Clockwork Fairy Tales, Stephen L. Antczak
Clockwork Fairy Tales, Stephen L. Antczak
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Clockwork Fairy Tales
A Collection of Steampunk Fables

Author: Stephen L. Antczak, James C. Bassett

Narrator: Kaleo Griffith, Anne Flosnik, John Lee, Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 11 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/04/2013

Synopsis

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Red Shoes," New York Times bestselling author K. W. Jeter's "La Valse" forges a fable about love, the decadence of technology, and a gala dance that becomes the obsession of a young engineer—and the doom of those who partake in it.

In "You Will Attend Until Beauty Awakens," national bestselling author and John W. Campbell Award winner Jay Lake tells the story of Sleeping Beauty—and how the princess was conceived in deception, raised in danger, and rescued by a prince who may be less than valiant.

The tale of "The Tinderbox" takes a turn into the surreal when a damaged young soldier comes into possession of an intricate, treacherous treasure and is drawn into a mission of mercy in national bestselling author Kat Richardson's "The Hollow Hounds."

In "The Kings of Mount Golden," Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominee Paul Di Filippo tells the story of a young man's search for his heritage and a mechanical marvel that lies at the heart of a sinister pact in this fascinating take on "The King of the Golden Mountain."

About Stephen L. Antczak

Stephen L. Antczak is the author of God Drug and the short story collections Daydreams Undertaken and Edgewise, among other books. His work has also appeared in several anthologies, including Adventures in the Twilight Zone. A screenwriter and producer, he cowrote the feature film No Witness.

Reviews

Goodreads review by All Things Urban Fantasy on June 09, 2013

Review Courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy LA VALSE by K.W. Jeter The original fairy tales were pretty gruesome affairs with the wicked and sometimes the innocent meeting horribly bloody ends. LA VALSE is probably the most gruesome tale in CLOCKWORK FAIRY TALES was an interesting take on the RED SHOE......more

Goodreads review by Eric on November 27, 2013

Wobbly collection. Starting off with strong re-workings by K.W. Jeter (La Valse) and Steven Harper (Fair Vasyl) - the remainder of the collection struggled. Most authors seemed to struggle to try to push all the required buttons in a short stories span and failed to do it in an unforced, "look, ther......more

Goodreads review by Jim on December 30, 2018

I thought I'd like these more than I did. They had some neat ideas & takes on classic tales, but most were way too long with little pay off. I really like SHORT stories with a twist, usually at the end. It's tough to put too much of a twist into a known tale, though. They also seemed to be trying fo......more

Goodreads review by Anna on September 25, 2020

Some very well written and enjoyable retellings......more

Goodreads review by Kara on November 15, 2018

An assortment of fairy tales retold with various Steampunk elements - some worked very well, some didn't work at all, and some were just so-so. K.W. Jeter's La Valse takes puritanical Hans Christen Anderson's 'The Red Shoes' and flips the script from the original Calvinist message of punishing someon......more

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