''Trigger Warning'' is a collection of short fiction and verse by
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...
. It was first published in the United States in 2015 by
William Morrow. The title is a reference to the concept of
trigger warnings
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, originally intended to warn survivors of sexual abuse or other trauma about potentially graphic content, and its recent prominence in contemporary discourse. In his introduction to the book, Neil Gaiman considers the question of whether stories should be considered "safe spaces", and, concluding that they should not, warns readers that the stories in this collection may disturb them.
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Most of the stories in the book are reprints from other sources, such as magazines and anthologies
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, but "Black Dog", a new short story sequel to ''American Gods
''American Gods'' (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow.
The book was pu ...
'' featuring its main character, Shadow, was purpose-written for this collection.
Contents
# Introduction
# Making a Chair
# A Lunar Labyrinth
# The Thing About Cassandra
# Down to a Sunless Sea
# "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains"
# My Last Landlady
# Adventure Story
# Orange
# A Calendar of Tales
# The Case of Death and Honey
# The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury
# Jerusalem
# Click-Clack the Rattlebag
# An Invocation of Incuriosity
# "And Weep, Like Alexander"
# Nothing O'Clock
# Diamonds and Pearls: A Fairy Tale
# The Return of the Thin White Duke
# Feminine Endings
# Observing the Formalities
# The Sleeper and the Spindle
# Witch Work
# In Relig Odhråin
# Black Dog
References
Further reading
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American short story collections
2015 short story collections
Short story collections by Neil Gaiman
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