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A Fairy Tale Fiction Reading List

The "adult fairy tale" is a literary form popularized by the Italian writers Straparola and Basile in the 16th century, by the French salon writers of the 17th/18th centuries, the German Romantics in the 19th century, and the Celtic Twilight writers of the British Isles at the dawn of the 20th century. At the end of the 20th century, a revival of this form began among three overlapping groups of writers: contemporary "mainstream" authors (such as Angela Carter and Robert Coover); contemporary fantasy authors (such as Tanith Lee and Robin McKinley); and feminist poets (such as Anne Sexton and Carol Ann Duffy). In addition, writers of Young Adult fiction (such as Jane Yolen and Donna Jo Napoli) created sophisticated fairy tale novels that could be read on several levels by readers young and old.
As a new century begins, we're pleased to see that the modern revival of fairy tale literature seems to be growing stronger than ever. Below, you'll find a list of recommended novels, stories, and poetry collections which make deft use of fairy tales, folktales, and folk ballads, re-envisioned for modern readers. We've also included a short list of books about the history of fairy tales, for readers who would like to explore the subject further. For more information on each book, the title link will take you to its page on Amazon"

Adult Fairy Tales

Manlio Argueta, Little Red Riding Hood in the Red Light District
Margaret Atwood, The Robber Bride
Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg(stories)
Kate Bernheimer,The Complete Tales of Ketzia Gold
Kevin Brockmeier,The Truth About Celia
A.S. Byatt, Possession (winner of the Booker Prize)
A.S. Byatt,Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice (stories)
A.S. Byatt, The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye(stories)
Orson Scott Card, Enchantments (no link?)
Jonathan Carroll,Sleeping in Flame
Hayden Carruth, The Sleeping Beauty(poems)
Angela Carter, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories(stories)
Angela Carter, Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories (stories)
Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Mythopoeic Award)
Robert Coover,Briar Rose
Kathryn Davis,The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf: A Novel
Marele Day,Lambs of God
Pamela Dean,Tam Lin
Seamus Deane,Reading in the Dark
Charles de Lint,Jack of Kinrowan: Jack the Giant-Killer and Drink Down the Moon
Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni, Sister of My Heart
Berlie Doherty, The Vinegar Jar
Keith Donohue, The Stolen Child
Emma Donoghue, Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins (stories)
Carol Ann Duffy,The World's Wife(poems)
Alice Thomas Ellis,Fairy Tale
Heinz Insu Fenkl, Memories of My Ghost Brother
Gregory Frost,Fitcher's Brides
John Gardner, The King's Indian(stories)
Sandra M. Gilbert, Blood Pressure: Poems(poems)
Hiromi Gotto, The Kappa Child (winner of the Tiptree Award Story Hour)
Sara Henderson Hay, (poems)
Alice Hoffman, Blue Diary
Kji Johnson, The Fox Woman
Graham Joyce,The Tooth Fairy
Bilge Karasu, The Garden of the Departed Cats
Peg Kerr, The Wild Swans (no link?)
Ellen Kushner, Thomas the Rhymer
(winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Mythopoeic Award)
Tanith Lee, ( Red as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmerstories)
Tanith Lee, White as Snow
Tom Le Farge, Terrors of Earth (stories) (link?)
Liz Lochhead, Dreaming Frankenstein..(poems)
Gregory Maguire Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Juliette Marillier, Daughter of the Forest
Sara Maitland, Angel Maker: The Collected Short Stories of Sara Maitland
Dennis L. McKiernan, Once Upon a Winter's Night
Patricia A. McKillip, Winter Rose

Hadyn Middleton, Grimm's Last Fairytale: A Novel
Robin McKinley, Rose Daughter
Robin McKinley,Beauty
Robin McKinley,Deerskin
Susanna Moore,Sleeping Beauties
Lisel Mueller, The Private Life and Waving from the Shore (poems) No Link?
Louise Murphy, The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, The Inland Ice and Other Stories (stories)
Rachel Pollack, Godmother Night
Salman Rushdie,Haroun And The Sea Of Stories(stories)
Anne Sexton, Transformations(poems)
Delia Sherman, The Porcelain Dove (winner of the Mythopoeic Award)
Nancy Springer, Fair Peril
Lisa Russ Spaar, GLASS TOWN
Gwen Strauss,Trail of Stones(poems)
Sheri S. Tepper,Beauty
Gioia Timpanelli,Sometimes the Soul: Two Novellas of Sicily
Joan D. Vinge, The Snow Queen(winner of the Hugo Award)
Marina Warner,Indigo
Sylvia Townsend Warner,Kingdoms of Elfin(stories)
David Henry Wilson,The Coachman Rat
Susan Wilson,Beauty
Patricia C. Wrede, Snow White And Rose Red
Jane Yolen, Briar Rose(winner of the Mythopoeic Award)

Thanks Jalilah.

