The Curious Little Book of Extraordinary Big Tales. — Richard Hennerley

""Brilliant comic technique, and a glorious sense of moral outrage at the current mess in which our country seems mired, combine here to make a unique reading experience. Often laugh-out-loud funny, the real-life characters behind these innocuous fairy tales and fables hit you by surprise, a series of sharp rocks hidden in those snowballs. Amazingly, with all the faux-naievete and children's book elements gleefully displayed here, the writing never becomes twee or condescending. I don't know where this writer's been all his life, but I intend to catch up with him, and keep an eye on where he's headed next. Bravo, Mr. Hennerly! Stay angry, and keep your books coming!" U.S. REVIEWSA horrible secret is revealed when a fairy's 'gift' shows the Perfect Parents to be anything but perfect.A man of pure intention realizes that only Love has true value, the rest ain't worth a damn.A Troll takes a bloody revenge on a family of Bankers.A unique horror is released upon humanity after the Devil has a bright idea. An awkward, shy teenage boy sprouts a huge pair of Angel's wings.A beautiful, compassionate, campaigning Princess becomes beloved of the people and meets a tragic, and suspicious, end.A dignified and proud old lady, haunted by the deafening silence of her life, embarks upon a final, incredible journey. Did you know that a Fairy lives for exactly 897 years and 13 days, that they kidnap human children because they can't have their own and when they cry, their tears turn into diamonds? Did you know that real Trolls have horns, can run as fast as cheetahs and have a deep and abiding hatred of Bankers?Did you know that as you read this the Blind Old Weaver Of Fate is Clumsily Spinning Together the course of your life? Did you know that you began your existence as a random handful of atoms, coalescing together after journeying across the vastness of the Universe and when God saw you he was so moved by your beauty that he tore a piece off himself and placed it inside you?Did yo"