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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

2020 Fairy Tale Retellings

2020 Fairy Tale Retellings

Fairy tales and myth are present in so many SFF books but in recent years, it feels like more and more twists, retellings, and sequels to well-known tales are being published than ever before. Whether it's Snow White from the evil stepmother's point of view, a look at what happens after Sleeping Beauty wakes up or The Little Mermaid in space...

Format doesn't matter for this challenge, so novels, comics, novellas, and short stories are all ok as long as they are based on fairy tales, mythology, or folklore. It doesn't even have to be a well-known fairy tale, it can be a book that simply has fairy tale elements even if they are completely original.

The Mythopoeic Award is a helpful source for recommendations, as is the Fairy Tale Fantasy subgenre tag here on Worlds Without End.

Challenge Details
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Challenge Span: January 2020 – December 2020

Reading Levels
Select your reading level below. You can adjust your level up or down at any time during the challenge.

 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen = 3 books + 0 reviews
 Hans Christian Andersen = 6 books + 0 reviews
 Charles Perrault = 10 books + 0 reviews
 The Brothers Grimm = 15 books + 0 reviews

This challenge has expired. Please have a look at some of our other challenges for something that may interest you.

danp6

danp6

The Girl in Red
2
1
deanie

deanie

15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
dustydigger

dustydigger

The Goblin Emperor
The Reluctant Dragon
Spinning Silver
Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

Matchless: A Christmas Story
Tyll
Weird Tales from Northern Seas:  Norwegian Legends
ersandoval

ersandoval

The Bear and The Nightingale
Come Tumbling Down
The Darkest Part of the Forest
Dragon Pearl
A Feast of Sorrows:  Stories
The Girl in the Tower
Labyrinth Lost
The Lost Sisters
Once Upon a Time:  New Fairy Tales
The Sisters of the Winter Wood
The Winter of the Witch
Wintersong
3
2
1
GiantPanda

GiantPanda

3
2
1
heaveng

heaveng

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Hneite

Hneite

The Cockroach Hat
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
Kiss Me
The Reluctant Dragon
The Story of Kao Yu
Uprooted
Linguana

Linguana

Burning Roses
Castle in the Air
Girl, Serpent, Thorn
Mirrorstrike
The Star-Touched Queen
The Sword of Destiny
Winterglass
The Wrath and the Dawn
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
MaggieK

MaggieK

Beauty
The City of Brass
Deathless
Dreamer's Pool
Rusalka
1
Momosnyx

Momosnyx

Stardust
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
pixel

pixel

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Briar Rose
Cinder
Deerskin
Rose Daughter
Spindle's End
Rustera

Rustera

Cinder
Cress
Scarlet
Winter
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
sara baggins

sara baggins

The Boneless Mercies
The Girl in Red
Girl, Serpent, Thorn
Ogre Enchanted
Race to the Sun
1
tan23

tan23

The Goblin Emperor
Wildwood Dancing
4
3
2
1
thereddeath

thereddeath

3
2
1
Weesam

Weesam

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
Beauty
Charm
Cinder
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Dearest
The Girl in Red
The Great Night
Jack of Kinrowan
Mr. Fox
Poison
Snow White and Rose Red
Spindle's End
Thorn Jack
Vassa in the Night