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Troll's eye view a book of villainous tales

Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales--evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ. In this anthology for younger readers, you'll hear from the Giant's wife (from Jack and the Beanstalk), Rumpelstiltskin, the oldest of the Twe...

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Other Authors: Datlow, Ellen (ed.), Windling, Terri (ed.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Viking, 2009.
Subjects:
Fairy tales > Juvenile nonfiction.
Characters in literature > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales--evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ. In this anthology for younger readers, you'll hear from the Giant's wife (from Jack and the Beanstalk), Rumpelstiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and more.
Physical Description: 200 p. ; 22 cm.
Audience: Ages 10 up.
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN: 9780670061419 (hbk.) :
0670061417 (hbk.) :
Author Notes: Ellen Datlow is the editor of science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologies. She was the fiction editor of Omni magazine and Omni Online from 1981-1998. Then she was the editor of the webzine Event Horizon: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror from September 1998-December 1999. She has won the World Fantasy Award seven times, the Bram Stoker Award twice with her co-editors and the Hugo Award for Best Editor in 2002 and 2005. She currently lives in New York City and edits fiction for Scifi.com. In 2011 she was given the Life Achievement Award by the Horror Writers Association.She is a long time trustee of the Horror Writers Association. She has been the co-host of the Fantastic Fiction reading series at the KGB Bar since 2000, a series which features luminaries and up-and-comers in speculative fiction.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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