Trenchcoats, Towers, and Trolls

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Anthology edited by Rhonda Parrish.
Series: Punked Up Fairy Tales
Science Fiction / Short Story Anthology
Release Date: January 11, 2022


Trade Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1734054552
Anthology: Approx. 70,000 words / 240 pages
Also available as an ebook

Description

What do you get when you take the high tech/low life settings of cyberpunk and sprinkle them with the magic and possibilities of fairy tales? Trolls under teleportation bridges, masquerades held in virtual reality, princely avatars, giants and dwarves alongside hackers and androids. From retellings of traditional tales such as Rumpelstiltskin, in which a young woman is tasked with writing code instead of spinning gold, to original tales like the changeling-inspired story of a formless machine intelligence that hijacks human bodies, these cyberpunk fairy tales form a unique collection that is sure to satisfy connoisseurs of both genres.
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Original stories from Thomas Badlan, Suzanne Church, Beth Goder, Sarah Van Goethem, Nicola Kapron, V.F. LeSann, Angus McIntyre, Wendy Nikel, Ana Sun, Michael Teasdale, Alena Van Arendonk and Laura VanArendonk Baugh.

Table of Contents

"A Beautiful Nightmare" by Sarah Van Goethem
"Firewalls and Firewort" by Wendy Nikel
"The Rabbit in the Moon" by Ana Sun
"Stiltskin" by Michael Teasdale
"Three" by Nicola Kapron
"Cumulus" by Thomas Badlan
"Drift-Skip" by Suzanne Church
"Make Your Own Happily Ever After" by Beth Goder
"***********SK.IN" by Alena Van Arendonk
"C4T & MOU5E" by V.F. LeSann
"In the Belly of the Whale" by Angus McIntyre
"Neon Green in D Minor" by Laura VanArendonk Baugh

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Praise

"The charm of these stories lies in the way their authors work hard science incongruously into scenarios from high fantasy, making them appealing for fans of both types of writing. The resulting genre mash-ups offer plenty to enjoy."
--Publishers Weekly

"Although these stories take place in dystopias, they are hopeful. Not hope as in wishful thinking. Rather, a hope born out of the real struggles of living in a corrupt world designed to crush your soul. That’s not just hope, it’s radical hope, and it’s the most important kind of hope we have."
--Solarpunk Magazine

"If you are a fan of retellings and sci-fi and/or cyberpunk, 'Trenchcoats, Towers, and Trolls,' is a good one for you."
--Reader Views

"Parrish may have been liberal in the definition of how much cyberpunk and how much fairy tale goes into each story, but it brings the reader on a very enjoyable journey through different universes…I’ll never look at a keyboard or a bridge without a glimpse of these stories sparking in the back of my mind."
​--Cindy Marie Jenkins

"The use of fairy tales and other cultural artifacts provides a deeper resonance to the stories. In many cases, the writers leverage parallels to the original stories to create humor. In all of the stories, however, the writers use their world-building skills to weave tales that are engrossing of their own accord. Whether you’re a cyberpunk fan or new to the genre, Trenchcoats, Towers, and Trolls is well worth a look."
​--The Future Fire