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Anonymous
Posted March 1, 2007
I picked up this book when I needed a break from textbooks and was extremely pleased. The collection of shorts are very good, with a couple that stand out as being absolutely wonderful. Here are my favorites: To start off with, Battle of Wits by Mickey Zucker Reichert is a story about a character taking over the story. I've always wanted to see a story like this, and Reichert doesn't disappoint. Goblin Lullaby by Jim C. Hines tells a story mocking the typical 'quest' from the point of a overworked Goblin mother. The Murder of Mr. Wolf by Josepha Sherman is a melding of fantasy and detective done in such a smooth way that is fits perfectly in this book and is a great tongue-and-cheek nod to the world of fantasy. And my absolute favorite is Food Fight by Alan Dean Foster. You just have to love a short that starts off with the line, 'My coffee keeps insulting me'. If you're looking for a quick, fun, fantasy read, look no further. This one is guaranteed to please.
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Posted July 9, 2006
This sixteen tale fantasy anthology is filled with humorous satires that ironically lampoon the genre. Fans will laugh at the slapstick musings of authors like Alan Dean Foster, Brian Stableford, and Fiona Patton, etc. who all sixteen take amusing barbs at their own work. Everything is a target as heroes are psychoanalyzed, goblins sing lullabies, and food talks back to their diner with contempt even as the different morsels fight amongst themselves for gastronomical supremacy. Perhaps it is because it reminds this reviewer of the works of Jasper Fforde my personal favorite is the nursery rhyme police procedural 'The Murder of Mr. Wolf' by Josepha Sherman. The delightful jocular Shrek legacy lives in characters like Thimble Jack the Pixie or the media frenzy over items like ¿Local Pauper to wed Princess Penelope¿ as this witty fantasy goes right. --- Harriet Klausner
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Overview
Sixteen Hilarious tales of the paths that shouldn't have been takenEveryone knows that heroes should triumph, dragons should be slain, and maidens should be rescued. But what if things don't go according to plan? Here are fun-filled tales of magic gone awry, from an author whose unicorn protagonist takes control of the story, to a person who can hear food talking, to a confusing case of murder in fairy-tale land-with many strange events and surprising consequences in between.