The Wicked Stepbrother and Other Stories
By Warren Rochelle
Length8h 37m
About this audiobook
Fairy tales. Prince Charming fights evil, wins the princess, lives happily ever after. Three sons, three wishes, witches, dragons, a quest, and happily ever after.
These stories are part of our cultural fabric. The stories change in retellings to reflect contemporary culture, such as Princess Charming, or heroes and heroines as people of color. In this collection, queer characters take center stage in stories that grew out of questions:
What if the prince falls in love with Cinderella's gay stepbrother? What if Rumpelstiltskin doesn't really want the Queen's child but rather the King himself? What if Beauty and the Beast are two men?
These stories explore metaphors of magic and the magical, this time, with a gay perspective. What price must be paid for happily ever after? Duty or love? Is love worth great sacrifice?
Once upon a time ...
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (12)
Includes Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction, Fantasy
Length8 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 23, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Finroc macFinniel Silmairë
3Mirrors
4The Wicked Stepbrother, Or Happily Ever After
5Night Forest
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6Part I
7Part II
8Part III
9Part IV
10Part V
11His Grandfather's Gift
12The Tower, Or The Wicked Stepbrother, Part 2
13After the War, Or The Wicked Stepbrother, Part 3
14Feathers
15Luck
16The Boy on McGee Street
17Seagulls
18Some Thoughts on Gay Retellings as Rhetorical Acts
19Author's Note
20Works Cited and Consulted
21Suggested Other Readings
22The History of the Rhuvo-Salenian Empire and Its Successor States
23Previous Publications
24Acknowledgements
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