BLURB: What really happened when Theseus met the Minotaur? How did demon-slaying Momotarō come to be raised by two daddies? Will Scheherazade’s hapless Ma’aruf ever find love and prosperity after his freeloading boyfriend kicks him out on the street? Classic lore gets a bold remodeling with stories from light-hearted and absurd, earnestly romantic, daring and adventurous, to darkly surreal.
The collection includes: Theseus and the Minotaur, Károly, Who Kept a Secret, The Peach Boy, The Vain Prince, The Jaguar of the Backward Glance, Ma’aruf the Street Vendor, and A Rabbit Grows in Brooklyn.
Award-winning fantasy author Andrew J. Peters (The City of Seven Gods) takes on classical mythology, Hungarian folklore, Japanese legend, The Arabian Nights, and more, in a collection of gayly subverted stories from around the world.
My Review: I received a copy in exchange for an honest review. I was looking forward to reading this one because I like variations on ancient myths, legends, and folktales. Unfortunately this one ended up not being to my taste. There were two that were nice, but I really couldn't find anything to get over enthused about in the other ones. Obviously as always I suggest you check out other reviews, there are a lot of people who really enjoyed it. Or, of course, you could just take a chance and go buy it and find out for yourself :D
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