Sarah Johnson

Katherine Cowley

Anika Arrington

Ruth Nickle

Kaki Olsen

Jeanna Stay

Chris Cutler

Sarah Chow

P. J. Switzer

Robin Prehn

Whatever happened to "happily ever after"? Heroes search for happiness, villains plot revenge, and nothing is as easy as it once seemed. Gretel suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, an orphan girl questions Rumpelstiltskin's legacy, a monster cat searches for a child to eat, and the pied piper realizes stealing a hundred and thirty children may not have been his smartest idea. Fairy tales have endured for centuries even though-or perhaps because-their conclusions are often more unsettling than satisfying. In Unspun, eleven storytellers come together to challenge and explore a few of those classic tales. Unexpected twists are sure to provoke both thought and laughter. Gorgeous illustrations by Ruth Nickle accompany each piece. Stories in the Anthology: "Heart of a Thief" by Chris Cutler (Jack and the Beanstalk) "Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter" by Ruth Nickle (Rumpelstiltskin) "Tsar Vislav, Tsarina Vislav, and the Firebird" by Sarah Chow (Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird, and the Gray Wolf) "Tatterhood and the Prince's Hand" by Katherine Cowley (Tatterhood) "The Little Mermaid" by PJ Switzer (The Little Mermaid) "Ásthildur and the Yule Cat" by Sarah Blake Johnson (The Yule Cat) "Perfectly Real" by Robin Prehn (The Princess and the Pea) "The Pied Piper's Revenge" by Scott Cowley (The Pied Piper) "Ethical Will" by Kaki Olsen (The Nutcracker) "Breadcrumbs" by Jeanna Mason Stay (Hansel and Gretel) "Spring's Revenge" by Anika Arrington (Snow White)

A Collection of Tattered Fairy Tales

Unspun

Alyson Grauer

Aaron and Belinda Sikes

Amid a cacophony of cranking sprockets and cogs, in chuffs of steam and soot, comes the expansion of classic literature into alternative Steampunk masterpieces. Follow nine skilled authors as they lead old friends and new acquaintances through Jamaica, Singapore, Cape Town, Denmark, Paris, London, and Geneva on a phantasmagorical Steampunk World Tour. Tropic of Cancer: Edward Rochester battles the elements and Bertha Mason to save his brother and his own soul. Sense and Cyborgs: Privateer Margaret Dashwood makes port at Singapore to get her husband back on his feet. Micawber and Copperfield: Wilkins Micawber and David Copperfield create a legacy of loyalty in the Royal Dirigible Corps. Little Boiler Girl: Power has a price, and one city unwittingly demands an enslaved child pay it. The Clockwork Ballet: At the Palais Garnier, the Phantom trips the light fantastic with Meg Giry, the prima ballerina of his mechanical troupe. His Frozen Heart: Jacob Marley saves Ebenezer Scrooge from robbing his wife's grave and selling his soul. Our Man Fred: Scrooge's nephew, Fred, and his fiance, Mary, protect the Empire from mechanized malfeasance. Lavenza, or the Modern Galatea: Victor Frankenstein's bride discovers more than his horrific experiments on her wedding day.

A Steampunk Anthology

Mechanized Masterpieces

Anika Arrington

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