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Snow White, Blood Red

Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling

Ages 16+

Readers rate it 3.5 (23 on Hardcover)

368 pages · Released 2019

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A note for parents

This is a dark, adult-oriented anthology of twisted fairy tale retellings by established fantasy authors. The collection explicitly embraces mature, disturbing, and erotic content as its central premise—not incidental elements. While individual stories vary in intensity, the overall tone is psychological horror with sexual and violent themes inappropriate for young readers. Best suited for older teens and adults who actively seek dark fantasy.

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From the publisher

Fairy tales retold—with a twist—from "some of our best storytellers" including Neil Gaiman, Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and others ( The Washington Post). In this "no holds barred . . . nightmarish . . . provocative" collection, bestselling and award-winning fantasy masters put a dark, disturbing, and erotic spin on your... Fairy tales retold—with a twist—from "some of our best storytellers" including Neil Gaiman, Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and others ( The Washington Post). In this "no holds barred . . . nightmarish . . . provocative" collection, bestselling and award-winning fantasy masters put a dark, disturbing, and erotic spin on your favorite bedtime stories—and give you something entirely new to trouble your dreams ( The New York Times Book Review). A boy is haunted through adulthood by a soul-eating creature that lies forever in wait under Neil Gaiman's "Troll Bridge"; a melancholy amphibian shares his most private fantasies with a therapist in Gahan Wilson's "The Frog Prince"; in Tanith Lee's "Snow-Drop," a lonely artist invites seven circus performers into her home to satisfy an obsession; in Steve Rasnic Tem's "Little Poucet," a band of lost brothers find refuge and terror with a hungry family in the woods; and Wendy Wheeler delves into the deviant psyche of the predatory male in "Little Red." Also featuring Nancy Kress, Charles de Lint, Melanie Tem, Patricia A. McKillip, Jack Dann, and others, all paying a revisit to our favorite fairy tales in ways you've never dared to imagine.

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  • Fiction
  • Character driven
  • Weak Character Development
  • Unloveable Characters
  • Diverse Characters
  • Adventurous
  • dark
  • tense
  • 🦇 Dark Fantasy
  • American Science fiction
  • English Science fiction
  • English Fantasy fiction

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