Books like Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
12 books with a reading profile close to Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions by Neil Gaiman. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
The Spear Cuts Through Water
narrative, literary
In the Strangled Empire, three oppressive princes rule through terror and magical birthrights under their father, the Old Emperor.
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2
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey
narrative, literary
In 1920s Alaska, homesteaders Jack and Mabel struggle with the isolation of the frontier and the grief of their childless marriage.
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3
Swamplandia!
narrative, literary
Set in the sinking geography of the Florida Everglades, this novel follows the Bigtree family, a clan of alligator wrestlers struggling to maintain their failing theme park.
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4
The Tiger's Wife
by Téa Obreht
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in a nameless Balkan country recovering from war, the narrative follows Natalia, a young doctor on a mission to deliver medicine to an orphanage.
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5
Who Fears Death
narrative, literary
In a post-apocalyptic Sudan, the light-skinned Nuru people systematically oppress the dark-skinned Okeke.
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6
The Water Dancer
narrative, literary
Hiram Walker is born into bondage on a Virginia plantation, the son of an enslaved woman and the white man who owns them both.
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7
Once Upon a River
narrative, literary
On a winter night at the Swan Inn along the Thames, a wounded stranger staggers through the door carrying the lifeless body of a small girl.
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8
The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You
by Neil Gaiman
narrative, literary
Barbie, a young woman living in a New York apartment building, returns to the secondary reality of the Land, a dreamscape she inhabited during her childhood.
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9
The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections
by Neil Gaiman
narrative, literary
Fables & Reflections is a collection of nine short stories featuring Dream of the Endless, moving through historical eras and mythological landscapes.
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10
The Deep
narrative, literary
Inspired by a song by the group clipping., this novella follows the wajinru, water-breathing descendants of pregnant African women thrown overboard during the Atlantic slave trade.
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Tales from Earthsea
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
This collection consists of five stories and a factual appendix documenting the history and mechanics of the archipelago.
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The Lions of Al-Rassan
narrative, literary
Set in a reimagined medieval Spain, the story traces the collision of three rival cultures: the Asharites, the Jaddites, and the Kindath.
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