Supernatural Fairy Tales [Kindle Edition]

Dorlana Vann (Author)

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Product Description

Fairy tale inspired paranormal short stories.
fairy tale + paranormal element = supernatural fairy tale.

These 9 Supernatural Fairy Tales are not retellings of the original fairy tales but were inspired by them. They are paranormal themed stories about vampires, ghosts, mermaids, witches, and more, in genres ranging from romance to thriller. And fair warning: they don’t always have a happy ending.

Below are all the titles with the story inspirations and the reason Dorlana picked them for her collection:

If You Feed a Wolf – Inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This is one of my favorites because it was experimental. I just let myself be free to write without a real plan. As far as what I took from the original story: it reminded me of how I feel in dreams - so some of the things that happen in this story are taken from my actual dream journal.

The Vampire’s New Suit – Inspired by The Emperor’s New Clothes. I just like this one because it's fun.

Blueberry Eyes – One of my very first supernatural fairy tales. I'm not going to say which fairy tale this one was inspired by because it would give away the ending.

The Gift – Inspired by The Ghost of Christmas Past from "A Christmas Carol." This one was one of my favorites because I wrote the entire story backwards - line by line - It was my daughter's idea to write it that way because I was stuck. I also like it because it is my first and only western - and it has a touch of steampunk and ghosts.

If it weren’t for Bad Luck – Inspired by Rumpelstilzchen. You see, I have this theory about luck...

Muse – (Also published in The Inferno under the title What You Know.) Inspired by Prince Ariel from, "The Fairy Tales of Madame D'Aulnoy." I had to do a lot of research on birds for this one. One of my darker pieces.

His Soul Inspiration – (Originally published in Enchanted Conversation ) Inspired by The Little Mermaid, this is my last supernatural fairy tale short... to date.

Quiet on the Nightingale – (Also published in AllRomance eBooks Newsletter) Inspired by Jorinda and Joringel. A little sexy but mostly fun.

Forbidden Beach – (Also published in Silverthorn Press) Inspired by Thumbelina, this short story is probably the truest to the fantasy genre of my stories and also the creepiest.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 201 KB
• Publisher: Pixie Punk Press (September 29, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005R51K98
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,261 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Dorlana writes supernatural fairy tales, paranormal mysteries, and young adult dark fantasies.

She is the author of 2 fairy tale inspired novels (Silverweed & The Princes of Tanlgeforest) 2 supernatural mysteries (Jaclyn's Ghost, & Passage to Mesentia)and a short story anthology, Supernatural Fairy Tales.

Dorlana is a blogger, www.supernaturalfairytales.net and lives in Texas with her husband and three children.

Stop by her website: www.dorlanavann.com for more info about her and her books.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the read., January 7, 2012

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This review is from: Supernatural Fairy Tales (Kindle Edition)

9 Short stories collection. Enjoyed reading. The writing is good, the stories are good, and the supernatural elements are good.

4.0 out of 5 stars Fairy tale inspired, but with the supernatural adding a horror feel to some of these very short shorts, October 23, 2011

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melindeeloo (sb,ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Supernatural Fairy Tales (Kindle Edition)

Supernatural Fairy Tales is a collection of quick little fairy tale inspired supernatural stories with just enough setup for each short short story to set the hook and deliver the twist. This is an entertaining little read, but not a feel good one - remember fairy tales originally weren't bright and happy and filled with cheerful little singng creatures, the early versions were dark, violent and taught lessons with some grusome consequences.

There are nine stories here and, quite frankly, for most of the stories I couldn't pick out the fairy tale that inspired it. I am not going to blurb these like I normally do for anthologies because these are so short that I don't want to give anything away. My favorites of the nine though are the Vampire's New Suit and Quiet on the Nightengale.

(The stories only take up the first 68% of the download in the version that I read, which I got as a freebie - the author offered this collection of fairy tale inspired short shorts free to Goodreads members for the month of October.)