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Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time: Candy Lane, Sliver of a Soul
Candy Lane (Hansel and Grethel)
Sliver of a Soul (Rumpelstiltskin)
Once Upon a Time...
We all know the time-honored fairy tales of Hansel and Grethel and Rumpelstiltskin.
Or do we?
Not everyone gets a happily-ever-after. What about the villains? Why were they so mean? And how did they turn out this way?
Author Shea Berkley always wondered about the other side of the story. Were Hansel and Grethel really such good children, merely starving when they happened upon the old witch’s candy-covered cottage in the forest? And perhaps Rumpelstiltskin was simply trying to collect on a bargain freely made by the hapless peasant girl determined to be queen.
Pull up a chair and join us for two tales told from the other point of view. The point of view of the Evil Witch and the Horrid Monster. You might never feel the same way about the stories of Hansel and Grethel and Rumpelstiltskin again.
Sliver of a Soul (Rumpelstiltskin)
Once Upon a Time...
We all know the time-honored fairy tales of Hansel and Grethel and Rumpelstiltskin.
Or do we?
Not everyone gets a happily-ever-after. What about the villains? Why were they so mean? And how did they turn out this way?
Author Shea Berkley always wondered about the other side of the story. Were Hansel and Grethel really such good children, merely starving when they happened upon the old witch’s candy-covered cottage in the forest? And perhaps Rumpelstiltskin was simply trying to collect on a bargain freely made by the hapless peasant girl determined to be queen.
Pull up a chair and join us for two tales told from the other point of view. The point of view of the Evil Witch and the Horrid Monster. You might never feel the same way about the stories of Hansel and Grethel and Rumpelstiltskin again.
44 pages, ebook
First published September 4, 2013
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October 27, 2014
Another free duo of fairytale prequels by Shea Berkley. These I very much preferred to Once Upon a Time: Queen of All, Enemy Inside. There is an inherent sense of horror to Hansel and Gretel and Rumplestiltskin and Berkley has filled these two tales with a beautiful creepiness that is exactly on point. The tone is absolutely perfect. And, did I mention, they're free? Don't hesitate.
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June 20, 2014Once Upon A Time:Candy Lane,Sliver Of A Soul
Once Upon A Time:Candy Lane was a really good book.I liked the part where the women would not give up the girl to the art catcher.
Once Upon A Time Sliver Of A Soul was a really good book.I liked the part where the new queen had to guess rumpelstilskin name and got it right,and rumpelstilskin got mad and fell to meet the earth's core.Siara Nicole Brandon.P.S. I loved all of your Once Upon A Time books. :)
Once Upon A Time:Candy Lane was a really good book.I liked the part where the women would not give up the girl to the art catcher.
Once Upon A Time Sliver Of A Soul was a really good book.I liked the part where the new queen had to guess rumpelstilskin name and got it right,and rumpelstilskin got mad and fell to meet the earth's core.Siara Nicole Brandon.P.S. I loved all of your Once Upon A Time books. :)
November 2, 2016
I'm all about fairytales and magical worlds. I love these short stories. Very fanciful and sophisticated... truly touching.
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