Twenty curses, old and new, from bestselling fantasy authors such as Neil Gaiman, Christina Henry, M.R. Carey and Charlie Jane Anders.

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It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents...

Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world - expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic.

TWENTY TIMELESS FOLKTALES, NEW AND OLD

NEIL GAIMAN

JANE YOLEN

KAREN JOY FOWLER

M.R. CAREY

CHRISTINA HENRY

CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN

TIM LEBBON

MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH

CHARLIE JANE ANDERS

JEN WILLIAMS

CATRIONA WARD

JAMES BROGDEN

MAURA McHUGH

ANGELA SLATTER

LILLITH SAINTCROW

CHRISTOPHER FOWLER

ALISON LITTLEWOOD

MARGO LANAGAN