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Briar Rose

1992
The tale of Sleeping Beauty and the dark tale of the Holocaust twined together in a story of darkness and redemption.

Politically correct bedtime stories

1994
Retells classic stories and fairy tales that relate to today's society.

The knight of the lion

1979
A retelling of the adventures of Sir Yvain and his faithful lion, as the young knight goes through several trials to prove himself worthy of a great triumph.

The hollow hills

1996
Merlin discovers the orphaned Arthur, whom he guides through manhood, and Arthur learns the secret powers of the mysterious sword leading him to claim the throne of Britain.

The wicked day

1996
Relates the tale of Mordred, bastard son of King Arthur, who was prophesied by Merlin to be the doom of King Arthur.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court

1983
A Connecticut Yankee, a nineteenth-century mechanic suffers a blow to the head and wakes up in King Arthur's Britain.

Autobiography of red

a novel in verse
1998
As a child, Geryon, a winged red monster, is tormented by his brother and finds his escape in his photography.

Monster Goose

2005
A collection of nursery rhymes, rewritten to feature vampires, ghouls, mummies, the Loch Ness monster, and other fearsome creatures.

Revolting rhymes

2003
Presents humorous retellings of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.

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