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…
- “The Giant In Repose” by Nathan Ballingrud
- “Eat Me, Drink Me, Love Me” by Christopher Barzak
- “Tales That Fairies Tell” by Richard Bowes
- “Warrior Dreams” by Cinda Williams Chima
- “Blanchefleur” by Theodora Goss
- “The Road of Needles” by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- “Below the Sun Beneath” by Tanith Lee
- “The Coin of Heart’s Desire” by Yoon Ha Lee
- “Sleeping Beauty of Elista” by Ekaterina Sedia
- “Egg” by Priya Sharma
- “Lupine” by Nisi Shawl
- “Castle of Masks” by Cory Skerry
- “Flight” by Angela Slatter
- “The Lenten Rose” by Genevieve Valentine
- “The Hush of Feathers, the Clamour of Wings” by A.C. Wise
- “Born and Bread” by Kaaron Warren
- “The Mirror Tells All” by Erzebet YellowBoy
- “The Spinning Wheel’s Tale” by Jane Yolen
Book info:
- ISBN: 978-1-60701-404-1
- $15.95
- 336 pages
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That’s one of the strongest TOCs I’ve seen in a theme anthology in YEARS. I do wonder why Cat Valente does not appear on the list. I would think she’d be an obvious choice.