Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales

Valley of the Sugars of Salt    by Anna Tambour
Price: $0.99 USD. 8480 words. Language: English. Published by infinity plus  on December 16, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.

Tim Thornbourne, successful in business but not in marriage, retreats to the country to become The Man Who Rediscovered the Medlar. But the last thing he expected was for the orchard to become a cooperative venture. Moving and surprising fiction from an author described by World Fantasy Award-winner Jeff VanderMeer as "Rapacious, intelligent and witty".
Invisible Girl and Other Stories    by Maria Deira
Price: $1.99 USD. 9590 words. Language: English. Published on December 14, 2011. Fiction » Anthologies » Flash fiction.

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In this debut collection, Maria Deira presents fifteen different worlds, each one magical and mysterious. These are stories in which one's lover turns into a cow and where babies are plucked from oak trees and toads bless curious little girls. With a mix of magical realism, emotion, and smooth prose, Deira has introduced a new kind of fairy tale.
The Big Bad Elephant    by Jonathan Brett
Price: Free! 2430 words. Language: English. Published on December 10, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.

A fractured fairy tale about a fill-in evil woodland creature on the trail of Little Red Riding Hood.
The Other Story    by Leah Cutter
Price: $1.99 USD. 8680 words. Language: English. Published by Knotted Road Press  on December 4, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.

Once upon a time in the kingdom of Illumignot lived the handsome King Franklin and the clever Queen Isabella. They loved each other dearly and their only wish was to have a child. After a decade of trying, the brave Prince Kyle was born. All the kingdom celebrated. That night, while they all slept, the Blue Fairy came and stole all their shadows.
Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice    by Eugie Foster
Price: $6.99 USD. 59620 words. Language: English. Published on November 30, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.

Enchantment, peril and romance pervade the shadowy Far East. In these dozen stories of adventure and magic from the Orient, a maiden encounters an oni demon in the forest, a bride discovers her mother-in-law is a fox woman, a samurai must appease his sister's angry ghost, and dark and light are two sides of harmony. A striking debut collection from Eugie Foster.
A Christmas Argument    by Ben Hoare
Price: Free! 3130 words. Language: English. Published on November 29, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.

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"Once upon a time, the animals of the jungle were having an argument. It was about the true meaning of Christmas."
An Adult Father Christmas Story    by Michael Clifford
Price: $0.99 USD. 5760 words. Language: English. Published on November 28, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.

How can an adult believe in Father Christmas? After reading this, you just might believe again and rediscover the magic of the Festive Season. This book could also be described as "The Science of Santa Claus - How he really works".
Avalon Uit Je Ooghoeken    by Tais Teng
Price: Free! 8200 words. Language: Dutch. Published on November 26, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.

Uit haar ooghoeken ziet Melissa de dinosaurussen en eenhoorns die op drukke verkeersrotondes grazen. Alleen als ze de orkaan berijdt kan ze het solide Avalon achter die schimmige beelden bereiken...
Nölle - der Glücksengel    by Tine Sprandel
Price: $0.99 USD. 2370 words. Language: German. Published on November 25, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.

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Glück verschenken, wie geht das? Der Babyengel Nölle findet einen Weg und wird dabei von dem griesgrämigen Xavier fast als Schmetterling konserviert.
The Ugly Sisters and other stories    by Lloyd Burton
Price: $4.99 USD. 47040 words. Language: English. Published on November 24, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Fairy tales.

A collection of three novellas and two short stories. 'The Ugly Sisters' is an imaginative retelling of the story of Cinderella from a different perspective.Were the stepsisters as black as they are painted? Were the slippers really made of glass? As for the pumpkin coach and the mouse footmen, read on...