Trigger Warning
Locus Award 2016.
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances.
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Multiple award winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, delight, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction following Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things
In this all-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 as a tale written exclusively for
this volume.
A 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
delights, Trigger Warning is a dazzling gift that will engage
the mind, stir the heart, and shake the soul from one of the most unique and popular literary artists of our day.
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (born Neil Richard Gaiman, 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals.
Gaiman has lived near Menomonie, Wisconsin, since 1992. Gaiman moved there to be close to the family of his then-wife, Mary McGrath, with whom he has three children. Gaiman is married to songwriter and performer Amanda Palmer.
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Book Reviews
Out of 25 stories and poems, I think only 5 of them really worked for me (The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountain, An Invocation of Incuriosity, And Weep Like Alexander, Nothing O'Clock, The Return of the Thin White Duke). The rest was relatively "meh", leading me to wonder if this collection has gotten such high praise simply because Neil Gaiman wrote it, and not because it is particularly good. I love American Gods, but the short story about Shadow, written particularly for this collection, didn't invoke even a tenth of the mystery, charm and suspense found in AG. It's not enough for a shorty story to be short, or just have an abrupt ending, it also has to have meaning. Each word has to be carefully chosen and put together, so that they tell more than one story. The majority of Gaiman's stories seemed to lack "something". There were lots of wonderful ideas, but the execution was for the most part only so-so. I love Gaiman's novels, but find myself left disappointed by his short stories.