Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales

Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales - but the villains themselves beg to differ. In Troll's-Eye View, you'll hear from the Giant's wife ("Jack and the Beanstalk"),Rumpelstiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and many more. A stellar lineup of authors, including Garth Nix, Jane Yolen, and Nancy Farmer, makes sure that these old stories do new tricks! Contents: • Introduction (Troll's Eye View) • (2009) • essay by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling • Wizard's Apprentice • (2009) • short story by Delia Sherman • An Unwelcome Guest • (2009) • short story by Garth Nix • Faery Tales • (2009) • poem by Wendy Froud • Rags and Riches • (2009) • short story by Nina Kiriki Hoffman • Up the Down Beanstalk: A Wife Remembers • (2009) • short fiction by Peter S. Beagle • The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces • (2009) • short fiction by Ellen Kushner • Puss in Boots, the Sequel • (2009) • poem by Joseph Stanton • The Boy Who Cried Wolf • (2009) • short story by Holly Black • Troll • (2009) • short fiction by Jane Yolen • Castle Othello • (2009) • short fiction by Nancy Farmer • 'Skin • (2009) • short fiction by Michael Cadnum • A Delicate Architecture • (2009) • short story by Catherynne M. Valente • Molly • (2009) • short fiction by Midori Snyder • Observing the Formalities • (2009) • poem by Neil Gaiman • The Cinderella Game • (2009) • short story by Kelly Link