Here's the missing links:
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
The Private Life: Poems and Waving From Shore: Poems by Lisel Mueller
Story Hour by Sara Henderson Hay
Terror of Earth by Tom La Farge

Melanti wrote: "Here's the missing links:
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
The Private Life: Poems and Waving From Shore: Poems by Lisel Mueller
Story Hour by Sara Henderson Hay
Terror o..."

Thanks Melanti! I don't know why they did not show up when I looked!
I have only read 11 of these titles,so I have a lot to look forward to!

A couple had S's on the end when it wasn't plural in the title. One of the others, I think, was misspelled? Either makes it impossible to find in GR searches.

I'm at 26 read from that list and own an additional 4.
It's a good list. Those ladies have great taste in books for the most part!

Ashleigh, if liked The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, you should definitely try to get your hands on a copy of Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories. It's an omnibus of all 4 Carter's short story collections, including The Bloody Chamber.. All four are great, and there's lots of retellings throughout.

Not just of fairy tales, but also of things like Lizzy Bordon and Edgar Allen Poe.

It's a great omnibus.

Up to now I have read:
The Robber Bride
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Lambs of God
Tam Lin
Jack of Kinrowan: Jack the Giant-Killer and Drink Down the Moon
The Stolen Child
Beauty
Deerskin
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
Snow White And Rose Red

Most were 4 stars for me, except Jonathan Strange was 3 because I think all the footnotes,or maybe it was all hype.
I must admit with the exception of Robber Bride, which I read years ago, I did not even know any of these books existed until a few years ago. As a lover of Fairy Tales, I can't believe what I missed!

I've read 30.

Nice work! I admit I've only read a few of these and a couple are on my TBR shelf.

Jalilah wrote: "Most were 4 stars for me, except Jonathan Strange was 3 because I think all the footnotes,or maybe it was all hype..."

I really liked Jonathan Strange. Maybe I'm nerdy, but I thought the footnotes were a blast. I wouldn't like them in every book, but in this one, I think they worked well. I didn't like them nearly as well when they were used in The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories.

I had the MMPB version and in that, the footnotes are in a minuscule font. I bookmarked a page that just had one or two lines of the book, and the rest full of one very, very long footnote. Then, whenever any anyone commented on how long the book was, my standard comment was "Oh, yes, and look how small the print is!" then open it to the page of footnotes.

Their reactions were quite amusing.

Melanti wrote: "Jalilah wrote: "Most were 4 stars for me, except Jonathan Strange was 3 because I think all the footnotes,or maybe it was all hype..."

I really liked Jonathan Strange. Maybe I'm nerdy, but I tho..."

Haha, that's great! I really enjoyed that book as well.

I've read 23.

Thanks for the list! Grimm's Last Fairytale looks especially intriguing. That'll be my next one to read!

In case anyone is thinking about reading The Coachman Rat from this Endicott list, I just discovered it's online for free at http://www.hopecorner.net/Page.asp?Pa... I already ordered/received the hardcover through PaperbackSwap but I know others enjoy reading online/PDFs especially when free.

On a side note, reading through the other works listed, it appears David Henry Wilson also wrote a retelling of Sleeping Beauty published in Germany as Der Fluch der achten Fee. It's listed on his works site as Dawnrose and sounds interesting. Anyone read it?

Hm. No, I haven't read Dawnrose yet. It looks like the English edition is not even listed here on Goodreads yet. I"m interested in it though. The Coachman Rat was so very strange that I'm very interested in seeing what else he's written.

That's the oddest author's website I've seen though. No bio, no explanation of why he's decided to give so many of his books away... But the website is listed on his Amazon bio so it appears to be legit.

Melanti wrote: "That's the oddest author's website I've seen though..."

I thought the exact same thing!

Leah wrote: "In case anyone is thinking about reading The Coachman Rat from this Endicott list, I just discovered it's online for free at http://www.hopecorner.net/Page.asp?Pa... I already orde..."

Thanks! I downloaded it. Looks odd; I've never read any of his before.