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Black thorn, white rose / edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling. - New York : Avon Books, c1994. - xiii, 386 p ; 18 cm.

"AvoNova fantasy"--Spine.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 382-386).

Words like pale stones / Nancy Kress -- Stronger than time / Patricia C. Wrede -- Somnus's fair maid / Ann Downer -- The frog king, or Iron Henry / Daniel Quinn -- Near-beauty / M.E. Beckett -- Ogre / Michael Kandel -- Can't catch me / Michael Cadnum -- Journeybread recipe / Lawrence Schimel -- The brown bear of Norway / Isabel Cole -- The goose girl / Tim Wynne-Jones -- Tattercoats / Midori Snyder -- Granny Rumple / Jane Yolen -- The sawing boys / Howard Waldrop -- Godson / Roger Zelazny -- Ashputtle / Peter Straub -- Silver and gold / Ellen Steiber -- Sweet bruising skin / Storm Constantine -- The black swan / Susan Wade.

Publisher's Weekly. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.). Wilson's Fiction.

Collection of stories remolding childhood fairy tales into darker, sexier stories for grown-ups.

Adult Follett Library Resources.

ISBN: 0380771292 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fairy tales--Adaptations.
Fantastic fiction, American.
Fairy tales.
Short stories.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantastic fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS648.F3 / B53 1994

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.0876608