![]() ![]() Her Sirocco, which takes place on the film set of an adaptation of The Castle of Otranto, did little to capture my attention. I was less impressed by Garcia's co-author Margaret Stohl's contribution. At just over 20 pages, it's action-packed, tense, and really made me care about the characters despite its short length. The other fairy tale update here is Kami Garcia's The Soul Collector, which brings Rumpelstiltskin into the world of urban fantasy. It's a beautifully written fantasy with an ending I didn't see coming. As usual with this kind of anthology, it's a fairly hit-or-miss affair, but the hits here are so strong that they're well worth picking up the book for.Īs you'd expect, Neil Gaiman gives us something truly special here, as his Sleeping Beauty-inspired fantasy The Sleeper and The Spindle took my breath away. ![]() ![]() Some of today's top authors have come together to retell classic tales - from fairy stories to Victorian-era fiction. Summary: While it's slightly hit and miss, the good stories in this short story collection are so good that it's required reading. ![]()
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