by Ellen Datlow
First published 2014
In Ellen Datlow's "Black Heart, Ivory Bones," classic fairy tales take sinister turns. A woman's quest for revenge leads her down a path of supernatural horrors. A cursed princess is torn between love and a terrible secret. A young man discovers that the line between human and beast is perilously thin. These stories and more blend the familiar with the unsettling, revealing the shadows that lurk beneath the surface of timeless tales. Datlow's masterful collection casts a spell of danger, desire, and the profound strangeness of the human condition.
Genres: fantasy, horror, dark-fantasy, fairy-tale-retellings
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
384 pages · Paperback · Eos
Content warnings: death, violence