The award-winning editors of Snow White, Blood Red return us to distinctly adult realms of myth and the fantastic - with 18 wondrous works that cloak the magical fictions we heard at grandma's knee in mantles of darkness and dread. From Roger Zelansky's delightful tale of Death's disobedient godson to Peter Straub's blood-chilling examination of a gargantuan Cinderella and her terrible twisted "art," here are stories strange and miraculous - remarkable modern storytelling that remold our most cherished childhood fables into things sexier, more sinister... and more appealing to grown-up tastes and sensibilities.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Fascinating adult fairytales:
As Datlow and Windling make clear in their foreword, fairytales were not originally intended for children. While I've never minded the Disneyfication of these stories - do we really want six-year-olds watching the ugly stepsisters hack off their own toes? - there is something marvelously gothic that is lost for the adult reader. BLACK THORN, WHITE ROSE finds that gothic brilliance and twists it, exploring new tales in old stories that are heartwrenching, brilliant and entertaining, almost without... more info
A fascinating collection:
I am done with Black Thorn, White Rose and overall I liked it. :) The stories I really enjoyed were Stronger Than Time (Sleeping Beauty based), Somnus's Fair Maiden (Sleeping Beauty based), Tattercoats (big favorite for adults, with some sexual scenes and a wonderful message about trying to keep love, passion and communication going in a marriage), Granny Rumple (Rumplestiltskin based with a twist about Jews), Godson (big fave - I think based on Cinderella and the fairy godmother), Silver and Gold (another... more info
Not Free SF Reader:
Not as good as the first anthology of this series, and the first part of the book is the better part, too. There is an introduction talking about the kiddification of fairy stories since Victorian times, and also a reading list afterwards. Black Thorn White Rose : Words Like Pale Stones - Nancy Kress
Black Thorn White Rose : Stronger Than Time - Patricia C. Wrede
Black Thorn White Rose : Somnuss Fair Maid - Ann Downer
Black Thorn White Rose : The Frog King, or Iron Henry - Daniel... more info
Back in print:
For those interested, Black Thorn, White Rose has just been reissued in trade paperback by Prime Books with new cover art and design.
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