Bargain Ebook: Splintered by A. G. Howard

It's a new month and there is a new bunch of Amazon's Ebook Monthly Deals, $3.99 or Less available. There are not any directly fairy tale related books this month, but there is one that some may consider so. I say this because the book is inspired by Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Pop culture considers Alice a fairy tale although it isn't technically--but Disney made it into a movie and it left fantasy fiction status in many minds thusly.

I debated sharing here, but really, the cover for Splintered by A. G. Howard is just too eye-catching not to share. I know if I still shopped in bookstores regularly, I would pick up this book every time to consider it although I am not a big fan of Alice in Wonderland interpretations.

So for the month of March, or until quotas are met, Splintered by A. G. Howard is $3.99 in ebook format. It's been in the $10 range since it's 2013 publication date so this is a nice price drop.

Book description:

This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl's pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers--precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now. When her mother's mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice's tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice's mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.

Today Only Bargain Ebook: The Wide-Awake Princess by E. D. Baker

 

The Wide-Awake Princess (Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess) by E. D. Baker is on sale in ebook format TODAY ONLY for $1.99. This has been on sale before but it's been a while since it was. Baker has a new book coming out in April--The Bravest Princess: A Tale of the Wide-Awake Princess (Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess)--so this is a promotional price drop to draw attention to the new book.

The book started out as a stand-alone book, but has turned into a series over the years. Baker is also known for her Frog Princess series which Disney loosely based its Frog Princess on.

Book description:

In this stand-alone fairy tale, Princess Annie is the younger sister to Gwen, the princess destined to be Sleeping Beauty. When Gwennie pricks her finger and the whole castle falls asleep, only Annie is awake, and only Annie-blessed (or cursed?) with being impervious to magic-can venture out beyond the rose-covered hedge for help. She must find Gwen's true love to kiss her awake.

But who is her true love? The irritating Digby? The happy-go-lucky Prince Andreas, who is holding a contest to find his bride? The conniving Clarence, whose sinister motives couldn't possibly spell true love? Joined by one of her father's guards, Liam, who happened to be out of the castle when the sleeping spell struck, Annie travels through a fairy tale land populated with characters both familiar and new as she tries to fix her sister and her family . . . and perhaps even find a true love of her own.

Bargain Ebook: The Fairest of Them All: A Novel by Carolyn Turgeon

The Fairest of Them All: A Novel by Carolyn Turgeon is temporarily reduced to $1.99 for the ebook format. Turgeon has published several fairy tale retellings and this is the most recent published last August. The book is inspired by both Rapunzel and Snow White. This may be a one day only deal so buy quickly. It is apparently a price match with Barnes and Noble's Deal of the Day, but sometimes these deal prices last a little longer on Amazon. Good luck!

Book description:

In this kingdom, only one fairy tale can end with happily ever after.

In an enchanted forest, the maiden Rapunzel’s beautiful voice captivates a young prince hunting nearby. Overcome, he climbs her long golden hair to her tower and they spend an afternoon of passion together, but by nightfall the prince must return to his kingdom, and his betrothed.

Now king, he weds his intended and the kingdom rejoices when a daughter named Snow White is born. Beyond the castle walls, Rapunzel waits in her crumbling tower, gathering news of her beloved from those who come to her seeking wisdom. She tries to mend her broken heart but her love lingers, pulsing in the magic tendrils of her hair.

The king, too, is haunted by his memories, but after his queen’s mysterious death, he is finally able to follow his heart into the darkness of the forest. But can Rapunzel trade the shadows of the forest for the castle and be the innocent beauty he remembers?

Bargain Book Today Only: Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

The Goose Girl (Books of Bayern) by Shannon Hale is on sale today as an Amazon Kindle Daily Deal for only $1.99. This has been on sale before but it definitely worth the price if you don't own it yet. SurLaLune loves some Shannon Hale, one of the authors who retells fairy tales so creatively and also chooses lesser known ones at times, too. Goose Girl and Maid Maleen, to be sure, as well as Rapunzel and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Book description:

Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, spends the
first years of her life under her aunt's guidance learning to
communicate with animals. As she grows up Ani develops the skills of
animal speech, but is never comfortable speaking with people, so when
her silver-tongued lady-in-waiting leads a mutiny during Ani's journey
to be married in a foreign land, Ani is helpless and cannot persuade
anyone to assist her. Becoming a goose girl for the king, Ani
eventually uses her own special, nearly magical powers to find her way
to her true destiny. Shannon Hale has woven an incredible, original and
magical tale of a girl who must find her own unusual talents before she
can become queen of the people she has made her own.

Look out for the other books in this series: Enna Burning, River Secrets, and Forest Born!

Marvelous Transformations Giveaway: The Winner!

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Finally! Yesterday was the first day I was coughless in three weeks! Yay! I celebrated by spending the evening completing all of the posts with the remaining entries in the Marvelous Transformations Giveaway.

And the winner of a copy of Marvelous Transformations: An Anthology of Fairy Tales and Contemporary Critical Perspectives is Victoria T.

Victoria, please email me with your contact information so I can send you your new copy of the book!

And thanks everyone for your patience with me! I work at full capacity and spend my leisure time with SurLaLune. So when I get sick, well, I can't do it all!

Thanks also to everyone for sharing their lists and stay tuned because another giveaway is coming soon!

Marvelous Transformations Giveaway: Yanna P.'s List

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Yanna P. was the next to submit a list of fairy tale and folklore nonfiction titles that have most influenced her for her entries in the Marvelous Transformations Giveaway.

Here are her list of titles. Thanks for sharing Yanna. You had five entries in the giveaway!

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1. From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers by Marina Warner. An essential read for anyone interested in the history of the genre and its tellers.

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2. The Brothers Grimm and Folktale, ed. by James M. McGlathery.

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3. Grimms` Bad Girls and Bold Boys: The Moral and Social Vision of the Tales by Ruth Bottingheimer.

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4. Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales, with a lovely introduction by Carter and an afterword by Marina Warner.

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5. Wonder Tales: Six French Stories of Enchantment, ed. by Marina Warner. A tribute to the French women writers who wrote and told stories along with Charles Perrault (and are now largely forgotten).