Clockwork Fairy Tales: A Collection of Steampunk Fables

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Red Shoes,” bestselling author “La Valse” forges a fable about love, the decadence of technology, and a gala dance that becomes the obsession of a young engineer—and the doom of those who partake in it.… In “You Will Attend Until Beauty Awakens,” national bestselling author and John W. Campbell Award winner tells the story of Sleeping Beauty—and how the princess was conceived in deception, raised in danger, and rescued by a prince who may be less than valiant. The tale of “The Tinderbox” takes a turn into the surreal when a damaged young soldier comes into possession of an intricate, treachero's treasure and is drawn into a mission of mercy in national bestselling author “The Hollow Hounds.” In “The Kings of Mount Golden,” Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominee tells the story of a young man’s search for his heritage and a mechanical marvel that lies at the heart of a sinister pact in this fascinating take on “The King of the Golden Mountain.”