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| At Midnight by Dahlia Adler |
Fifteen quick tales refashion stories each acquainted and obscure.
In this multigenre anthology, which opens with a nod to the mutability of fairy-story narratives, the act of transformation is as vital to how every tale is built as what's being told. Whether via way of means of magical means, via bodily appearance, or otherwise, the contributors—famous YA authors which include Anna-Marie McLemore, Stacey Lee, Alex London, Malinda Lo, and more—depict the appearance of alternate and the way it's miles received. In Gita Trelease’s “In the Forests of the Night,” set in colonial India, the Indian and White narrator discovers a chilling mystery approximately a tiger hunter’s trophies. The trans protagonist of H.E. Edgmon’s “Mother’s Mirror” reveals self-confirmation and love regardless of parental rejection. A planet’s vainglorious ruler attempts to break out Death in “The Emperor and the Eversong” via way of means of Tracy Deonn. Other issues consist of deception, desire, and vengeance, explored in tales that variety in tone from the sinister undercurrent of Melissa Albert’s unique fairy story, “The Sister Switch,” to the joyful recounting of smart trickery in Darcie Little Badger’s “Coyote in High-Top Sneakers.” Diversity in ethnicity, gender, and sexuality is represented withinside the cast, which incorporates a youngsterager hacker with a cautiously guarded name, a hijabi recognised handiest as Red, and genderfluid merfolk. The tales draw upon perennially fascinating issues, providing stories in genres from fable and ancient fiction to horror in a set positive to delight a huge variety of readers.
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