A modern master of fantasy has selected nine of his short stories and a poem to include in this book. There's a scary jack-in-the-box and a troll under a bridge. A rogue describes a perfect scam. A black cat fends off the devil; the eaters of a phoenix discover that it burns. There are stories about teenage boys talking with girls (and fantasising about touching their breasts), young live boys with ghosts, old ladies talking with knights in armor, and aliens.
Magically, wonderfully Gaiman.
My favourite stories were; October in the Chair (the months sitting around a campfire telling stories of things they have seen) and The Witch's Headstone (a live boy who lives in a graveyard wants to get a headstone for the witch buried in the corner).
A very quick, very enjoyable read. made me smile and gave me shivers.
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