Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman (Headline, September 25, 2006, 0-7553-3412-4, £16.99, 366pp, hc, co, cover by Gray318)
Collection of 23 stories (and 1 embedded in the introduction) and 8 poems. Simultaneous with the US (William Morrow) edition, although the contents are slightly different. A trade paperback (OME) edition (-3413-2, £11.99) was announced but not seen.
- ix · Introduction · Neil Gaiman · in
- _ · The Mapmaker · Neil Gaiman · ss Hill House Publishers, 2003, as “Untitled”
- 1 · A Study in Emerald [Sherlock Holmes] · Neil Gaiman · nv Shadows Over Baker Street ed. Michael Reaves & John Pelan, Del Rey, 2003
- 29 · The Fairy Reel · Neil Gaiman · pm The Faery Reel ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Viking, 2004
- 33 · October in the Chair · Neil Gaiman · nv Conjunctions #39, Fall 2002
- 51 · The Hidden Chamber · Neil Gaiman · pm Outsiders ed. Nancy Holder & Nancy Kilpatrick, Roc, 2005
- 55 · Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire · Neil Gaiman · nv Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales ed. Deborah Noyes, Candlewick Press, 2004, as “Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire”
- 73 · The Flints of Memory Lane · Neil Gaiman · bg Dancing with the Dark ed. Stephen Jones, Vista, 1997
- 79 · Closing Time · Neil Gaiman · ss McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales ed. Michael Chabon, Vintage Books, 2003
- 95 · Going Wodwo · Neil Gaiman · pm The Green Man ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Viking, 2002
- 99 · Bitter Grounds · Neil Gaiman · nv Mojo: Conjure Stories ed. Nalo Hopkinson, Warner Aspect, 2003
- 123 · Other People · Neil Gaiman · vi The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2001
- 129 · Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story [American Gods] · Neil Gaiman · nv 999 ed. Al Sarrantonio, Avon, 1999
- 149 · Good Boys Deserve Favours · Neil Gaiman · ss Overstreet’s FAN v1 #5, 1995
- 157 · Strange Little Girls · Neil Gaiman · ss Tori Amos 2001 Tour Book, 2001
- 165 · Harlequin Valentine · Neil Gaiman · ss World Horror Convention 1999 Program Book, 1999
- 179 · Locks · Neil Gaiman · pm Silver Birch, Blood Moon ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Avon, 1999
- 185 · The Problem of Susan [Narnia] · Neil Gaiman · ss Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy ed. Al Sarrantonio, Roc, 2004
- 197 · Instructions · Neil Gaiman · pm A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2000
- 203 · My Life · Neil Gaiman · ss Sock Monkeys (200 out of 1,863) by Arne Svenson & Ron Warren, Greybull Press/Ideal World Books, 2002
- 209 · Feeders and Eaters · Neil Gaiman · ss Keep Out the Night ed. Stephen Jones, PS Publishing, 2002
originally published in different form in Revolver, 1990.
- 221 · Diseasemaker’s Croup · Neil Gaiman · ms The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases ed. Jeff VanderMeer & Mark Roberts, Night Shade Books, 2003
- 227 · Goliath · Neil Gaiman · ss What Is the Matrix (online) April 1 1999
- 243 · Pages from a Journal Found in a Shoebox Left in a Greyhound Bus Somewhere Between Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Louisville, Kentucky · Neil Gaiman · ss Tori Amos 2002 Tour Book, 2002
- 251 · How to Talk to Girls at Parties · Neil Gaiman · ss
- 269 · The Day the Saucers Came · Neil Gaiman · pm SpiderWords.com v1 #2, 2006
- 273 · Sunbird · Neil Gaiman · nv Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs ed. Ted Thompson & Eli Horowitz, McSweeney's Books, 2005
- 299 · Inventing Aladdin · Neil Gaiman · ss Swan Sister ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003
- 305 · The Monarch of the Glen [American Gods] · Neil Gaiman · nv Legends II ed. Robert Silverberg, Voyager, 2003
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