Rotten Relations

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 (Rotten Relations) • (2004) • 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

• Author
• Denise Little, Jenn Reese, Pamela Luzier, Pauline J. Alama, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Josepha Sherman, Von Jocks, Bill McCay, Susan P. Sinor, Bradley H. Sinor, Jacey Bedford, Devon Monk, David Bischoff, Jody Lynn Nye, Robert Sheckley, Susan Sizemore, P.N. Elrod

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 320

• Publisher
• DAW

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780756402396

• Genres
• fantasy, anthologies

• Release date
• 2004