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Faith Mudge

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Tekijän teokset

To Spin a Darker Stair (2012) 21 kappaletta
Humanity for Beginners (2017) 12 kappaletta

Associated Works

Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories (2014) — Avustaja — 117 kappaletta
Cranky Ladies of History (2015) — Avustaja — 84 kappaletta
One Small Step: An Anthology of Discoveries (2013) — Avustaja — 16 kappaletta
Kisses by Clockwork (2014) — Avustaja — 14 kappaletta
Dreaming of Djinn (2019) — Avustaja — 14 kappaletta
Daughters of Frankenstein: Lesbian Mad Scientists (2015) — Avustaja — 12 kappaletta
The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2013 (2014) — Avustaja — 11 kappaletta
The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2014 (2015) — Avustaja — 10 kappaletta
Phantazein (2014) — Avustaja — 9 kappaletta
The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2015 (2017) — Avustaja — 9 kappaletta
Hear Me Roar (2015) — Avustaja — 8 kappaletta
The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 (2013) — Avustaja — 7 kappaletta
Focus 2014 : highlights of Australian short fiction (2015) — Avustaja — 1 kappale

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Nice little story. It's rare to read much about any female werewolves, much less a whole group of them.
 
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bluesalamanders | Jan 10, 2018 |
To Spin a Darker Stair is a chapbook published by FableCroft Publishing and edited by Tehani Wessley. It contains two short stories, one each by Australian author Faith Mudge and well-know US author Catherynne M Valente, and gorgeous illustrations by Kathleen Jennings. Both stories are fairytale retellings with a sinister twist.

The first story is "A Delicate Architecture" by Catherynne M Valente. From what I've read of Valente in the past (about half of Palimpsest and maybe a short story or two), I've found her to be on the borderline of the kind of stories I enjoy. For example, I found Palimpsest a bit too literary for my liking. "A Delicate Architecture", on the other hand, was on the right side of the scale for me to enjoy. Valente deftly crafts a story about a girl with an unusual upbringing. It's surreal in the way that some fairytales are, but it's lovely. The ending made me happy, and I appreciated the foreshadowing leading up to it, evident only in retrospect. I was not, as I read, trying to guess which fairytale was being retold which I think augmented the reveal.

The other story is "The Oracle's Tower" by Faith Mudge. I had only read one other story by Mudge, which appeared in One Small Step, so she is a fairly new author to me (as well as fairly new generally, I gather). "The Oracle's Tower" is a different sort of fairytale. (The start put me in mind of some of Rowling's Tales of Beedle the Bard, interpret that as you will.) The choice of main character, giving voice to a character marginalised in the traditional telling, allows Mudge to put a very different spin on the tale. The original story isn't exactly cheery, so I found Mudge's darker retelling particularly haunting. I will certainly be keeping an eye on Mudge's future output.

To Spin a Darker Stair is a very thin volume that punches above its weight class. I recommend it to fans of fairytale retellings, especially those looking for a quick read. This volume is quite different to other things FableCroft have released and it will be interesting to see what other innovative projects they come up with in the future.

4.5 / 5 stars

You can read more of my reviews on my blog.
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