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Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales--evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ. In Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's new anthology for younger readers, you'll hear from the Giant's wife ("Jack and the Beanstalk"),... read more
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Summary edit
This is an older children's fairy tale anthology from the antagonists' points of view and written by well established authors in the field of fantasy and horror.
First Sentence edit
We love fairy tales.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
Wizard's Apprentice, by Delia Sherman
An Unwelcome Guest, by Garth Nix
Faery Tales, by Wendy Froud
Rags and Riches, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Up the Down Beanstalk: A Wife Remembers, by Peter S. Beagle
The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces, by Ellen Kushner
Puss in Boots, the Sequel, by Joseph Stanton
The Boy Who Cried Wolf, by Holly Black
Troll, by Jane Yolen
Castle Othello, by Nancy Farmer
'Skin, by Michael Cadnum
A Delicate Architecture, by Catherynne M. Valente
Molly, by Midori Snyder
Observing the Formalities, by Neil Gaiman
The Cinderella Game, by Kelly Link
Further Reading
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ellen Datlow (Editor)
- Terri Windling (Editor)
Other Contributors:
- Delia Sherman (Contributor) - Wizard's Apprentice
- Garth Nix (Contributor) - An Unwelcome Guest
- Wendy Froud (Contributor) - Faery Tales
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Contributor) - Rags and Riches
- Peter S. Beagle (Contributor) - Up the Down Beanstalk: A Wife Remembers
- Ellen Kushner (Contributor) - The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces
- Joseph Stanton (Contributor) - Puss in Boots, the Sequel
- Holly Black (Contributor) - The Boy Who Cried Wolf
- Jane Yolen (Contributor) - Troll
- Nancy Farmer (Contributor) - Castle Othello
- Michael Cadnum (Contributor) - 'Skin
- Catherynne M. Valente (Contributor) - A Delicate Architecture
- Midori Snyder (Contributor) - Molly
- Neil Gaiman (Contributor) - Observing the Formalities
- Kelly Link (Contributor) - The Cinderella Game
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( W ) › Windling, Terri
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( D ) › Datlow, Ellen
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › Anthologies
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths › Anthologies
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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