S.P. Somtow's "L.A. Fairy Tales" are collected together for the first time in this new edition. Somtow puts a new spin on some classic themes in this volume of 10 short stories set in the back alleys of downtown L.A. It is a must-have for the modern horror reader and collector. The contents are: "Gingerbread", "A Thief in the Night", "The Hero's Celluloid Journey", "Dr. Rumpole", "The Sleeping Ice Princess", "Though I Walk Through the Valley", "Mr. Death's Blue-eyed Boy", "A Hummingbird Among Angels", "Tagging the Moon", and "The Other City of Angels: A Pictorial".