Grimm, Grit, and Gasoline: Dieselpunk and Decopunk Fairy Tales by Rhonda Parrish (Editor)

English | 2019 | Fantasy | ePUB | 453 KB





Dieselpunk and decopunk are alternative history re-imaginings of (roughly) the WWI and WWII eras: tales with the grit of roaring bombers and rumbling tanks, of ‘We Can Do It’ and old time gangsters, or with the glamour of flappers and Hollywood starlets, smoky jazz and speakeasies. The stories in this volume add fairy tales to the mix, transporting classic tales to this rich historical setting.



Two young women defy the devil with the power of friendship. The pilot of a talking plane discovers a woman who transforms into a swan every night and is pulled into a much more personal conflict than the war he’s already fighting. A pair of twins with special powers find themselves in Eva Braun’s custody and wrapped up in a nefarious plan. A team of female special agents must destroy a secret weapon–the spindle–before it can be deployed. Retellings of The Little Mermaid, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Monkey King, Swan Lake, Pinocchio and more are all showcased alongside some original fairy tale-like stories.



Circles and Salt by Sara Cleto

Salvage by A.A. Medina

The Loch by Zannier Alejandra

Evening Chorus by Lizz Donnelly

To Go West by Laura VanArendonk Baugh

Bonne Chance Confidential by Jack Bates

늑대 – The Neugdae by Juliet Harper

The Rescue of Tresses Malone by Alena Van Arendonk

Daughters of Earth and Air by Robert E. Vardeman

Easy as Eating Pie by Amanda C. Davis

Accidents are Not Possible by Sarah Van Goethem

A Princess, a Spy, and a Dwarf Walked into a Bar Full of Nazis by Patrick Bollivar

Steel Dragons of a Luminous Sky by Brian Trent

Ramps and Rocket by Alicia K. Anderson

As The Spindle Burns by Nellie K. Neves

Make This Water No Deeper by Blake Jessop

One Hundred Years by Jennifer R. Donohue

Things Forgotten on the Cliffs of Avevig by Wendy Nikel