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Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy
Renee Ahdieh, Soman Chainani, Susan Dennard, Sarah Enni, Marissa Meyer, Cindy Pon, Victoria Schwab, Samantha Shannon, Adam Silvera, Andrew Smith, April Genevieve Tucholke, Nicola Yoon, Sasha Alsberg, Whitney Atkinson, Tina Burke, Catriona Feeney, Jesse George, Zoe Herdt, Samantha Lane, Sophia Lee, R · back to the book
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Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Seanan McGuire, Kelley Armstrong, Jonathan Maberry, Jeff Somers, Steven Savile, Caitlin Kittredge, Sam Witt, Craig Schaefer, Jon F. Merz, Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Lilith Saintcrow, Carrie Vaughn, Domino Finn · 449 pages
Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales
Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling
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"), Rumplestiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and many more. A stellar lineup of authors, including Gar
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
Julie C. Dao · 373 pages
Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her. Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfill the destiny promised to her by her cruel aunt, the witch Guma, who has read the cards and seen glimmers of Xifeng's majestic fu
Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch
Serena Valentino · 208 pages
The story of the Little Mermaid from the perspective of the sea witch Ursula.
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
Ellen Oh · 336 pages
Fairest
Marissa Meyer · 384 pages
In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told. Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all? Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a s
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest
Jeffrey Ford, Charles de Lint, Tanith Lee, Jane Yolen, Katherine Vaz, Patricia A. McKillip, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Carol Emshwiller, Midori Snyder, Gregory Maguire, Emma Bull, Carolyn Dunn, Kathe Koja, Neil Gaiman, M. Shayne Bell, Delia Sherman, Bill Lewis, Michael Cadnum · 396 pages
A collection of stories and poems by a variety of authors relating to the Green Man and other myths of the forest.
Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy
Sharyn November · 533 pages
Charles de Lint. Alan Dean Foster. Diana Wynne Jones. Kelly Link. Patricia A. McKillip. Tamora Pierce. These are just a few of the acclaimed and bestselling authors who have contributed original stories to Firebirds Rising, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning anthology Firebirds.This collection takes readers from deep space to Faerie to just around the corner. It is full of magi
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius
Austin Grossman, Alan Dean Foster, Genevieve Valentine, Theodora Goss, Diana Gabaldon, Carrie Vaughn, Laird Barron, Naomi Novik, Mary Robinette Kowal, Marjorie M. Liu, Harry Turtledove, Jeffrey Ford, Grady Hendrix, Ben H. Winters, Seanan McGuire, David D. Levine, Jeremiah Tolbert, Daniel H. Wilson,
Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales
Neil Gaiman, Carrie Ryan, Gene Wolfe, Kelley Armstrong, Rick Yancey, Kami Garcia, Holly Black, Garth Nix, Margaret Stohl, Saladin Ahmed · 368 pages
An anthology of reimagined classic tales applies unique spins to old favorites, from Saladin Ahmed's interpretation of Sir Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene to Neil Gaiman's twisted adaptation of "Sleeping Beauty." This anthology of reimagined classic tales are written by best-selling and award-winning young adult authors such as Carrie Ryan, Charles Vess, Garth Nix, Neil Gaiman, Tim Pratt, Ho
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
Neil Gaiman · 352 pages
"En las manos maestras de Neil Gaiman, la magia es mucho más que un mero juego de engaños. La destreza y el poder de invención de este gran fabulador transforman el entorno cotidiano en un mundo hechizado por sucesos sombríos y extraños, en el que una anciana puede comprar el Santo Grial en una tienda de segunda mano, unos asesinos se anuncian en los clasificados de un periódico bajo la rúbrica ±C
The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski · 352 pages
Geralt de Rivia is a witcher. A cunning sorcerer. A merciless assassin. And a cold-blooded killer.His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good. . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. The international hit that inspired the video game: The Witcher.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm · 880 pages
Once Upon A Curse: 17 Dark Faerie Tales
Yasmine Galenorn, Alethea Kontis, Annie Bellet, Anthea Sharp, Phaedra Weldon, Christine Pope, Jennifer Blackstream, Donna Augustine, C. Gockel, Audrey Faye, Jenna Elizabeth Johnson · 414 pages
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys
Stefan Bachmann, Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, A.G. Howard, Jay Kristoff, Marie Lu, Jonathan Maberry, Danielle Paige, Carrie Ryan, Megan Shepherd, Nova Ren Suma, McCormick Templeman, Cat Winters · 400 pages
A host of the smartest young adult authors come together in this collection of scary stories and psychological thrillers curated by *Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea*'s April Genevieve Tucholke. Each story draws from a classic tale or two—sometimes of the horror genre, sometimes not—to inspire something new and fresh and terrifying. There are no superficial scares here; these are stories
Night's Master
Tanith Lee · 246 pages
The Monster's Corner: Stories Through Inhuman Eyes
David Moody, John M. McIlveen, Nate Kenyon, Dana Stabenow, Tom Piccirilli, Sarah Pinborough, Heather Graham, Jeff Strand, Tananarive Due, Michael Marshall Smith, Gary A. Braunbeck, Lauren Groff, Chelsea Cain, Simon R. Green, Sharyn McCrumb, Kelley Armstrong, David Liss, Kevin J. Anderson, Jonathan M · 388 pages
A collection of monster themed short stories with the monster being the protagonist of the tale.
Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales
Angela Carter · 486 pages
Once upon a time fairy tales weren't meant just for children. This collection contains lyrical tales, bloody tales, hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories, from countries all around the world from the Arctic to Asia - and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies. Instead, we have pretty maids and old crones, crafty women and bad girls, enchantresses and midwives, rascal aunts and odd sisters.
Fantasy Stories
Noel Langley, John Masefield, L. Frank Baum, Rudyard Kipling, Eva Ibbotson, Elizabeth Goudge, E. Nesbit, Patricia C. Wrede, Andrew Lang, Jane Yolen, Tove Jansson, Andre Norton, Norton Juster, Joan Aiken, C.S. Lewis, Katharine Mary Briggs, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm · 254 pages
Diana Wynne Jones's personal choice of favorite fantasy writing is a treat for all fans - and the perfect introduction for anyone coming to this genre for the first time. This collection contains stories from some of the best fantasy writers of all time. With stories including extracts from classics to modern favorites, this is a comprehensive and satisfying anthology. There are humorous stories
The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
Steve Englehart · 288 pages
Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond
John Joseph Adams, Douglas Cohen · 380 pages
Once Upon a Dream
Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan, Marianne Willman · 382 pages
The four ladies who brought us Once upon a Castle and Once upon a Star are at it again with this latest anthology, Once upon a Dream. These stories revolve around the magic and dreams that draw our heroes and heroines together.