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Black Thorn, White Rose (Audio MP3 CD) (Unabridged)
Black Thorn White Rose - Audio MP3 CD - Unabridged Author:Terri Windling (Editor), Ellen Datlow (Editor), Cassandra Livingston (Narrator) 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-chilli... more »ng 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.
Words like pale stones / Nancy Kress --
Stronger than time / Patricia C. Wrede --
Somnus's fair maid / Ann Downer --
The frog king, or Iron Henry / Daniel Quinn --
Near-beauty / M.E. Beckett --
Ogre / Michael Kandel --
Can't catch me / Michael Cadnum --
Journeybread recipe / Lawrence Schimel --
The brown bear of Norway / Isabel Cole --
The goose girl / Tim Wynne-Jones --
Tattercoats / Midori Snyder --
Granny rumple / Jane Yolen --
The sawing boys / Howard Waldrop --
Godson / Roger Zelazny --
Ashputtle / Peter Straub --
Silver and gold / Ellen Steiber --
Sweet bruising skin / Storm Constantine --
The black swan / Susan Wade --
A Biography of Ellen Datlow --
A Biography of Terri Windling
Narrator: Cassandra Livingston. 1 audio disc (MP3)« less