15 all-new tales of family Skeletons to make your most "evil" relatives look good!Fifteen all-new tales by top authors told from the viewpoint of those "evil" relatives from classic fantasy and fiction. From Grendel to Santa Claus' son to Cinderella's stepmother to Hamlet's uncle and more - these wonderfully provocative tales prove there is more than one side to any story.
1 • Introduction • • essay by Denise Little
3 • Home for the Holidays • novelette by Pauline J. Alma
25 • With a Face Only a Mother Could Love • short story by Jenn Reese
42 • Switched • novelette by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
64 • The Trick of the Tricksters Tricked • short story by Josepha Sherman
73 • Thrice Told • novelette by Von Jocks
102 • Dynasty • short story by Bill McCay
107 • Serpent's Tooth • short story by Bradley H. Sinor and Susan P. Sinor
120 • Mirror Mirror • novelette by Jacey Bedford
142 • After the Ball • novelette by Pamela Luzier
163 • Peggy Plain • short story by Devon Monk
175 • Heathcliff's Notes • novelette by David Bischoff
199 • Cuckoo's Egg • novelette by Jody Lynn Nye
220 • Rapunzel - The True Story • novelette by Robert Sheckley
246 • Among the Stars • short story by Susan Sizemore
265 • King of Shreds and Patches • novelette by P. N. Elrod
15 all-new tales of family Skeletons to make your most "evil" relatives look good!Fifteen all-new tales by top authors told from the viewpoint of those "evil" relatives from classic fantasy and fiction. From Grendel to Santa Claus' son to Cinderella's stepmother to Hamlet's uncle and more - these wonderfully provocative tales prove there is more than one side to any story.
1 • Introduction • • essay by Denise Little
3 • Home for the Holidays • novelette by Pauline J. Alma
25 • With a Face Only a Mother Could Love • short story by Jenn Reese
42 • Switched • novelette by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
64 • The Trick of the Tricksters Tricked • short story by Josepha Sherman
73 • Thrice Told • novelette by Von Jocks
102 • Dynasty • short story by Bill McCay
107 • Serpent's Tooth • short story by Bradley H. Sinor and Susan P. Sinor
120 • Mirror Mirror • novelette by Jacey Bedford
142 • After the Ball • novelette by Pamela Luzier
163 • Peggy Plain • short story by Devon Monk
175 • Heathcliff's Notes • novelette by David Bischoff
199 • Cuckoo's Egg • novelette by Jody Lynn Nye
220 • Rapunzel - The True Story • novelette by Robert Sheckley
246 • Among the Stars • short story by Susan Sizemore
265 • King of Shreds and Patches • novelette by P. N. Elrod