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    Never After

    By Rebecca Lickiss

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    Once upon a time the anxious Prince Althelstan went in search of a bride ...
    His restless cousin, Lady Vevila, went in search of adventure...
    His friend Mazigian, proud graduate of the Recondite University, went in search of employment...
    And each found what they were looking for—by following a folktale to a remote castle buried in thorns and briars. Behind its foreboding walls, one princess and three identical princes are cursed to eternal sleep. And it's going to take a mysterious dwarf named Rumplestiltskin, an enchanted toad, a wicked stepmother, and one even more wicked miracle to wake them. All it takes is one kiss, give or take a few, and a fairy tale really can come true.

    "A strong new voice." (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherViking Horde Media
    Release dateDec 21, 2012
    ISBN9781301153848
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    • 5/5
      A charming story that combines elements of all those fairy tales you grew up with, in a very different and very delightful manner. In the beginning, it's a pleasant surprise, as you come to each new element. Later on, even as you anticipate some of the new elements, Rebecca Lickiss still manages to surprise and entertain.
    • 4/5
      Fun. Neat deconstruction of standard fairy tale tropes, and well-written in the bargain. I want more by her.
    • 2/5
       A bit of a mess really... Fairy tales have no shortage of spoofs, but I'm always game for a new imaginative one. Unfortunately, Lickless hasn't really gotten a good handle on tone, which is really necessary to ground a plot with this much ... well, let's call is 'farce' if we're feeling generous, and 'noise' if we're not. There are some amusing ideas, but there doesn't seem to be an idea or specific point to all this criticism. The end result is a wildly inconsistent product in which none of the characters or storylines is sympathetic enough for me to make the effort to try and figure it out.I mean, it kills time and there are funny moments, but I won't even remembering reading it soon enough.
    • 4/5
      A clever, amusing and humorous 'fractured fairy tale.' Takes some of the old tried-and-true's and turns them sideways and inside out for a fresh and funny book :-)Definitely enjoyed this much more than her first book, Eccentric Circles. Ms. Lickiss has come into her own with a bang!
    • 4/5
      Takes several fairy tales and plays with them. Prince Althestan wants a bride but Princesses are rare. Lady Levila is his cousin who doesn't want marriage but wants adventure. Mazigian is a magician trying to work out what to do now that his studentship is over. He's travelling with two friends who are trying to do the same.When they all find themselves at a castle surrounded by brambles and the fairy tales start to mount. It's funny but sometimes does seem to try to hard to be funny. Still it's an interesting read.
    • 5/5
      too, too funny! great read, laugh out loud all the time! not a prissy little princess more like a warrior princess! hilarious!great and funny
    • 3/5
      What do you get when you combine Rumplestiltskin, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and the Princess and the Pea? This cute book. Fiesty princesses, pompous wizards, a sly and stubborn witch/godmother, and commoners masquerading as royalty fill the pages. Inventive and fresh.