Neil Gaiman understands the macabre and mysterious; American Gods saw him skilfully integrate old and new deities into modern-day American culture; in The Sandman he explored the mysterious dreamscape, giving it meaning and purpose; his works are submerged in the fantastic and blur the line between what is real, unreal, and what can be construed as both.

In Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions, a novel-length collection of 36 of his short stories and poems, Gaiman seeks to entertain the reader by the means of horror, fantasy, perversion and dark humour.

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