Terri Windling
Author of Snow White, Blood Red
About the Author
Fairy and folklore scholar Terri Windling, five-time winner of the World Fantasy Award, has edited and written numerous fantasy works for both adults and children. She divides her time between Devon, England, and Tucson, Arizona. (Bowker Author Biography)
Image credit: Photo by Beth Gwinn
Series
Works by Terri Windling
The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm (2004) — Editor; Introduction, some editions — 1,031 copies
Borderland: Between the Elflands and the World is a Place Where Magic Runs Amok (1986) — Editor — 434 copies
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection (2000) — Editor & Introduction — 334 copies
The Armless Maiden: And Other Tales for Childhood's Survivors (1995) — Editor, Contributor — 247 copies
Snow White, Blood Red; Black Thorn, White Rose; Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears (1995) — Editor — 1 copy
Red Rock 1 copy
Gray {short story} 1 copy
Associated Works
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales (1998) — Contributor — 298 copies
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- Other names
- Windling, T.
Bach, Bellamy (group pseudonym used by others) - Birthdate
- 1958-12-03
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Fort Dix, New Jersey, USA
- Places of residence
- Devon, England, UK
New York, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA - Organizations
- Endicott Studios
- Awards and honors
- World Fantasy Award (Lifetime achievement, 2022)
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- Rating
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I was certainly not disappointed by the tales within, though these are, of course, suitable for a younger demographic than the ones I am accustomed to reading in the anthologies gathered by these two.
There are some excellent fairy tales in this book, often told from a strange new perspective - for instance, have you ever more deeply considered the story of Falada, who was The Goose Girl's horse? Nancy Farmer has, and retold it in her own way.
Or perhaps thought of what the giants thought of Jack, or how they came to live in the clouds, only reachable by a magic beanstalk? Michael Cadnum brings their story to life with incredible empathy for such usually neglected characters, and in a truly intriguing way.
Some of the fairy tales are also presented in vastly different settings than the ones we are used to when it comes to this kind of story - I think such things can be terribly effective.
Garth Nix's adaptation of Hansel and Gretel, for instance, is set in something approaching a modern city - and I must agree with his statement that being lost in cities is ever so much more terrifying than being lost in a forest.
The main characters of these fairy tales often think less like, well, something out of a fairy story, and more like someone we can empathise with - someone much like us, for all their fantastical situation or trials.
I greatly enjoyed the book, even wishing it were longer - though despite my occasional wish for more of a particular story, I suspect their teasing length is part of their charm - and will definitely be back to re-read it.… (more)