Rags  Bones, Melissa Marr
Rags  Bones, Melissa Marr
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Rags & Bones
New Twists on Timeless Tales

Author: Melissa Marr, Tim Pratt

Narrator: Reay Kaplan, Mark Cabus, Bernard Setaro Clark

Unabridged: 10 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/22/2013


Synopsis

The best writers of our generation retell classic tales.

From Sir Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene to E. M. Forster's "The Machine Stops," literature is filled with sexy, deadly, and downright twisted tales. In this collection, award-winning and bestselling authors reimagine their favorite classic stories, the ones that have inspired, awed, and enraged them, the ones that have become ingrained in modern culture, and the ones that have been too long overlooked. They take these stories and boil them down to their bones, and reassemble them for a new generation of readers.

Written from a twenty-first century perspective and set within the realms of science fiction, dystopian fiction, fantasy, and realistic fiction, these short stories are as moving and thought provoking as their originators. They pay homage to groundbreaking literary achievements of the past while celebrating each author's unique perception and innovative style.

About Melissa Marr

Melissa Marr is a former university literature instructor who writes fiction for adults, teens, and children. Her books have been translated into twenty-eight languages and been bestsellers internationally as well as domestically (New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal).

Her accolades include YALSA Popular Paperbacks, IRA Notable Book Pick, Book Sense Pick, Good Morning America Summer Pick for Teens, Scottish Book Trust, Red Maple finalist (in both Ontario and Manitoba), Goodreads Good Choice Award (Horror), and RWA RITA award (YA). She is best known for the Wicked Lovely series for teens, the Graveminder for adults, and her debut picturebook Bunny Roo, I Love You. She currently lives with her family in Arizona.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mara on November 14, 2013

My ARC of Rags & Bones was sent to me by the publisher through Goodreads First Reads giveaway. I was not obligated to write a positive review. This is my full and honest opinion. Cover Blurb: Yes or No? I do like it, with its "twisted fairytale" feel and rather ominous ambiance. If only this volume h......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on October 01, 2013

Review for [URL not allowed] Rag and Bones is a delightful collection. It contains an even dozen of stories by such authors as Neil Gaiman, Margaret Stohl, and Carrie Ryan; Marr and Pratt each have contributed a story as well. As the title implies, these authors offer a fresh riff on golde......more

Goodreads review by All Things Urban Fantasy on October 14, 2013

RAGS & BONES is a gorgeously curated collection of short stories, as satisfying for the glimpses of each story’s origin story as the final product. Have you ever wished you could be a fly on the wall when your favorite author pitches an idea? See a little piece of art through their creative lens? As......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on October 24, 2019

Rating: 3.5/5 Review to come!......more

Goodreads review by ellemaddy on November 08, 2017

DNF this in 2015 and never thought that I would pick it up and re-read it again. These short stories are, shortly, amazing. They were written beautifully and I love how these stories start off, not with introductions and what-nots but they all just jumped straight into the middle of all of these dif......more


Quotes

Praise for Mellisa Marr's (editor) Enthralled:"This collection is ideal as a sampler tray for paranormal readers looking to pick up new authors to follow or to further explore the fictional worlds they already know."—Kirkus Reviews

"Fans of the paranormal will discover a rich primer of the genre's current offerings, from sweeping romance to grisly zombies."—VOYA

Praise for Tim Pratt's (editor) Sympathy for the Devil:"Distinguished for both variety and quality"—Booklist