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Fairy Tales – "Retelling of fairy tales and old folktales, often with a new twist. Some of the stories told in the following novels will be familiar, while others will seem to be new but with an underlying feeling that they have been told before.” From Genreflecting, Fifth Edition, by Diana Tixier Herald.

Orson Scott Card – Enchantment (“Best Pick for the Reluctant Reader”)
Mercedes Lackey – Fire Rose
Gail Carson Levine – Ella Enchanted
Gregory Maguire – Wicked
Juliet Marillier – Daughter of the Forest
Robin McKinley – The Rose Daughter
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough - Godmother
Joan Vinge – The Snow Queen

“Best Picks…” are identified by Derek M. Buker, author of The Science Fiction and Fantasy Readers’ Advisory, 2002.

Websites you may enjoy:

• Gregory Maguire’s Official Site

• SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages

• Grimm’s Fairy Tales

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