TOC: ‘Once Upon A Time: New Fairy Tales’ Edited by Paula Guran

Prime Books has posted the table of contents for Paula Guran’s upcoming themed anthology Once Upon A Time: New Fairy Tales:

Here’s the book description:

Eighteen extraordinary authors devise all-new fairy tales: imaginative reinterpretations of the familiar, evocative new myths, speculations beyond the traditional realm of “once upon a time.” Often dark, occasionally humorous, always enthralling, these entertaining stories find a certain Puss in a near-future New York, an empress bargaining with a dragon, a princess turned into a raven, a king’s dancing daughters with powerful secrets, great heroism, terrible villainy, sparks of mischief, and a great deal more. Brilliant dreams and dazzling nightmares with meaning for today and tomorrow…

Here’s the (alphabetical) table of contents…

1. “The Giant In Repose” by Nathan Ballingrud
2. “Eat Me, Drink Me, Love Me” by Christopher Barzak
3. “Tales That Fairies Tell” by Richard Bowes
4. “Warrior Dreams” by Cinda Williams Chima
5. “Blanchefleur” by Theodora Goss
6. “The Road of Needles” by Caitlín R. Kiernan
7. “Below the Sun Beneath” by Tanith Lee
8. “The Coin of Heart’s Desire” by Yoon Ha Lee
9. “Sleeping Beauty of Elista” by Ekaterina Sedia
10. “Egg” by Priya Sharma
11. “Lupine” by Nisi Shawl
12. “Castle of Masks” by Cory Skerry
13. “Flight” by Angela Slatter
14. “The Lenten Rose” by Genevieve Valentine
15. “The Hush of Feathers, the Clamour of Wings” by A.C. Wise
16. “Born and Bread” by Kaaron Warren
17. “The Mirror Tells All” by Erzebet YellowBoy
18. “The Spinning Wheel’s Tale” by Jane Yolen

Book info:

• ISBN: 978-1-60701-404-1
• $15.95
• 336 pages