Honeycomb
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
3.9
Joanne M. Harris
A lushly illustrated set of dark, captivating fairy tales from the bestselling author of The Gospel of Loki with the illustrator of Stardust, Charles Vess.The beauty of stories; you never know where they will take you. Full of dreams and nightmares, Honeycomb is an entrancing mosaic novel of original fairy tales from bestselling author Joanne M. Harris and legendary artist Charles Vess in a collaboration that’s been years in the making. The toymaker who wants to create the perfect wife; the princess whose heart is won by words, not actions; the tiny dog whose confidence far outweighs his size; and the sinister Lacewing King who rules over the Silken Folk. These are just a few of the weird and wonderful creatures who populate Joanne Harris’s first collection of fairy tales. Dark, gripping, and brilliantly imaginative, these magical tales will soon have you in their thrall in a uniquely illustrative edition. The tales are beautifully illustrated by the renowned illustrator of Stardust, Sandman, and The Book of Earthsea, Charles Vess.
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Author
Joanne M. Harris
Pages
432
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2021-05-25
ISBN
1534433074 9781534433076
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"Thanks so much to NetGalley and Gallery Books, Gallery/Saga Press for letting me read and review this interesting and uniquely imaginative collection of fairy tales and folklore with lovely illustrations. This is a book that's one story thread that can be followed through the book with it branching off to other tales along the way to give more background stories to each character and everything else.<br/>The main story is about the Lacewing King that rules over the Silken Folk and also goes into stories about other characters that all interact with the Lacewing King and his story or live in the same world. The other tales woven into the story of the Lacewing King are intriguing as well like the story of the Spider Queen, the Harlequin, the Clockwork Princess, the Barefoot Princess, and the toymaker who wants to make the perfect wife to name a few. This is a fun, entertaining collection of dark fairy tales that can be a bit morbid at times, but also reading these tales transported me to this fantasy world and reminded me of the story of The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern.<br/>If you like the Grimm fairytales and dark tales as well as The Starless Sea, then you'll enjoy this collection of stories as well."
Annette W