Twenty curses, old and new, from bestselling fantasy authors such as Neil Gaiman, Karen Joy Fowler, Christina Henry, M.R. Carey and Charlie Jane Anders.<br/><br/>ALL THE BETTER TO READ YOU WITH<br/><br/>It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents...<br/><br/>Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world - expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic.<br/><br/>TWENTY TIMELESS FOLKTALES, NEW AND OLD<br/><br/>NEIL GAIMAN<br/>JANE YOLEN<br/>KAREN JOY FOWLER<br/>M.R. CAREY<br/>CHRISTINA HENRY<br/>CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN<br/>TIM LEBBON<br/>MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH<br/>CHARLIE JANE ANDERS<br/>JEN WILLIAMS<br/>CATRIONA WARD<br/>JAMES BROGDEN<br/>MAURA McHUGH<br/>ANGELA SLATTER<br/>LILLITH SAINTCROW<br/>CHRISTOPHER FOWLER<br/>ALISON LITTLEWOOD<br/>MARGO LANAGAN