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Vampire FictionHorror

Smoke and Mirrors

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  • 1998 first published
  • 360 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (16 ratings)
  • 24 editions
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Neil Gaiman, Richard Chizmar and William Peter Blatty's Smoke and Mirrors (1998) is a vampire fiction and horror story collection. Readers will find themes of assassins, vampires, asesinos and Asesinato.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, and 91 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 24 editions.

It runs to roughly 360 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Smoke and Mirrors

"En las manos maestras de Neil Gaiman, la magia es mucho más que un mero juego de engaños. La destreza y el poder de invención de este gran fabulador transforman el entorno cotidiano en un mundo hechizado por sucesos sombríos y extraños, en el que una anciana puede comprar el Santo Grial en una tienda de segunda mano, unos asesinos se anuncian en los clasificados de un periódico bajo la rúbrica ±CONTROL DE PLAGAS¬, o un muchacho asustado debe negociar con un trol malcarado y mezquino que vive bajo un puente ferroviario. Esta recopilación de treinta relatos, poemas narrativos y piezas breves e inclasificables ofrece múltiples y variadas posibilidades para que el lector explore una realidad transformada, astutamente velada por el humo y las sombras, a la vez que tangible y afilada. Todo parece posible en el universo de Gaiman, el gran maestro prestidigitador que despierta los sentidos, cautiva los sueños y mantiene en vilo nuestra mente."--
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Assassins
  • Vampires
  • Asesinos
  • Asesinato
  • Murder
  • Vampiros
  • Short stories, Single author
  • Children's fiction
  • Horror tales
  • Fantasy fiction

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Quick answers

Who wrote Smoke and Mirrors?

Smoke and Mirrors was written by Neil Gaiman, Richard Chizmar and William Peter Blatty and first published in 1998.

What genre is Smoke and Mirrors?

It is usually shelved as Vampire Fiction and Horror.

How long is Smoke and Mirrors?

The median edition has 360 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Smoke and Mirrors?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Vampire Lestat, Blood Canticle and Dangerous Girls.

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