Black Thorn, White Rose

The award-winning editors of Snow White, Blood Red return us todistinctly adult realms of myth and the fantastic — with 18 wondrous works

that cloak the magical fictions we heard at grandma's knee in mantles of

darkness and dread. From Roger Zelansky's delightful tale of Death's disobedient

godson to Peter Straub's blood-chilling examination of a gargantuan Cinderella

and her terrible twisted "art," here are stories strange and miraculous —

remarkable modern storytelling that remold our most cherished childhood fables

into things sexier, more sinister... and more appealing to grown-up tastes and

sensibilities.