The Andersenamel, book two of Happily Upon a Time, has just gone live on Amazon. To celebrate its release, The Perraultimatum will be available for free from the 23rd to the 26th of December. Get them while they’re hot, and Happily Ever After Holidays.
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A belated heads-up on my very first review, by the good folks at Once Upon a Blog. Do check it out if the book caught your eye and you’re still on the fence.
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Original name: Vasilisa Prekrasnaya Origin: Russia Original tale: Vasilisa, the Beautiful Those familiar with the original tale will quickly realize that, besides the usual cosmetic differences shared by all versions I wrote of these fairytale characters, Happily Upon a Time’s Vasilisa and the “original” one have an even greater number of divergences, and this even
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Original name: Never really had one Origin: Germany Original tale: See below Well… in this particular case, I must to confess to having cheated. Even though there are in fact several versions of the tale which inspired Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s famous ballad – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – which in turn gave birth to a
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Original name: Askeladden Origin: Norway Original tale: Rødrev og Askeladden “You’re the Third Brother. The Youngest Son, the Ne’er Do Well who is always underestimated by all and yet always outwits everyone…” Thus can Ash be described in few words, a unique character among the other members of the group and the protagonist I chose
