The creator of the popular Sandman series of graphic novels follows his best-selling debut solo novel, Neverwhere, with a collection of fantastic tales, several of them brand-new, of strange inventions, miraculous encounters, and bizarre discoveries. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.Review"A box of bonbons for dark fantasy fans." ----Booklist"An exhilarating display of the work of one of our most entertaining storytellers." ----Kirkus Reviews(starred)"An exhilarating display of the work of one of our most entertaining storytellers." (--Kirkus Reviews(starred)) ----Kirkus Reviews(starred)"Poe would love him." ----Booklist"Short stories guaranteed to excite the senses and inflame the imagination . . . " ----Book Alert"[Gaiman] is, simply put, a treasure house of story, and we are lucky to have him in any medium." ----Stephen KingAbout the AuthorNeil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel seriesThe Sandman,and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novelGood Omens.His first book for children,The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish,illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one ofNewsweek'sBest Children's Books of 1997.Angels & Visitations,a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novelNeverwhereinto a film for Jim Henson films.