Six-Gun Snow White
Six-Gun Snow White is a 2013 fantasy novella by Catherynne M. Valente, retelling the story of Snow White in a mythical version of the American frontier. It was published by Subterranean Press.
Reception
Six-Gun Snow White won the 2014 Locus Award for Best Novella,[1] and was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella of 2013,[2] the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novella,[3] and the 2014 World Fantasy Award—Novella.[4]
Publishers Weekly considered it to be "witty" with "complex reverberations", and lauded "the originality of the atmosphere" and "the simple pleasure of savoring Valente’s exuberant writing".[5] Kirkus Reviews praised Valente's "enjoyably distinctive voice", and the "fascinating details" of the setting, judging the whole as "engaging and delightfully written", but noting that the conclusion "rushes in unexpectedly".[6]
References
- ^ Future Treasures: Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente, by John O'Neill, in Black Gate; published November 7, 2015; retrieved May 2, 2018
- ^ Six-Gun Snow White at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved May 2, 2018
- ^ 2014 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved May 2, 2018
- ^ 2014 World Fantasy Awards at WorldFantasy.org; retrieved May 2, 2018
- ^ Six-Gun Snow White, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published December 10, 2012; retrieved May 2, 2018
- ^ SNOW WHITE by Catherynne M. Valente[permanent dead link], reviewed at Kirkus Reviews; published August 18, 2015; retrieved May 2, 2018
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