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Fragile Things
by Neil Gaiman

Fragile Things book cover

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.

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