Troll's Eye View is officially published today!!!!

[ellen_datlow]

Yayy. I've been so busy that I almost forgot.
This is Terri and my middle grade (8-12 year olds) anthology of retold fairy tales empathizing with the villains. Although it's aimed at younger folk, some of the stories should most definitely appeal to adults:

TOC
Wizard’s Apprentice Delia Sherman
An Unwelcome Guest Garth Nix
Faery Tales Wendy Froud
Rags and Riches Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Up the Down Beanstalk Peter S. Beagle
The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces Ellen Kushner
Puss in Boots, the Sequel Joseph Stanton
The Boy Who Cried Wolf Holly Black
Troll Jane Yolen
Castle Othello Nancy Farmer
Skin Michael Cadnum
A Delicate Architecture Catherynne M. Valente
Molly Midori Snyder
Observing the Formalities Neil Gaiman
The Cinderella Game Kelly Link

Update--I forgot to post the cover so here it is!

Comments

[charlesatan.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to the book!

[crowinator.livejournal.com]

I just convinced our children's librarian to buy it. I was going to buy it for YA until I saw the grade range, but I'm glad she's getting it. I can't wait to read it!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[jpantalleresco.livejournal.com]

That's a real cool list of writers. Garth Nix is amazing to read, and Holly Block, Nancy Farmer, Neil Gaiman and Peter S. Beagle are no slouches either. Sounds like something I'd love to read. Although with a theme like this, I'm surprised no one like Frank Beddor.

Really looking forward to it. Villians are so much fun to write and read about.

JP

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Their stories are great (Neil's is a poem) but I think the two that might really surprise you are those by Kelly Link and Catherynne M. Valente, neither of whom are known for writing children's fiction.

[hani.livejournal.com]

I'm starting Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente so I'd be interesting in reading her story in this book! I just wonder if it'll be available in bookstores here (am in Malaysia).

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I don't know what the distribution is like. Can you buy through overseas online sites?

[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

Oooooh... Another thing to put on my To Buy list.

[wldhrsjen3.livejournal.com]

::laughs:: Tonight at supper my 9 year old daughter asked, "Why do villains always lose? I feel so bad for them. You'd think once in a while they'd win a story!" I am *so* buying this book right now! She's going to *love* it. :D

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Welll, some readers might think they're only justifying themselves :-) You'll both see. ;-)

[julieandrews.livejournal.com]

With a TOC like that, I'll definitely be reading it.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Oh, that sounds like a neat anthology. I hadn't heard of that one before, I don't think.

[rhondaparrish.livejournal.com]

I heard Garth read An Unwelcome Guest at World Fantasy and loved it but I didn't hear the name of the anthology he said it was going to be in LOL Now that I know I am totally ordering this :)

*reads the rest of the TOC before hitting post* ZOMG that is a freaking amazing lineup!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Glad you like the sound of it--I of course, hope you like the stories even more :-)

[rhondaparrish.livejournal.com]

How could I not? Neil Gaiman and Peter S. Beagle are my all time favorite writers, and Garth Nix is pretty high up that list too. I've ordered the book and I intend to wrestle with my daughter if I need to in order to be the first one in the house to read it :)

Totally unrelated but are you going to World Horror this year?

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

No I won't be. I will be attending the Stoker weekend in Burbank though.

[rhondaparrish.livejournal.com]

LoL yeah, that seems to be a recurring theme. Alas, I will be at WHC but not Burbank (Winnipeg is much closer to me than Burbank is).

[sarahbethdurst.livejournal.com]

Happy book birthday! Fantastic cover. Great lineup of authors too. Congratulations!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

thanks--I hope you can make it to the June 7th reading at Books of Wonder.

[alyxh.livejournal.com]

so thrilled to have my book "Waking" mentioned in the reading list! Thanks!
Alyx

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

[alyxh.livejournal.com]

I've just emailed Terri, would love to send your both my second novel "Broken" which is a Cinderella YA retelling, if you're interested!

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Sure...if you don't have my mailing address--email me at datlow at yahoo dot com and I'll give it to you.

[alyxh.livejournal.com]

have done, thanks!