Things) • (2006) • essay by Neil Gaiman
1 • A Study in Emerald • (2003) • novelette by Neil Gaiman
27 • The Fairy Reel • (2004) • poem by Neil Gaiman (variant of The Faery Reel)
29 • October in the Chair • (2002) • shortstory by Neil Gaiman
45 • The Hidden Chamber • (2005) • poem by Neil Gaiman
49 • Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire • (2004) • shortstory by Neil Gaiman (variant of Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire)
65 • The Flints of Memory Lane • (1997) • essay by Neil Gaiman
69 • Closing Time • (2003) • shortstory by Neil Gaiman
83 • Going Wodwo • (2002) • poem by Neil Gaiman
85 • Bitter Grounds • (2003) • novelette by Neil Gaiman