Snow White, Blood Red
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." Contents: White as Snow: Fairy Tales and Fantasy - Terri Windling Red as Blood: Fairy Tales and Horror - Ellen Datlow Like a Red, Red Rose - Susan Wade The Moon is Drowning While I Sleep - Charles de Lint The Frog Prince - Gahan Wilson Stalking Beans - Nancy Kress Snow-Drop - Tanith Lee Little Red - Wendy Wheeler I Shall Do Thee Mischief in the Wood - Kathe Koja The Root of the Matter - Gregory Frost The Princess in the Tower - Elizabeth A. Lynn Persimmon - Harvey Jacobs Little Poucet - Steve Rasnic Tem The Changelings - Melanie Tem The Springfield Swans - Caroline Stevermer and Ryan Edmonds Troll Bridge - Neil Gaiman A Sound, Like Angels Singing - Leonard Rysdyk Puss - Esther M. Friesner The Glass Casket - Jack Dann Knives - Jane Yolen The Snow Queen - Patricia A. McKillip Breadcrumbs and Stones - Lisa Goldstein