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Congratulations to
dcopulsky! The d10 of Fate choose him to win the ARC of Troy High. I thought all the muses and inspirations were excellent, and was glad to see both the classical muses and modern inspirations get equal screen time.
This week starts what will be a series of prizes in the same vein. When I worked at Barnes and Noble, all of Andrew Lang's fairy books went on the bargain table. I bought all of the ones we had in the store. Recently, I inherited another nearly complete set, which means I've got a number of duplicates. This is great news for you! Classic fairy stories in books of rainbow colors are going to be up for grabs, starting with the most famous: Lang's Blue Fairy Book.

To win a copy of this classic, all you need to do is describe your favorite fairystory. Feel free to define that term as you see fit -- for this contest, it's open to your definition.
To inspire you, here are some more antics from the editorial assistants:

Jack: So I just rub the lamp like this...

Jack: Hey, there's supposed to be a genie in there!
Tollers: Boss, where's the genie?
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This week starts what will be a series of prizes in the same vein. When I worked at Barnes and Noble, all of Andrew Lang's fairy books went on the bargain table. I bought all of the ones we had in the store. Recently, I inherited another nearly complete set, which means I've got a number of duplicates. This is great news for you! Classic fairy stories in books of rainbow colors are going to be up for grabs, starting with the most famous: Lang's Blue Fairy Book.

To win a copy of this classic, all you need to do is describe your favorite fairystory. Feel free to define that term as you see fit -- for this contest, it's open to your definition.
To inspire you, here are some more antics from the editorial assistants:
Jack: So I just rub the lamp like this...
Jack: Hey, there's supposed to be a genie in there!
Tollers: Boss, where's the genie?
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Date: 2009-08-10 01:36 am (UTC)Are Jack and Tollers brothers, from the same litter? They're both so adorable :-)
great post
Date: 2009-08-10 12:59 pm (UTC)~SiNn~
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Date: 2009-08-10 01:49 pm (UTC)Jack & Tollers: ::chew chew chew::
Okay, so I think "fairy story" means "fairy tale"? I couldn't really think of any stories about fairies themselves...
One story I particularly liked when I was younger was "Hansel & Gretel"... I grew to love it more when I saw the Opera Theater at Yale Company production of Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hänsel and Gretel" where the characters truly sprung to life.. and the witch was frightening!
The Elves
Date: 2009-08-10 02:39 pm (UTC)The full text is available online: [http://bit.ly/o6jLE]. I was thrilled when it was published in Tales Before Tolkien because I think it conveys that sense of peril Tolkien often wrote about regarding Faerie.
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Date: 2009-08-12 02:45 am (UTC)They are brothers. They were actually from a litter of boys that were advertised as "The Beatles" by the shelter -- their mother, who also got adopted, was Yoko.
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Date: 2009-08-12 02:48 am (UTC)Fairy story and fairy tale are both roughly the same. I used the previous because Tolkien uses it to not only describe traditional fairy tales, but also works of the fantastic that involve that Perilous Realm of Other. So, modern novels would also qualify for this week's contest, for example.
Re: great post
Date: 2009-08-12 02:49 am (UTC)Re: The Elves
Date: 2009-08-12 02:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 03:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 12:31 pm (UTC)