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Artifice & Access: a disability in fantasy anthology

by Ella T. Holmes

Fairy-tale fantasy with disabled characters at the center

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Fairy-tale fantasy with disabled characters at the center

Compiled by Ella T. Holmes, this anthology gathers fourteen stories by writers from around the globe, centering disabled and chronically ill characters in fantasy worlds. Its contents range from reimagined familiar fairy tales to newly created ones, with quests, dragons, healing, strange magic and otherworldly creatures among the elements named in the description. The collection brings disability representation into folklore-inspired fantasy, while its stories challenge stereotypes and traditional narratives. The varied settings and story titles signal an anthology to explore one tale at a time, rather than a single continuous narrative.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in fantasy anthologies.
  • Readers seeking stories centered on disabled and chronically ill characters.
  • Fans of fairy-tale retellings, folklore, quests and magic.

Themes

Disability representationChronic illnessFairy tales and folkloreFantasy quests and magicChallenging stereotypes

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Book overview

It's long been acknowledged that disability representation is lacking in the fantasy genre landscape, so in this cozy anthology, fourteen writers from around the globe come together to bring you wonderful fantasy stories centering disabled and chronically ill characters.

Teeming with magic, otherworldly creatures, discoveries, and journeys, every story is as thrilling and fascinating as it is passionate and meaningful. Worlds are discovered, lives are changed, and swords are drawn.

Disabled and chronically ill characters go questing, fighting dragons, healing, and enacting strange magics. Familiar fairy tales are reimagined, and new fairytales are forged, with each story shattering stereotypes and challenging traditional narratives. Come see yourself reflected-or discover something new.

 

Stories included:

One Cream, Five Sugars by Harper Kinsley

A Witch's Tale by Rascal Hartley

Use Your Words by Zira MacFarlane

The Changeling of Brushby by Natalie Kelda

To Make Her Eat by M. Stevenson

Hope, Be It Never So Faint by Ashley N. Y. Sheesley

A Night For Mischief by Elior Haley

Lessons in Botany by Casper E. Falls

Stroke of Midnight, Shoes of Glass by Adie Hart

In Another World, I Twist The Knife by Rory G

The Knife That Makes The Cut by Lynne Sargent

Angharad ferch Truniaw by Tam Ayers

The Girl & The Gum-riddle by Ella T Holmes

City of the Sun by Kara Siert

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