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The Snow Queen's Shadow

by Jim C. Hines
DAW, dist. by Penguin. Jul. 2011. c.352p. ISBN 9780756406745. pap. $7.99. FANTASY
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Trying to contact the dying Queen Beatrice, Snow White miscasts a spell, breaking her magic mirror and unleashing a demon into the world. As the demon sows discord among friends and lovers, Snow White herself falls victim to its plague of hatred. The latest addition to his Princess series (The Stepsister Scheme; The Mermaid's Madness; Red Hood's Revenge) turns the classic fairy tale inside out.
VERDICT Action and adventure mixes with romance, which should please fans of traditional as well as revisionist versions of the works of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Charles Perrault.
Reviewed by Jackie Cassada , Jul 01, 2011
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