![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Although some stories, like Neil Gaiman’s “Observing the Formalities,” require a good deal of familiarity with the original yarns, the collection is largely accessible and very enjoyable. ![]() The experience ends in blood, horror, and with the sense that there is no happily ever after left for anyone. On the sinister side, Kelly Link finishes off the book with an absolutely bone-chilling offering called “The Cinderella Game,” in which Peter babysits his new stepsister. Giant tells all to a newspaper reporter about that infamous rascal Jack, who scrambled up the beanstalk and ended up killing Mr. Beagle’s “Up the Down Beanstalk: A Wife Remembers,” in which Mrs. ![]() A standout on the humorous side is Peter S. As always with such endeavors, it’s a mixed bag of funny, quirky, and downright creepy entries. Trolls'-Eye View is different in that the diverse group of talented authors expertly weave compelling new tales that examine the often misunderstood villains. In this follow-up to Datlow and Windling’s A Wolf at the Door (2000) and Swan Sister (2003), the duo again amass an anthology of fairy-tale retellings, only this time they keep focus upon the backstories of well-known villains. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's two previous collections, A Wolf at the Door, and Swan Sister, retell familiar fairy tales in new ways. ![]()
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