by Wil McCarthy
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by Martin H. Greenberg
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by Wil McCarthy
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Fairy tales aren't meant to be nice. They are, at heart, reminders of the harsh and arbitrary world; happy endings were tacked on later to appeal to the romantic sensibilities of grown-ups who have forgotten how horrifying childhood is. Once Upon a Galaxy brings fairy tales into the science-fiction age, and many of the stories in it recall how cruel fairy tales can be. Richard E. Friesen's "Dancing in the Ashes," in particular, shatters the romantic aura of palaces and princes and knows how painful a happy ending can be. The other stories stand up well, from Michelle West's lovely and haunting "The Nightingale" to Wil McCarthy's unsettling "He Died That Day, In Thirty Years." Most of the stories are based on very familiar fairy tales, such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "Goldilocks," though, of course, some bases are harder to identify than others. A delicious and varied collection of stories that breathe new life into hoary folklore. Regina Schroeder
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...in these original new stories by today's masters of science fiction and fantasy. Two time-tested genres test the limits of "happily ever after" when beloved tales like "Goldilocks" and "Sleeping Beauty" are given an outer-space spin.
Fairy tales aren't meant to be nice. They are, at heart, reminders of the harsh and arbitrary world; happy endings were tacked on later to appeal to the romantic sensibilities of grown-ups who have forgotten how horrifying childhood is. Once Upon a Galaxy brings fairy tales into the science-fiction age, and many of the stories in it recall how cruel fairy tales can be. Richard E. Friesen's "Dancing in the Ashes," in particular, shatters the romantic aura of palaces and princes and knows how painful a happy ending can be. The other stories stand up well, from Michelle West's lovely and haunting "The Nightingale" to Wil McCarthy's unsettling "He Died That Day, In Thirty Years." Most of the stories are based on very familiar fairy tales, such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "Goldilocks," though, of course, some bases are harder to identify than others. A delicious and varied collection of stories that breathe new life into hoary folklore. Regina Schroeder
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Product Description
...in these original new stories by today's masters of science fiction and fantasy. Two time-tested genres test the limits of "happily ever after" when beloved tales like "Goldilocks" and "Sleeping Beauty" are given an outer-space spin.
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- The Emperor of Gondwanaland and Other Stories by Paul Di Filippo on page 118
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