The Emerald Circus; Jane Yolen

Title: The Emerald Circus
Author: Jane Yolen
Genre: Fantasy, Short Stories
Publisher: Tachyon
Published: November 17th, 2017

Enter the Emerald Circus and be astonished by the transformations of your favorite tales. Ringmaster and internationally bestselling author Jane Yolen (Briar Rose, Sister Emily’s Lightship) spins modern fantasy classics in tales that go well beyond Wonderland and Oz, down the rabbit hole and back again.
Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course!
It’s time to go back to—and beyond—the treasured tales you thought you knew: The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and many more. Ringmaster and internationally bestselling author Jane Yolen (Briar Rose, Sister Emily’s Lightship) spins modern fantasy classics for delighted readers. A girl blown away from Kansas returns as a sophisticate with unusual gymnastic abilities. A talented apprentice, forging her first sword, is suddenly left to the mercies of Merlin. Alice’s infamous nemesis has jaws and claws, but also lacks the essential: a sense of humor.
Witty and bold, and unexpected, these tales go well beyond the rabbit hole and back again.

Rating

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*Before we get started, a big thank you to edelweiss+, The publisher, and the author for letting me read this book in exchange for a fair and unbiased review*

This short Story anthology series by Yolen has been pretty interesting, Yolen has taken classic stories I loved as a child like Peter Pan and the Wizard of Oz and gave them a more realistic twist. Each of the stories had a bit of female empowerment splashed around which I appreciate. While I did not love them all, most of them really appealed to me.

Yolen's writing had a somewhat classic feel to it as if she was trying to channel the authors of the stories she was retelling. This was not a bad thing at all, but more as a homage to these writers and their brilliant stories. If you looking for an alternative to those classic stories then I definitely recommend this book. My favorite stories were Lost Girls and Blown away. Take a guess as to which retellings these were.