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The Best Fairytales and Retellings (Goodreads List) - Page 2

These are collections of classic or modern fairytales, retellings of fairytales, or fiction with a fairytale setting. I edited it for variety by only including one book in a series except for the Once Upon a Time series because the books are written by many different authors.
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
41
Angela Carter
Fables (Bill Willingham)
Fables
42
Bill Willingham
C S Lewis Til We Have Faces
C S Lewis Til We Have Faces
43
Rapunzel's Revenge (Shannon Hale)
Rapunzel's Revenge
44
Shannon Hale
The Ordinary Princess
The Ordinary Princess
45
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Jon Sccieszka)
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
46
Jon Sccieszka
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
47
The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales (Gail Carson Levine)
The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales
48
Gail Carson Levine
The Storyteller's Daughter (Cameron Dokey)
The Storyteller's Daughter
49
Cameron Dokey
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm)
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
50
Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
Peter and the Starcatchers (Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson)
Peter and the Starcatchers
51
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tale of Despereaux
52
Kate DiCamillo
The Outlaws of Sherwood (Robin McKinley)
The Outlaws of Sherwood
53
Robin McKinley
Snow (Tracy Lynn)
Snow
54
Tracy Lynn
Before Midnight: A Retelling of "Cinderella" (Cameron Dokey)
Before Midnight: A Retelling of "Cinderella"
55
Cameron Dokey
The Princess and the Hound (Mette Ivie Harrison)
The Princess and the Hound
56
Mette Ivie Harrison
Zel by Donna Jo Napoli
Zel by Donna Jo Napoli
57
Wicked Lovely (Melissa Marr)
Wicked Lovely
58
Melissa Marr
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
59
Lewis Carroll
Snow White and Rose Red
Snow White and Rose Red
60
Heart's Blood
Heart's Blood
61
Fablehaven (Brandon Mull)
Fablehaven
62
Brandon Mull
The Fairy-Tale Detectives: The Sisters Grimm (Michael Buckley)
The Fairy-Tale Detectives: The Sisters Grimm
63
Michael Buckley
Princess Ben (Catherine Gilbert Murdock)
Princess Ben
64
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire
Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire
65
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
66
Beast (Donna Jo Napoli)
Beast
67
Donna Jo Napoli
Midnight Pearls (Debbie Viguie)
Midnight Pearls
68
Debbie Viguie
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
69
Michael Ende
The Perilous Gard (Elizabeth Marie Pope)
The Perilous Gard
70
Elizabeth Marie Pope
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
71
Peter S. Beagle
The Black Swan
The Black Swan
72
The Amaranth Enchantment (Julie Berry)
The Amaranth Enchantment
73
Julie Berry
Fire and Hemlock
Fire and Hemlock
74
The Door in the Hedge (Robin McKinley)
The Door in the Hedge
75
Robin McKinley
Golden (Cameron Dokey)
Golden
76
Cameron Dokey
The Fire Rose
The Fire Rose
77
Shadow Spinner (Susan Fletcher)
Shadow Spinner
78
Susan Fletcher
Wings (Aprilynne Pike)
Wings
79
Aprilynne Pike
The Rose and the Beast (Francescia Lia Block)
The Rose and the Beast
80
Francescia Lia Block
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