This collection of audiobooks features classic stories and favorite fairy tales and reimagines them with modern flair. Marissa Meyer takes on Rumpelstiltskin in Gilded, Lauren Blackwood gives an Ethiopian-inspired fantasy twist to Jane Eyre in Within These Wicked Walls, Alix E. Harrow puts her own spin on Sleeping Beauty in A Spindle Splintered, and more. Hear them all now! Retellings are a way of reimagining the possibilities, the what-ifs. What if Cinderella never made it to the ball? What if the Prince was a Princess? As humans, we are creative, curious beings. We have to explore the possibilities. When a new retelling is written, it’s not a lack of creativity, but an abundance. While fairytales and cultural folklore are the most popular stories to be retold, children’s classic novels have become increasingly popular. There’s something exciting about stepping into a familiar world and being in charge of the story. In these books, the authors chose childhood novels, explored those what ifs, and decided to run with them. The result is a darker, more sinister world, where things are do not always end happily ever after. What version would you choose? These are just a sliver of the remarkable and imaginative retellings of your favorite stories and books available for you to read for the first time. Check out our retellings archives for more books to get lost in.
