Description |
ix, 416 pages ; 22 cm |
Note |
"An AvoNova book." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-416). |
Contents |
Rubby slippers / Susan Wade -- The beast / Tanith Lee -- Masterpiece / Garry Kilworth -- Summer wind / Nancy Kress -- This century of sleep or, Briar Rose beneath the sea / Farida S.T. Shapiro -- The crossing / Joyce Carol Oates -- Roach in loafers / Roberta Lannes -- Naked little men / Michael Cadnum -- Brother bear / Lisa Goldstein -- The emperor who had never see a dragon / John Brunner -- Billy fearless / Nancy A. Collins -- The death of Koshchei the Deathless (a tale of old Russia) / Gene Wolfe -- The real princess / Susan Palwick -- The huntsman's story / Milbre Burch -- After push comes to shove / Milbre Burch -- Hansel and Grettel / Gahan Wilson -- Match girl / Anne Bishop -- Waking the prince / Kathe Koja -- The fox wife / Ellen Steiber -- The white road / Neil Gaiman -- The traveler and the tale / Jane Yolen -- The printer's daughter / Delia Sherman. |
Summary |
A retelling of childhood fairy tales for an adult audience. The 22 stories include Gahan Wilson's rewrite of Hansel and Gretel and three versions of Sleeping Beauty, by Farida Shapiro, by Joyce Carol Oates and by Nancy Kress. |
Subject |
Fantasy fiction, American.
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Fairy tales -- Adaptations.
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Added Author |
Datlow, Ellen.
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Windling, Terri.
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ISBN |
0688143636 hardcover |
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9780688143633 hardcover |
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