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Fairy Tale Retellings

We all know fairy tales. They have been told and retold many times. Recently, there has been somewhat of a retellings boom which led to more twisted and crazy and upside down fairy tales than ever before. Here are only some of the most beloved and well-known retellings, both adult and YA. How many of them have you read?
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Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
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Marissa Meyer
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
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Cress by Marissa Meyer
Cress by Marissa Meyer
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Charm by Sarah Pinborough
Charm by Sarah Pinborough
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Charm by Sarah Pinborough
Charm by Sarah Pinborough
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Beauty by Sarah Pinborough
Beauty by Sarah Pinborough
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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Son of a Witch (Gregory Maguire)
Son of a Witch
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Gregory Maguire
A Lion Among Men
A Lion Among Men
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Out of Oz (Gregory Maguire)
Out of Oz
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Gregory Maguire
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
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Six Gun Snow White
Six Gun Snow White
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Beauty by Robin McKinley
Beauty by Robin McKinley
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Heart's Blood
Heart's Blood
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Ice by Sarah Beth Durst
Ice by Sarah Beth Durst
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Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
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East by Edith Pattou
East by Edith Pattou
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The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell
The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell
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Wildwood Dancing
Wildwood Dancing
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A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
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Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
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The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
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Deerskin by Robin McKinley
Deerskin by Robin McKinley
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Unnatural Issue
Unnatural Issue
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Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest
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Juliet Marillier
The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
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Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
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Hero by Alethea Kontis
Hero by Alethea Kontis
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Dearest by Alethea Kontis
Dearest by Alethea Kontis
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The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
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Angela Carter
Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson
Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson
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The Mirk and Midnight Hour by Jane Nickerson
The Mirk and Midnight Hour by Jane Nickerson
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Bitter Greens
Bitter Greens
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The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth
The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth
34
Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)
Deathless
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Catherynne M. Valente
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
36
Babayaga by Toby Barlow
Babayaga by Toby Barlow
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Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
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Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear
Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear
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Holly Black: Tithe
Holly Black: Tithe
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