Variations on Oft-Told Tales and Stories

Explore captivating variations of classic tales and stories in this curated list of books. Discover fresh twists on oft-told narratives that breathe new life into timeless plots and characters.

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The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye

by A. S. Byatt

A stunning collection of fairy tales for grown-ups from the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession, a "storyteller who could keep a sultan on the edge …
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White as Snow

by Tanith Lee

In a dark fantasy based on the fairy tale "Snow White," Arpazia and her unwanted daughter, Coira, are lured into the woods by the elder …
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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

by C. S. Lewis

All seven Chronicles are bound together in this one magnificent volume with a personal introduction by Douglas Gresham, stepson of C. S. Lewis.
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

by Gregory Maguire

Is this new land a place where magics really happen? From Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author of Wicked, comes his much-anticipated second novel, a brilliant …
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Was

by Geoff Ryman

This haunting, wildly original novel explores the lives of several characters entwined by The Wizard of Oz--both the novel written by L. Frank Baum and …
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Wicked

by Gregory Maguire

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But …
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The Mists of Avalon

by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. “A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply …
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