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48, and stated that "Fun: but these inversions can become repetitious, while Lee's SF 'Beauty and the Beast' founders in a morass of soggy pseudoscience. Here are the world-famous tales of such as the Brothers Grimm as they might have been retold by the Sisters Grimmer Fairy tales for children Not on your life Contents: Paid Piper (1981). In 2014, the book was released as an expanded edition including a new story, "The Waters of Sorrow", which had been previously published in 2011 in Weird Tales.ĭave Langford reviewed Red as Blood for White Dwarf No. "Beauty" – Earth: The future (retelling of Beauty and the Beast).

"Black As Ink" – Scandinavia: 20th century (retelling of Swan Lake).

"Wolfland" – Scandinavia: 19th century (retelling of " Little Red Riding Hood") Listed price: 6.99 You save 3.

Red As Blood, Or, Tales From The Sisters Grimmer (Expanded Edition).

"The Princess And Her Future" – Asia: 18th century (retelling of " The Frog Prince") Here are twelve tales of princes and princesses (six of each) setting off to seek.

"The Golden Rope" – Europe: 17th century (retelling of Rapunzel).

"When The Clock Strikes" – Europe: 16th century (retelling of " Cinderella").

"Thorns" – Eurasia: 15th century (retelling of Sleeping Beauty).

"Red as Blood" – Europe: 14th century (retelling of " Snow White").

"Paid Piper" – Asia: 1st century BC (retelling of " Pied Piper of Hamelin").

Red as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer contains the following tales:

The title story was nominated for a Nebula Award. Contrary to what the title may suggest, it not only includes retellings of fairytales by the Brothers Grimm, but also by Charles Perrault, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve or Alexander Afanasyev. Red as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer is a short story collection of dark fantasy retellings of popular fairytales by British author Tanith Lee.