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Crown Tourney: Ten tales of deadly damsels, cursed castles and edged weapons
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781923366060
Publisher: Tansy Rayner Roberts
Published: May 22 2025
Pages: 388
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.86 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The author of Tea & Sympathetic Magic and Gorgons Deserve Nice Things takes on fairy tales in this collection of short stories.
Snow White keeps dying, and only Cinders can save her.
A duchess is haunted by a white cat.
Every prince inherits a cursed castle. (When in doubt, follow the woman with the burning sword.)
An artist is kidnapped by a fairy king and must tell every fairy tale she knows in an endless loop, to stay alive.
A wicked fairy marries a princess to win back the kingdom she stole.
Ten stories, each paired with an author's note and countless book recommendations. Because fairy tales are edged weapons.
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