Redder Than BloodA vampiric Snow White whose pious stepmother is her only salvation.... A supernatural Cinderella who strikes at midnight, leaving behind a prince mad with desire.... A sleeping beauty never meant to be woken... In her World Fantasy Award-nominated short story collection, Red as Blood, Tanith Lee deconstructed familiar fairy tales, recapturing their original darkness and horror in haunting new interpretations. Behind gilded words and poised princesses, she exposed a sinister world of violence, madness, and dangerous enchantments. With Redder than Blood, Lee resumes the tradition of twisting tales. Among its nineteen tales, this volume explores unnerving variations of Beauty and the Beast, The Frog Prince, Snow White, and other classics, including three never-before-published stories. A recognized master fantasist, Tanith Lee has won multiple awards for her craft, including the British Fantasy Award, the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, and the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Horror. |
Contents
Redder Than Blood | 1 |
Snow Drop | 35 |
Magpied | 53 |
Love in Waiting | 74 |
Empire of Glass | 89 |
Open Your Window Golden Hair | 107 |
Into Gold | 135 |
Bloodmantle | 168 |
Wolfed | 182 |
My Life as a Swan | 198 |
The Beast | 257 |
The Beast and Beauty | 271 |
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