The Halcyon Fairy Book is a delightful collection of wry and insightful comments on traditional fairy tales, originally presented in her blog, along with her first collection of fairy-tale inspired original work, Toad Words.
Review
Written by Ursula Vernon under the pen name of T. Kingfisher, and deftly compiled and edited by Sheila Perry, "The Halcyon Fairy Book" is a wonderfully original and entertaining collection of wry and insightful comments on traditional fairy tales, that first appeared in the T. Kingfisher blog, along with Ursula's first collection of fairy-tale inspired original work, Toad Words, that was previously only available as a self-published eBook. A truly extraordinary, inherently fascinating, unfailingly entertaining read from beginning to end, "The Halcyon Fairy Book" is unreservedly recommended for the personal reading lists of dedicated Fantasy Fiction fans, and is certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library Science Fiction & Fantasy collections. --Library Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
About the Author
T. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen-name of an author from North Carolina. In another life, as Ursula Vernon, she writes children's books and weird comics, and has won the Hugo, Sequoyah, Mythopoeic, Nebula and Ursa Major awards, as well as a half-dozen Junior Library Guild selections. This is the name she uses when writing things for grown-ups. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
Description:
The Halcyon Fairy Book is a delightful collection of wry and insightful comments on traditional fairy tales, originally presented in her blog, along with her first collection of fairy-tale inspired original work, Toad Words.
Review
Written by Ursula Vernon under the pen name of T. Kingfisher, and deftly compiled and edited by Sheila Perry, "The Halcyon Fairy Book" is a wonderfully original and entertaining collection of wry and insightful comments on traditional fairy tales, that first appeared in the T. Kingfisher blog, along with Ursula's first collection of fairy-tale inspired original work, Toad Words, that was previously only available as a self-published eBook. A truly extraordinary, inherently fascinating, unfailingly entertaining read from beginning to end, "The Halcyon Fairy Book" is unreservedly recommended for the personal reading lists of dedicated Fantasy Fiction fans, and is certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library Science Fiction & Fantasy collections. --Library Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the hardcover edition.
About the Author
T. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen-name of an author from North Carolina. In another life, as Ursula Vernon, she writes children's books and weird comics, and has won the Hugo, Sequoyah, Mythopoeic, Nebula and Ursa Major awards, as well as a half-dozen Junior Library Guild selections. This is the name she uses when writing things for grown-ups. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.