Snow White, Blood Red Series

This series reimagines classic fairy tales for a contemporary adult audience, transforming beloved stories into darker, more nuanced narratives. It features a collection of short stories from leading contemporary authors, each offering a fresh, often unsettling, perspective on familiar folklore. These volumes delve into the hidden meanings and moral complexities of timeless tales, exploring themes of transformation, desire, and the uncanny. It's a cornerstone of modern adult fantasy literature, celebrated for its depth and inventive spirit.

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Snow White, Blood Red
Ellen Datlow
436 pages
16 hours of reading
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Once upon a time, fairy tales were for children... But no longer. You hold in your hands a volume of wonders -- magical tales of trolls and ogres, of bewitched princesses and kingdoms accursed, penned by some of the most acclaimed fantasists of our day. But these are not bedtime stories designed to usher an innocent child gently into a realm of dreams. These are stories that bite -- lush and erotic, often dark and disturbing mystical journeys through a phantasmagoric landscape of distinctly adult sensibilities... where there is no such thing as "happily ever after."
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Black Thorn, White Rose
Ellen Datlow
248 pages
9 hours of reading
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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-chilling 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. The "Snow White, Blood Red" Collection #1. Snow White, Blood Red #2. Black Thorn, White Rose #3. Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears #4. Black Swan, White Raven #5. Silver Birch, Blood Moon #6. Black Heart, Ivory Bones

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Snow White, Blood Red

Black Thorn, White Rose