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. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, "Fragile Things" is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most original writers of our time.

尼尔•盖曼（Neil Gaiman）,欧美文坛新一代幻想文学大师,文学魔术界的精灵王子,畅销小说作家,无数奖项的获得者。他集记者、诗人、词作者、编剧和导演于一身,将想象、趣味与智慧完美结合,被《文学传记辞典》誉为十大后现代作家之一。

他二十七岁开始文学创作,卓越的才华很快为其赢得了许多殊荣。《睡神》系列的《仲夏夜之梦》一举赢得了世界奇幻奖。之后的《美国众神》可谓幻想类文学的奇葩,先后获得雨果奖、星云奖及布拉姆•斯托克奖,成为了盖曼的代表作。源源不断的灵感赋予了他更大的创作热情,此后,《卡罗琳》和《绿字的研究》两获雨果奖,前者也再度问鼎布拉姆•斯托克奖。

如今,尼尔•盖曼更是好莱坞的宠儿和许多制片人眼中的金童。其作品很多都被搬上了银幕,《蜘蛛男孩》、《镜面具》、《乌有乡》、《星尘》等皆有不俗反响。正是像尼尔•盖曼这样的说故事大师,让原本昙花一现的故事元素有了不断的轮回,有了绵亘的新生。