Cursed
All the better to read you with... It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents... Here you'll find unique twists on curs...
Other Authors: | O'Regan, Marie. (Editor), Kane, Paul, 1973- (Editor), Yolen, Jane., Henry, Christina, 1974-, Gaiman, Neil., Ward, Catriona., Williams, Jen (Fiction writer)., Carey, M. R., 1959-, Brogden, James (Novelist)., McHugh, Maura., Fowler, Karen Joy., Golden, Christopher., Anders, Charlie Jane., Smith, Michael Marshall., Stemple, Adam., Slatter, Angela., Saintcrow, Lilith., Fowler, Christopher., Littlewood, Alison., Lebbon, Tim., Lanagan, Margo, 1960- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
London :
Titan Books,
2021.
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Edition: | MMPB edition. |
Subjects: |
Summary: |
All the better to read you with... It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world -- expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic. |
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Physical Description: |
353 pages ; 18 cm |
ISBN: |
9781789094480 |
Author Notes: |
He writes both children and adult books. His adult books include The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which won a British National Book Awards, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for 2014; Stardust, which won the Mythopoeic Award as best novel for adults in 1999; American Gods, which won the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX, and Locus awards; Anansi Boys; Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances; and The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction, which is a New York Times Bestseller. His children's books include The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish; Coraline, which won the Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla, the BSFA, the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Bram Stoker awards; The Wolves in the Walls; Odd and the Frost Giants; The Graveyard Book, which won the Newbery Award in 2009 and The Sandman: Overture which won the 2016 Hugo Awards Best Graphic Story. (Bowker Author Biography) |