{"product_id":"sourdough-compendium-dark-and-dangerous-fairy-tales","title":"Sourdough Compendium: Dark and Dangerous Fairy Tales","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSourdough Compendium: Dark and Dangerous Fairy Tales\u003c\/h1\u003eAngela Slatter\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Titan Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003eJune 9 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781835415993\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1835415997\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eAward-winning stories from the world of All the Murmuring Bones and The Briar Book of the Dead, this is a compendium of fantastic tales from the dark gothic heart of the Sourdough universe. Witches, assassins and pirates are brought to life in immersive, sinister and magical prose.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin these pages, coffin-makers work hard to keep the dead buried and their own murderous urges in check; poison girls are schooled in the art of marital assassination; books carry forth stories and forbidden secrets; a young witch wreaks a terrible revenge on an old lover; the Little Sisters of St Florian devote their lives to knowledge good and bad; a dying forest god is reinvigorated; mermaids and seamstresses make dangerous bargains; changelings bring havoc. Saints slumber, hind-girls dance across the countryside, bears show their true colours, and the fate of the upper and lower worlds rests on the whim of a volatile plague maiden... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComprised of three collections (\u003ci\u003eSourdough and Other Stories, The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tallow-Wife and Other Tales\u003c\/i\u003e) these award-winning stories form much of the foundational mythology for Slatter's dark fairy-tale gothic Sourdough novels. Exquisite, compelling and rich with unforgettable characters, these tales layer and intertwine in the dextrous hands of a master storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391808143405,"sku":"WHS-44ee162eb1aa4201b044c9f77063b19f","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_b999b904-55c9-4d8e-99e9-f9638400407e.jpg?v=1787357622","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/sourdough-compendium-dark-and-dangerous-fairy-tales","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}