The second collection of short fiction from Neil Gaiman, New York Times bestselling author of Anansi Boys, The Graveyard Book, Coraline, and many, many more.

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.

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