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Cursed / edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Titan Books, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 373 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781789091502
  • 1789091500
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction / Mario O'Regan and Paul Kane -- Castle cursed / Jane Yolen -- As red as blood, as white as snow / Christina Henry -- Troll bridge / Neil Gaiman -- At that age / Catriona Ward -- Listen / Jen Williams -- Henry and the snakewood box / M.R. Carey -- Skin / James Brogden -- Faith & Fred / Maura McHugh -- The black fairy's curse / Karen Joy Fowler -- Wendy, darling / Christopher Golden -- Fairy werewolf vs. vampire zombie / Charlie Jane Anders -- Look inside / Michael Marshall Smith -- Little red / Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple -- New wine / Angela Slatter -- Haza and Ghani / Lilith Saintcrow -- Hated / Christopher Fowler -- The merrie dancers / Alison Littlewood -- Again / Tim Lebbon -- The girl from the hell / Margo Lanagan -- Castle waking / Jane Yolen.
Summary: "All the better to read you with... It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world -- expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic." -- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Fairy Tales for Grown Ups
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Science Fiction/Fantasy O'Regan, Marie Available 33111009604709
Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Twenty curses, old and new, from bestselling fantasy authors such as Neil Gaiman, Karen Joy Fowler, Christina Henry, M.R. Carey and Charlie Jane Anders.

ALL THE BETTER TO READ YOU WITH

It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents...

Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world - expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic.

TWENTY TIMELESS FOLKTALES, NEW AND OLD

NEIL GAIMAN
JANE YOLEN
KAREN JOY FOWLER
M.R. CAREY
CHRISTINA HENRY
CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN
TIM LEBBON
MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH
CHARLIE JANE ANDERS
JEN WILLIAMS
CATRIONA WARD
JAMES BROGDEN
MAURA McHUGH
ANGELA SLATTER
LILLITH SAINTCROW
CHRISTOPHER FOWLER
ALISON LITTLEWOOD
MARGO LANAGAN

Introduction / Mario O'Regan and Paul Kane -- Castle cursed / Jane Yolen -- As red as blood, as white as snow / Christina Henry -- Troll bridge / Neil Gaiman -- At that age / Catriona Ward -- Listen / Jen Williams -- Henry and the snakewood box / M.R. Carey -- Skin / James Brogden -- Faith & Fred / Maura McHugh -- The black fairy's curse / Karen Joy Fowler -- Wendy, darling / Christopher Golden -- Fairy werewolf vs. vampire zombie / Charlie Jane Anders -- Look inside / Michael Marshall Smith -- Little red / Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple -- New wine / Angela Slatter -- Haza and Ghani / Lilith Saintcrow -- Hated / Christopher Fowler -- The merrie dancers / Alison Littlewood -- Again / Tim Lebbon -- The girl from the hell / Margo Lanagan -- Castle waking / Jane Yolen.

"All the better to read you with... It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world -- expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic." -- Provided by publisher.

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