A sci-fi/fantasy revival 200+ years in the making. When Jacob and
Wilhelm Grimm started putting out their now-classic fairy tales more
than two centuries ago, their work was revolutionary. Although we can
now look back on those fairy tales and see in them elements that have
become cultural touchstones, there was nothing like them at the time. It
was because they were so unique and so captivating that people could not
get enough of them. Parents shared them with their children,
grandparents shared them with their grandchildren, and friends shared
them with each other. All the same, even the greatest innovations and
the most engaging stories can use a refresh once in a while. That is
what this compendium is about. Rather than reprinting the Grimm fairy
tales that we all know and love, we have brought together eight giants
of sci-fi/fantasy to reimagine and reinvigorate them. These giants are:
Arlene Marks Ed Greenwood Gama Martinez LJ Hachmeister Lucienne Diver
Richard Lee Byers Susan Morris Vivian Caethe Some boasting best-seller
status, some emerging with voices unlike any other, each of these
authors has carefully crafted a dark-fantasy or science-fiction version
of a Grimm fairy tale. Within the compendium, you will find
never-before-told iterations of "Sleeping Beauty," "Hansel and Gretel,"
"Snow White," "The Robber Bridegroom," and more. Online dating, H. H.
Holmes's Murder Castle, and the malevolent forces of Hell all add
strange twists to the formats that the Brothers Grimm left for us. There
is a surprise on every page - and every surprise wonderfully reminiscent
of tropes passed down through the generations.
