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hypothermya 's review for:
Snow White, Blood Red
by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling
It has been a long time since I sat down and read this book, and so I can barely remember a lot of my impressions and thoughts about it. However, it retains a place in my book case for several reasons.
The first reason why it will never leave my bookcase is because it contains a story called A Sound, Like Angels Singing. This story, written by an author who I had not heard of at the time (Leonard Rysdyk), is pure genius. It is visceral, haunting, and touching -- and outshines every story in this collection.
Other stories in here still recall a fond smile. The Moon Is Drowning While I Sleep by Charles de Lint is one of those. Certainly I can't forget Tanith Lee's chilling Snow Drop. Troll Bridge by Neil Gaiman is definitely worth a read. And I still will remember bits of The Snow Queen by Patricia A. McKillip.
But one of the other reasons why this book will never leave my bookshelf is because Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling have done such a fine job of editing it. Each of their introductions is compelling and fascinating to read. They have included concise and interesting biographies of each of the contributing authors. And they have placed the stories together in a way that truly makes this collection a vibrant family of stories.
The first reason why it will never leave my bookcase is because it contains a story called A Sound, Like Angels Singing. This story, written by an author who I had not heard of at the time (Leonard Rysdyk), is pure genius. It is visceral, haunting, and touching -- and outshines every story in this collection.
Other stories in here still recall a fond smile. The Moon Is Drowning While I Sleep by Charles de Lint is one of those. Certainly I can't forget Tanith Lee's chilling Snow Drop. Troll Bridge by Neil Gaiman is definitely worth a read. And I still will remember bits of The Snow Queen by Patricia A. McKillip.
But one of the other reasons why this book will never leave my bookshelf is because Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling have done such a fine job of editing it. Each of their introductions is compelling and fascinating to read. They have included concise and interesting biographies of each of the contributing authors. And they have placed the stories together in a way that truly makes this collection a vibrant family of stories.