
The essential Bordertown
Terri Windling and Delia Sherman's The essential Bordertown (1998) is a fairy-tale retelling novel. Key subjects include fairy tales and adaptations.
It runs to roughly 383 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.
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Who wrote The essential Bordertown?
The essential Bordertown was written by Terri Windling and Delia Sherman and first published in 1998.
What genre is The essential Bordertown?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings.
How long is The essential Bordertown?
The median edition has 383 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The essential Bordertown?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Rags & Bones and Fairest of All.
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