"Once upon a time ... " So begin the classic fairy tales that enthralled and terrified us as children. Now, in their third critically acclaimed collection of original fairy tales for adults, World Fantasy Award-winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Winching bring us twenty-one new stories by some of the top names in literature today.

Joyce Carol Oates, Gahan Wilson, Gene Wolfe, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman--these are but a few of the accomplished literary sorcerers who have gathered here to remold our timeless myths into more sensuous and disturbing forms. Like the fabled ruby slippers, there is powerful magic here. Rich witches in trendy resorts cast evil spells ... beautiful princesses age and wither in sleeping worlds ... terrible beasts reside beneath flawless skin.

Dark, disturbing, delightful, each story was written expressly for this superb collection of distinctly grown-up fantasy--a brilliant companion volume to Datlow and Windling's acclaimed anthologies. Snow White, Blood Red and Black Thorn, White Rose.

New Book. Might have subtle wear from being on the shelf. 3384093

Author: Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling,
Publisher: Prime Books
Keywords: tears, golden, slippers, ruby
Pages: 240
Published: 2008-05-13
Language: English
Category: Anthologies, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction,
ISBN-10: 0809571501 ISBN-13: 9780809571505
Binding: Paperback
List Price: 12.95 USD

Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling