Vanity is a crime and Cinderella must wear a mask. The big bad wolf puts on an armored suit to battle extraterrestrials. Rapunzel is forced to claim her throne and right the wrongs of the past. Snow White goes insane in a world where corporations have torn down the forests. Three siblings cross a bridge in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. In a genetically altered society, one different girl will be hunted for her imperfections...
Proudly created by the authors of Dystopian Ink, Once Upon A Dystopia: An Anthology of Twisted Fairy Tales and Fractured Folklore contains twenty stories of fairy tale and folklore retellings that explore dystopian influence in literature. From Science Fiction based futures to Fantasy kingdoms, the message is clear:
One person's utopia is another's hell.
For fans of The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, Hunger Games, and Unwind, the authors from Dystopian Ink teamed up to bring you a collection of tales that distort childhood favorites into dystopian masterpieces.
Works included:
Caught in the Siren's Wake - Audrey M. Stevens
Glass - Kathryn Jacques
Big Bad Wolfe and the Three Little P.I.G.G.s - Jared K. Chapman
Twisted - K.R.S. McEntire
While They Sleep - Heather Carson
The Fairest Blade - L. B. Winters
Heterochromia - Mikhaeyla Kopievsky
Wings - Emily Pirrello
The Bridge - Ginny Young
The Frozen Eye - Harry Carpenter
Goldie Bear - Emily VanOverloop
Atlas: The Tale of Hanna and Greta - A.K. Harris
My Own Skin - Sherri Cook Woosley
Lieutenant Red Hood - Jordyn Kieft
Forever Young - Haleigh Diann
HOOD: A Grindhouse Robin Hood Tale - Jared K. Chapman
Jack, the Clock, and the Beanstalk- J. Lynn Hicks
The Piper - Christine French
The Seven Kids - Audrey M. Stevens
Spinner's Song- Heather Carson