Dark Fairy Tales
(2023)(The second book in the Quick Bites Chapbooks series)
A Chapter Book by Leanbh Pearson
We’ve all read fairytales as children - swooning princesses cast under spells by evil witches, unwary bargains made the Fae beings, mermaids longing to be human and experience true love, and the evil stepmother who tries to kill her stepdaughter out of jealousy. These were cautionary stories of good and bad social and moral behaviour.
But there is a much darker side to many of classically loved fairy tales.
Dark Fairy Tales explores this shadowy landscape of Fae beings granting the desires of humans who later come to regret their bargains. Stories of a girl who is gifted fine new shoes but then she nor other around her can’t stop dancing until her feet are ruined and she stands among the dead. Snow White is a story of royal intrigue, attempted murderer and revenge.
Dark Fairy Tales is a collection of 10 new micro-fiction and short stories inspired by fairy tales with accompanying illustrations.
Prepare yourself for the dark and savage world of fairy tales as you’ve never known them!
Genre: Fantasy
But there is a much darker side to many of classically loved fairy tales.
Dark Fairy Tales explores this shadowy landscape of Fae beings granting the desires of humans who later come to regret their bargains. Stories of a girl who is gifted fine new shoes but then she nor other around her can’t stop dancing until her feet are ruined and she stands among the dead. Snow White is a story of royal intrigue, attempted murderer and revenge.
Dark Fairy Tales is a collection of 10 new micro-fiction and short stories inspired by fairy tales with accompanying illustrations.
Prepare yourself for the dark and savage world of fairy tales as you’ve never known them!
Genre: Fantasy
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