Anthology
Black Heart, Ivory Bones
2014·384 pages
Twenty dark, sensual fairy-tale retellings by top fantasy and horror authors, revealing the sinister adult edges of classic stories.
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Twenty dark, sensual fairy-tale retellings by top fantasy and horror authors, revealing the sinister adult edges of classic stories.
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20 fairy tales hauntingly reimagined by some of today's finest sci-fi and fantasy authors, including Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and more. Once upon a time, all our cherished dreams began with the words once upon a time. This is the phrase that opened our favorite tales of princes and spells and magical adventures. World Fantasy Award–winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling understand the power of beloved stories—and in Black Heart, Ivory Bones, their sixth anthology of r...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Sensual and erotic themes across multiple adult fairy-tale retellings
Violence & gore
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Dark fairy-tale violence, curses, brutality, and peril across stories
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Fairy-tale magic, curses, witches, and spells central throughout
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content present
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Brutal foster-family abuse; cruelty and dysfunction in dark retellings
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