Bibliograph

Troll's eye view, a book of villainous tales, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling

Type

Label

Troll's eye view, a book of villainous tales, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 10 up

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Troll's eye view

Responsibility statement

edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling

Sub title

a book of villainous tales

Summary

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 this anthology for younger readers, you'll hear from the Giant's wife (from Jack and the Beanstalk), Rumpelstiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and more

Table Of Contents

Wizard's apprentice / Delia Sherman -- An Unwelcome guest / Garth Nix -- Faery tales / Wendy Froud -- Rags and riches / Nina Kiriki Hoffman -- Up the down beanstalk/ A wife remembers / Peter S. Beagle -- The Shoes that were danced to pieces / Ellen Kushner -- Puss in boots, the sequel / Joseph Stanton -- The boy who cried wolf / Holly Black -- Troll / Jane Yolen -- Castle Othello / Nancy Farmer -- 'Skin / Michael Cadnum -- A Delicate architecture / Catherynne M Valente -- Molly / Midori Snyder -- Observing the formalities / Neil Gaiman -- The Cinderella game / Kelly Link

Target audience

pre adolescent

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