book of enchantments by patricia c wrede

Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. A thoughtful author's note answers the perennial question ``Where do you get your ideas?'' and closes out this varied and satisfying collection. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Book of Enchantments at. Wrede which spoof and reconstruct Fairytale Motifs.

``Roses by Moonlight'' examines human nature and, along with ``The Lorelei,'' starts off with a contemporary setting that intersects with the ancient world of magic. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles is a series of humorous fantasy novels by Patricia C. ``Stronger than Time'' is a wonderfully spooky Sleeping Beauty story, and ``Cruel Sisters'' imagines the complex psychological relationships behind the lyrics of an old song, in which a magic harp sings of one sister's drowning another. Other pieces dig deeper into the eerie world of magic and the imagination.

The last story in particular, ``Utensile Strength,'' involves familiar characters from Wrede's series and features a rousing ``bake-off'' for knights, with the recipe for the winning entry included. Though mostly unrelated to the novels, stories such as ``The Princess, the Cat, and the Unicorn'' and ``The Sixty-two Curses of Caliph Arenschadd'' carry on the unconventional princess theme. OL2660327W Page_number_confidence 89.45 Pages 258 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210906172623 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 309 Scandate 20210902084934 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780152012557 Tts_version 4.A collection of magical short stories by an author best known for her humorous Enchanted Forest Chronicles, in which spunky young heroines turn the knight-in-shining-armordamsel-in-distress paradigm on its head. A mixed collection of modern and fairytale stories, concluding with Utensile Strength, in which Queen Cimorene and King Mendenbar of the Enchanted Forest hold. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:05:52 Boxid IA40230916 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

Book of enchantments by patricia c wrede