Troll's eye view : a book of villainous tales
Title:
Troll's eye view : a book of villainous tales
Author:
Datlow, Ellen.
ISBN:
9780670061419
Publication Information:
New York : Viking, c2009.
Physical Description:
200 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- Wizard's apprentice / Delia Sherman -- An unwelcome guest / Garth Nix -- Faery tales / Wendy Froud -- Rags and riches / Nina Kiriki Hoffman -- Up the down beanstalk : a wife remembers / Peter S. Beagle -- The shoes that were danced to pieces / Ellen Kushner -- Puss in boots, the sequel / Joseph Stanton -- The boy who cried wolf / Holly Black -- Troll / Jane Yolen -- Castle Othello / Nancy Farmer -- 'Skin / Michael Cadnum -- A delicate architecture / Catherynne M. Valente -- Molly / Midori Snyder -- Observing the formalities / Neil Gaiman -- The Cinderella game / Kelly Link.
Abstract:
A collection of stories provides the opposing point of view of a number of villainous characters from classic fairy tales who relate how they have been misjudged and misunderstood for so long by so many. 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.
