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    Tales of Woe and Wonder

    By Jeff Chapman

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    Tales of Woe and Wonder collects nine fantasy stories from Jeff Chapman. There are new fantasy stories and fairy tales as well as classic fairy tales retold. You'll find a mix of fairy tale wonder and tragic woe, ranging from a young boy's first brush with the harsh realities of war in "A Gift from over the Sea" to a miraculous bridge in "The Master and the Miller's Daughter" to a young girl's encounter with a witch's insidious spells in "Esme's Amulet."

    28,000 words -- Fantasy and Fairy Tales
    "A Gift from over the Sea" originally appeared in Everyday Fiction.
    "The Princess and the Vampire" originally appeared in The Midnight Diner, Volume 3.
    "The Fletcher's Daughter" originally appeared in Residential Aliens.
    "The Hand with the Knife" originally appeared in Mindflights.
    "Why the Squonk Weeps" originally appeared in Digital Dragon Magazine.
    "A Mother's Gift" originally appeared in Silver Blade Magazine.
    "Under the Bridge" originally appeared in Apollo's Lyre.
    "The Master and the Miller's Daughter" originally appeared in Residential Aliens.
    "Esme's Amulet" originally appeared in Golden Visions Magazine.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeff Chapman
    Release dateFeb 20, 2013
    ISBN9781301685868
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    Tales of Woe and Wonder
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    Jeff Chapman

    Jeff Chapman explores fantasy worlds through fiction and is the author of The Merliss Tales fantasy series, The Huckster Tales weird western series, and The Comic Cat Tales series. Trained in history and computer science, Jeff writes software by day and explores the fantastic when he should be sleeping. His fiction ranges from fairy tales to fantasy to ghost stories. He's not ashamed to say he's addicted to dark hot chocolate and he loves cats. Jeff lives with his wife, children, and cats in a house with more books than bookshelf space.

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    • 5/5
      Jeff Chapman's tales of woe and wonder are aptly named; each short story elicits an immediate emotional response upon its conclusion while allowing ample room for thoughtful, spiritual reflection long after the story is set aside. This varied collection of classic fantasy fiction fits within the wonderfully imaginative genre of fairy tales, fables, tall tales, and legends. Many provide a moral lesson, being cautionary in nature, a few are allegorical, but all provide what readers want - a good story well told.

      In addition to the two pieces that I published in my magazine ("The Fletcher's Daughter" and "The Master and the Miller's Daughter") my favorite in this anthology were "A Gift from Over the Sea" and "The Hand with the Knife." Like a number of stories here, both of these were tragic, the endings unresolved, and thus reflective of life in a fallen and broken world - even a world replete with magic and mystery. In other words, these are not "just" fairy tales - Chapman offers us stories of truth, wonder, and yes, woe as well. If you enjoy classic myth and wish there were more stories told in the grand tradition of this fantasy genre, then you'll find Chapman's tales a welcome addition.

      (Disclosure: I received a complimentary eARC and know the author from online, having published two of his stories at my magazine, ResAliens.)