M Is for Magic explained
| M Is for Magic |
| Author: | Neil Gaiman |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Release Date: | June 26, 2007 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback) |
| Pages: | 272 |
M Is for Magic is a collection of child-friendly short fiction by Neil Gaiman.
The stories and poems were selected from previously published works,[1] with the exception of "The Witch's Headstone", which is an excerpt from the later-published novel, The Graveyard Book. All the stories also appeared in Coraline and Other Stories (2007) published by Bloomsbury in the UK.
Contents
- "The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds" (first published in Knave, appears in Angels & Visitations)
- "Troll Bridge" (first published in Snow White, Blood Red, appears in Angels & Visitations and Smoke and Mirrors)
- "Don't Ask Jack" (first published in FAN, appears in Smoke and Mirrors)
- "How to Sell the Ponti Bridge" (first published in Imagine #24)
- "October in the Chair" (first published in Conjunctions, appears in Fragile Things)
- "Chivalry" (first published in Grails, Quests, Visitations and other Occurrences, appears in Angels & Visitations and Smoke and Mirrors)
- "The Price" (first published as a chapbook by Dreamhaven Press, appears in Smoke and Mirrors)
- "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" (first published in Fragile Things)
- "Sunbird" (first published in Noisy Outlaws, appears in Fragile Things)
- "The Witch's Headstone" (first published in Dark Alchemy: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy)
- "Instructions" (first published in Wolf at the Door, appears in Fragile Things)
Notes and References
- Web site: Book Review: M Is For Magic by Neil Gaiman . 22 June 2007 . BC Books . 2015-06-23.
