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Title: Black Swan, White Raven

Author: Ellen Datlow - editor, Terri Windling - editor

Narrator: Marianne Fraulo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-13-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A fourth anthology from the editors of Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears presents contemporary retellings of traditional fairy tales in Gregory Frost's "Sparks", "The Dog Rose" by Sten Westgard, and other works by Jane Yolen, Joyce Carol Oates, Nancy Kress, and John Crowley.

"The Dog Rose" copyright 1997 by Sten Westgard "The Reverend's Wife" copyright 1997 by Midori Snyder "The Orphan the Moth and the Magic" copyright 1997 by Harvey Jacobs "Three Dwarves and 2000 Maniacs" copyright 1997 by Don Webb "True Thomas" copyright 1997 by Bruce Glassco "The True Story" copyright 1997 by Pat Murphy "Lost and Abandoned" copyright 1997 by John Crowley "The Breadcrumb Trail" copyright 1997 by Nina Kiriki Hoffman "On Lickerish Hill" copyright 1997 by Susanna Clarke "Steadfast" copyright 1997 by Nancy Kress "Godmother Death" copyright 1997 by Jane Yolen. "The Flounder's Kiss" copyright 1997 by Michael Cadnum "The Black Fairy's Curse" copyright 1997 by Karen Joy Fowler "Snow in Dirt" copyright 1997 by Michael Blumlein "Riding the Red" copyright 1997 by Nalo Hopkinson "No Bigger Than My Thumb" copyright 1997 by Esther M. Friesner "In the Insomniac Night" by Joyce Carol Oates copyright 1997 by The Ontario Review, Inc. "The Little Match Girl" copyright 1997 by Steve Rasnic Tern "The Trial of Hansel and Gretel" copyright 1997 by Garry Kilworth "Rapunzel" copyright 1997 by Anne Bishop "Sparks" copyright 1997 by Gregory Frost.

Members Reviews:

Love These Books!

I had the paperback of this but don't have room so I am converting to mostly ebooks. Loved.this colection of very unique and often unusual takes on fairy tales.

and they're a delight to read

This is a well-curated anthology of short stories. The stories in here are all well-written and well-chosen, and they're a delight to read. I've always been a fan of 'adult' retellings of fairy tales, and this provides a lot of great quality ones. Most are short enough to read in short bursts.

The kindle formatting can be a little difficult sometimes; when the story shifts from one character's perspective to another, there's no line breaks to denote a change, so sometimes it can be a little hard to follow immediately. This is purely a formatting issue, though, and doesn't detract from the quality of the stories themselves.

Very nice work of the editor

Very nice work of the editor. There is something for everyone, different styles, different stories, even poetry. Which is it's only logical drawback - one can't please everyone. I believe most people will find most of the stories entertaining and interesting. Some of them are real pearls. Worth the money.

and there's a nice little note from the editors before each one if ...

Several of the stories in this collection are really interesting takes on well-known fairy tales, and there's a nice little note from the editors before each one if the reader is interested in information about the background/inspiration for each story.