Tales From Beyond the Rainbow
  • Published: 28 May 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241545430
  • Imprint: Puffin Modern Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $21.00

Tales From Beyond the Rainbow

Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed

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28 May 2024
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1 Jun 2023
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Ten epic stories of adventure and resilience featuring and celebrating LGBTQ+ narratives and heroes. Collected and adapted by Pete Jordi Wood and now published as a collection of queer classics for the first time.

These are the fairy tales that history forgot - or concealed. Tales in which gender is fluid and where queer stories can have a happy ending. From the humble sailor who finds his handsome prince to the transgender market girl who becomes queen, from Europe to Asia via the African savannah, LGBTQ+ folklore researcher Pete Jordi Wood has combed through generations of history and collected and adapted ten unforgettable stories featuring queer characters.
  • Published: 28 May 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241545430
  • Imprint: Puffin Modern Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 272
  • RRP: $21.00
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About the author

Pete Jordi Wood

Pete Jordi Wood (he/him) is a British author, illustrator and screenwriter from Cornwall, U.K. Pete has written original drama for Channel 4 and the BBC and was a recipient of The John Brabourne Award from the Film and Television Charity. He describes himself as a 'fairy tale detective' who has dedicated himself to the academic study of queer folk tales, myths and legends.

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Praise for Tales From Beyond the Rainbow

Global fairy tales have been joyfully reclaimed in this collection, with stories from across the world featuring LGBTQ+ characters. Representative of so many members of the community and brought to life with vibrant illustrations.

Independent

This accessible, joyful sampling is both entertaining and educational, and a provocative springboard from which readers will be compelled to seek out more queer literature

Publishers Weekly, starred review

A creative and insightful achievement in folktale adaptation

Kirkus Reviews

A unique offering that gives the LGBTQIA+ community the representation they deserve in folk literature

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