Looking for funny and subversive books that twist or exaggerated classic fairy tale story tropes. I've read works from people like Terry Pratchett, Peter St. Beagle, Patricia Briggs, and Diana Wynn Jones that fit this description. Any recs for works similar to theirs?
EDIT: I meant Patricia Wrede, the author of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. Though I have checked out Patricia Briggs's works as well.
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*Kill the Farmboy* by Delilah Dawson and Kevin Hearne fits this. It was too cheesy for my taste, but it’s definitely fairy tale parody
TJ Klune has a book called the lightning struck heart that is similar, but there is a lot of sex/inappropriate jokes so it’s not everyone’s vibe. I found it funny, but if you aren’t in to queer crass comedy, may not be your thing
It’s basically a twist on “knight in shining armor slays the dragon trope”
Terry Pratchett. Lords and Ladies
Mercedes Lackey has two series that handle fairy takes slightly differently. The 500 Kingdons and Elemental Masters series. Both are awesome, in my opinion.
How to be Eaten by Maria Adelman. Characters from fairy tales go to group therapy in sweltering NYC.
The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill. A man goes through trials and tribulations to win the hand of the fair maiden, and fame and fortune. Then he loses it all…
The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin. Cinderella finds that Happily Ever After is not all that great.
Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman. A Gothic steampunk western horror mashup of Sleeping Beauty.
The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth. A fictional account of the love story of Dortchen Wild and Wilhelm Grimm.
Fractured Fairy Tales by A.J. Jacobs
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner
Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints by P.J. Brackston