Black Thorn, White Rose
by By Datlow, Ellen and Windling, Terri
Category: Fiction , Fantasy , Collections & Anthologies

The award-winning editors of Snow White, Blood Red return us todistinctly adult realms of myth and the fantastic — with 18 wondrous worksthat cloak the magical fictions we heard at grandma's knee in mantles ofdarkness and dread. From Roger Zelansky's delightful tale of Death's disobedientgodson to Peter Straub's blood-chilling examination of a gargantuan Cinderellaand her terrible twisted "art," here are stories strange and miraculous —remarkable modern storytelling that remold our most cherished childhood fablesinto things sexier, more sinister... and more appealing to grown-up tastes andsensibilities.