Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales: Signed Bookplate Edition (Hardback)
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Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales: Signed Bookplate Edition (Hardback)

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Hardback 336 Pages
Published: 21/09/2021

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Waterstones Says

The School for Good and Evil author Soman Chainani restores the teeth and grit to twelve traditional fairy tales and in the process creates something both familiar and beautifully strange. Strikingly illustrated by Julia Iredale, this is a perfect gift and a must for anyone who likes their folklore delivered with a twist.

Signed Bookplate Edition

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You think you know these stories, don't you?

You are wrong.

You don't know them at all.

Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life . . . and death.

A prince has a surprising awakening . . .

A beauty fights like a beast . . .

A boy refuses to become prey . . .

A path to happiness is lost . . . then found again.

New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani respins old stories into fresh fairy tales for a new era and creates a world like no other. These stories know you. They understand you. They reflect you. They are tales for our times. So read on, if you dare.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008517564
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 270 g
Dimensions: 240 x 159 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

'Terrifying, chilling, unexpected, and glorious. A must-read for any fairy tale devotee who wants to view classic stories through a new lens.' - Medium

'Sly, subversive and full of teethh-Chainani's reimagining of classic fairytales is an unsettling homage that transports its readers through tales both horrifying and humorous, sweet and scary, and, of course...beastly and beautifu'.' - Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves

'These stories cut straight to the heart and will leave you begging to stay in their shadows just a few pages longer. Prepare to rethink all those happily ever afters . . . and love every minute of it.' - Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lore and the Darkest Minds series

'This is what happens when fairy tales grown up. Fierce, frightening, satisfying, and empowering, teens will devour this . . . unless it devours them first. I love this book.' - Adam Gidwitz, New York Times bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm

'A brilliant reinvention of tales we thought we knew. Soman Chainani gives us the fairy tales we need today. A vibrant and necessary addition to every modern collection.' - Tahereh Mafi

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“Very original!”

This book fell into my lap (quite literally) just after I had finished reading For the Wolf (yikes) and this e-arc was graciously provided by HarperCollins & Andi: thank you! All opinions are my own.

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Carolyn Percy

“Beautifully dark fairy tale retellings”

A beautifully written collection of, often quite dark, fairy-tale retellings.
Listing them here in a rough order of favourite to least favourite:
Sleeping Beauty: both eerie and beautiful.
Peter Pan: heart-breakingly... More

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