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Anthology edited by Rhonda Parrish.
Series: Punked Up Fairy Tales
Fantasy / Short Story Anthology
Release Date: March 2, 2021


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ISBN-13: 978-1734054514
Anthology: Approx. 83,000 words / 280 pages
Also available as a ​trade paperback

Description

​Fairies threaten the world of artifice and technology, forcing the royal family to solve a riddle to stop their world from irrevocable change; a dishonest merchant uses automatons as vessels for his secrets and lies; a woman discovers the secret of three princesses whose shoes get scuffed while they sleep. These and so many other steampunk and gaslamp fairy tales await within the pages of Clockwork, Curses and Coal.
 
Retellings of Hansel and Gretel, The Princess and the Pea, Pinocchio, The Twelve Dancing Princesses and more are all showcased alongside some original fairy tale-like stories. Featuring stories by Melissa Bobe, Adam Brekenridge, Beth Cato, MLD Curelas, Joseph Halden, Reese Hogan, Diana Hurlburt, Christina Johnson, Alethea Kontis, Lex T. Lindsay, Wendy Nikel, Brian Trent, Laura VanArendonk Baugh and Sarah Van Goethem.

Table of Contents

“The Iron Revolution” by Christina Ruth Johnson
“Clockwork Tea” by Joseph Halden
“A Future of Towers Made” by Beth Cato
“A Bird Girl in the Dark of Night” by Sarah Van Goethem
“Checkmate” by Brian Trent
“Necromancy” by Melissa Bobe
“Blood and Clockwork” by Wendy Nikel
“Sappho and Erinna” by Lex T. Lindsay
“Divine Spark” by Diana Hurlburt
“The Balance of Memory” by Reese Hogan
“The Giant and the Unicorn” by Alethea Kontis
“Ningyō” by Laura VanArendonk Baugh
“Father Worm” by Adam Breckenridge
“The Coach Girl” by M.L.D. Curelas

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Praise

"The technological flights of fancy are always intriguing, and fairy tale lovers will enjoy deducing the inspiration for each tale. Readers will not be disappointed."
​--Publishers Weekly

​"Clockwork, Curses, and Coal accomplished something pretty special. For the first time in all of my years of reading, I adored every single story in an anthology. I hope other readers love them just as much as I did."
​--Long and Short Reviews

​"…possibly her best yet… What I like most about Parrish, though, is not just her high standards and imaginative themes, but her ability to attract a diverse group of new voices that represent a full range of what speculative fiction has to offer."
--Ottawa Review of Books

​"All in all, this is a particularly solid and well-put-together collection even compared to Parrish’s other anthologies. There are exciting highs, disturbing lows, and a lot of great adventure along the way."
​--The Future Fire