This anthology is a compilation of several kinds of pieces. There are poems, twenty or so short stories and a novella written in the world after the time of American Gods featuring Shadow, the hero of that book. My favorite story was Closing Time where a man in a bar tells his personal ghost story, of an abandoned house with a little playhouse in the woods and what happened the day he and three other boys went there to dare each other to be brave.
But the gem is The Monarch Of The Glen. Shadow has been traveling the world and finds himself in Scotland. He is offered an enormous amount of money to be security at a large party at a former estate, a party held once a year for those who are so rich that they constantly seek novelty and excitement. What happens at that party and what happens when things don't go as planned is the mystery that unfolds around Shadow.
Neil Gaiman is a prodigiously talented author. His novels, stories and essays form a large body of work and he is considered one of the masters of the genre. Gaiman fans will enjoy this book especially the novella. I became a fan after reading American Gods which I still think is one of the masterpieces of fantasy. This book is recommended for fantasy readers.
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