{"product_id":"9781497668607","title":"Black Swan, White Raven","description":"\u003cb\u003eDark and decidedly grown-up stories inspired by fairy tales—from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers Karen Joy Fowler, Joyce Carol Oates, Susanna Clarke, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  This collection from World Fantasy Award–winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling proves that fairy tales don’t have to be for little children and that \u003ci\u003ehappily ever after\u003c\/i\u003e doesn’t necessarily mean forever. Here, the plights of Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel, and others are reimagined by some of today’s finest literary talents.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Hansel and Gretel make several appearances, not the least being at their trial for the murder of a supposedly helpless old woman. The real, shocking reason for Snow White’s desperate flight from her home is revealed. And the steadfast tin soldier, made flesh and blood, pays a terrible price for his love and devotion.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The twenty-one stories and poems in this collection run the gamut from triumphant to troubling to utterly outrageous, like Don Webb’s brilliant merging of numerous tales into one wild, hallucinogenic trip in his “Three Dwarves and 2000 Maniacs.” All in all, they mine the fantastical yarns we loved as children for new and darker gold.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Includes stories by Michael Cadnum, Karen Joy Fowler, Michael Blumlein, Nalo Hopkinson, Esther M. Friesner, Joyce Carol Oates, Steve Rasnic Tem, Garry Kilworth, Anne Bishop, Gregory Frost, Sten Westgard, Midori Snyder, Harvey Jacobs, Don Webb, Bruce Glassco, Pat Murphy, John Crowley, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Susanna Clarke, Nancy Kress, and Jane Yolen.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173870584048,"sku":"9781497668607","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497668607_p0.jpg?v=1769896019","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497668607","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}