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Shards of the Glass Slipper: Queen Cinder (Shards of the Glass Slipper #1)
by
Roy A. Mauritsen (Goodreads Author)
Note: Kindle Edition includes artwork by author/artist Roy Mauritsen
One Last Chance To Save Happily Ever After!
Can a group of heroes, including Goldenhair, Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel, help General Snow White and her dwarven resistance fighters defeat the tyrannical Queen Cinderella? And will they succeed before a war with Wonderland destroys everything? Their only hope...more
One Last Chance To Save Happily Ever After!
Can a group of heroes, including Goldenhair, Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel, help General Snow White and her dwarven resistance fighters defeat the tyrannical Queen Cinderella? And will they succeed before a war with Wonderland destroys everything? Their only hope...more
Kindle Edition, 320 pages
Published
April 16th 2012
by Padwolf Publishing Inc.
(first published March 15th 2012)
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nooooooooooooooooo!!
a cliffhanger!!
really??
why why why??
i think i just died :(
this is one of the most cleverly written books i have ever read.
i loved the way roy incorporated every single character of different fairy tales and still their identities were preserved.
we saw many of them in entirely new light even when their back-stories were not changed.
the best thing was awesome art work ...i just can't keep goldenhair and her lovable bears out of my mind. i was bawling my eyes out when niko died....more
a cliffhanger!!
really??
why why why??
i think i just died :(
this is one of the most cleverly written books i have ever read.
i loved the way roy incorporated every single character of different fairy tales and still their identities were preserved.
we saw many of them in entirely new light even when their back-stories were not changed.
the best thing was awesome art work ...i just can't keep goldenhair and her lovable bears out of my mind. i was bawling my eyes out when niko died....more
Retold fairy tales seem to be much in vogue these days: there's the fantastic comic series Fables: Legends in Exile, on TV we've had Once Upon a Time and Grimm, and in the movies we've had two different Snow Whites this year alone. This is one of the many recent books designed to appeal to people who liked those. Its main gimmick - in common with several of the above - is to put all the different fairytale characters into one world, then weave a big cataclysmic story involving all of them, each...more
All is not happy in Marchenton. Ciderella, known now as Queen Cinder, rules with a malevolent and dark fist. When her husband, Prince Charming, left to wage battle against the Giants during what would become the Beanstalk War, she was swayed from the sweet and innocent person she once was into a cruel and scheming dictator by her evil step mother. There looks to be no Happily Ever After in Marchenton...until a young castle servant named Patience enters the picture. Patience holds the shards of C...more
This was a great read from Roy Mauritsen. The story was well thought out and unique given the nature of the characters. I especially enjoyed the subtle way he worked in the familiar themes into unfamiliar plot twists. Character development and relationship development were well done, especially as we get to see a more mature version of the storybook characters we grew up with.
The only reason I gave this four stars was because of some minor editing issues and style choices. With that said, they d...more
The only reason I gave this four stars was because of some minor editing issues and style choices. With that said, they d...more
Disclaimer - I'm a good friend of Roy's, so take what I say with a grain of salt. That being said, Shards of the Glass Slipper is clearly a love letter from Roy to The Brothers Grimm and Lewis Carroll. The characters are simultaneously new and familiar, and I think many will enjoy that. There are many great parts to the book, but nothing got to me quite like the incorporation of the zany made up Lewis Carroll words from Jabberwocky during our heroes' altercation with said creature. Quite the int...more
I am amazed by the intricacy of the plot! I loved, loved, LOVED, how all my childhood fairytales have been meshed up together in this delightful little book.
I was very excited to find out what plotline Mauritsen had created for each of the Disney princesses and the accompanying cast, each page held a lovely surprise.
The best thing, however, was the introduction of Wonderland in the mix. It's easy to think up of ways to twist our old beloved stories, but Mauritsen hs combined it all in a clear a...more
I was very excited to find out what plotline Mauritsen had created for each of the Disney princesses and the accompanying cast, each page held a lovely surprise.
The best thing, however, was the introduction of Wonderland in the mix. It's easy to think up of ways to twist our old beloved stories, but Mauritsen hs combined it all in a clear a...more
Once upon a time takes on new meaning in Roy Mauritsen’s Shards of the Glass Slipper. In the great tradition of true masters of fairy tales, Mauritsen twists the reader in and out of timeless stories, and leaves the reader asking, “Is there a happily ever after?” Shards of the Glass Slipper is a book that will stand the test of time. This will become a work that will find itself in classrooms from middle school to college.
I was incredibly impressed with Mauritsen’s ability to alter the reader’s...more
I was incredibly impressed with Mauritsen’s ability to alter the reader’s...more
I usually love re-tellings of fairy tales, and had high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, a choppy plotline and clunky writing firmly puts this book into the 'meh' category. I feel like this book could have been much improved upon with a good editor.
In regards to the plot, this maybe would have felt fresh and interesting 5 years ago. But a lot of it resonates too closely with other current hit fairy tale media, mostly with the fantastic Fables comic series. As a result, I really couldn't get...more
In regards to the plot, this maybe would have felt fresh and interesting 5 years ago. But a lot of it resonates too closely with other current hit fairy tale media, mostly with the fantastic Fables comic series. As a result, I really couldn't get...more
I was lucky enough to get a pre-publication copy for review and loved it. I describe it as The Brothers Grim meets The Lord of The Rings. If you like epic fantasy or fairy tales then this is the book for you.
An action-filled story where our sweet and all-time favorite Cinderella is given a power-hungry witch queen role. A good read. The plot was predictable, which is exactly why I liked the book :)
What can I say I love my fairy tales! This one however, is not told by Disney and has twists and turns you will never see coming!
That was an awesome book! Loved the characters and all the twists off the original stories and fairy tales; glad the author did his homework on the originals as well. I smiled whenever I recognized another character that was spun into the plot and I thought it was awesome that Cinderella was the evil queen. Also, I wouldn't just recommend this story to girls because it also had many detailed fighting and action scenes and wasn't all lovey-dovey which I also appreciated. Can't wait for the next i...more
A great read! It was a cleaver book that incorporated many fairy tales uniquely. Loved it!
An awesome new take on fairy tales I thought I knew very well. Mauritsen manages to breathe life into some VERY old characters. I found this book to be fun, well written, and very entertaining. Highly recommended.
love,love,love this book!!I am anxiously waiting his next books! I know they will be as great as this! your favorite faerie tales for grown ups! I love how some peoples mind work! wish I could be this creative! If I was able I would give Roy A. Mauritsen a rating of 10!!
Try as I might, this book just did not excite me. The cover is wonderful, but there was simply no enough here that felt new, fun, or exciting. Perhaps if I had read this book four years ago, it would have been more interesting. however, there has simply been a deluge of Grimm stories expanded and re-worked and this one did not stand out for me.
This book was amazing. Imagine every fairytale you have read and more coming together in one fantastic book.
May 14, 2013
Deborah
marked it as general-library
May 14, 2013
Jolene
marked it as kindle-i-has-tbr
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that would be awesome ;)
Sep 05, 2012 12:22am
updated Sep 05, 2012 06:24pm