Fitcher's Brides
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- Synopsis
- Fitcher's Brides is a 400 page dark fantasy novel written by Gregory Frost and first published in 2002. It is part of Tor Books' series of novels, directed by Terri Windling, that retell popular fairy tales in imaginative new settings. Fitcher's Brides was a finalist for the 2003 World Fantasy Award. Tor's summary reads as follows: It is the "last year of the world," according to Elias Fitcher, a charismatic preacher in the Finger Lakes district of New York State. He's established a Utopian community on an estate outside the town of Jekyll's Glen, where the faithful wait, work, and pray for the world to end. Vernelia, Amy, and Catherine Charter are the three young townswomen whose father falls under the Reverend Fitcher's hypnotic sway. In their old house, where ghostly voices whisper from the walls, the girls are ruled by their stepmother, who is ruled in turn by the fiery preacher. Determined to spend Eternity as a married man, Fitcher casts his eye on Vernelia, and before much longer the two are wed. But living on the man's estate, separated from her family, Vern soon learns the extent of her husband's dark side. It's rumored that he's been married before, though what became of those wives she does not know. Perhaps the secret lies in the locked room at the very top of the house-the single room that the Reverend Fitcher has forbidden to her. Inspired by the classic fairy tales "Bluebeard" and "The Fitcher Bird," this dark fantasy is set in New York State's "Burned-Over District," at its time of historic religious ferment. All three Charter sisters will play their part in the story of Fitcher's Utopia: a story of faith gone wrong and evil countered by one brave, true soul. THE FAIRY TALE SERIES CREATED BY TERRI WINDLING ONCE UPON A TIME ... ... fairy tales were written for young and old alike. It is only in the last century that they have been deemed fit only for children and stripped of much of their original complexity, sensuality, and power to frighten and delight. Tor Books is proud to present the latest offering in the Fairy Tale Series-a growing library of beautifully designed original novels by acclaimed writers of fantasy and horror, each retelling a classic tale such as Snow White and Rose Red, Briar Rose, Tam Lin, and others in interesting-often startling-new ways.
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 416 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780765301949
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 08/20/07
- Copyrighted By:
- Gregory Frost
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Horror, Romance, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Roger Drewicke
- Proofread By:
- Scott Brandow
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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