Like a lot of readers, I was expecting faery tale re-interpretations. One can never be sure what they are going to get with an anthology, this one was no different. It was a mix of faery tale and "classic" stories re-imagined from many well known authors. I sadly found that I knew very few of the original stories, or had only heard of the stories, or only knew whom the author of the original was. I clearly need to read more classics and otherwise older fiction. As to the stories themselves, I found some very engaging. When we were Gods was one of my favorites, and I found myself wanting more of the world in the story, except for the elite class of citizens it reminded me of Ghost in the Shell in terms of souls and vessels. Awakened also kept me hooked even though I was sure I knew how it would end. The villain in that one was a smidge too kind to be evil enough for the other endings I imagined... but only a bare smidge. New Chicago was a great take on the whole zombie dystopian genre, and I'm pretty sure I saw the same movie/tv show that inspired the author. There were of course a few more I enjoyed, and a few that I had to give up after a few pages. I think that's to be expected with any anthology though.