Six-Gun Snow White

Six-Gun Snow White
First edition
AuthorCatherynne M. Valente
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
Western
Set inAmerican west
PublisherSubterranean Press
Publication date
February 28, 2013
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
Pages167 pp.
OCLC828097718
813/.6

Six-Gun Snow White is a 2013 fantasy novella by American author Catherynne M. Valente, retelling the story of Snow White in a mythical version of the American frontier, where she is born to a Crow woman and white man. It was published by Subterranean Press.

Reception

Publishers Weekly considered it "witty" with "complex reverberations", and lauded "the originality of the atmosphere" and "the simple pleasure of savoring Valente’s exuberant writing".[1] 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".[2]

Awards

Six-Gun Snow White won the 2014 Locus Award for Best Novella,[3] and was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella of 2013,[4] the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novella,[5] and the 2014 World Fantasy Award—Novella.[6]

References

  1. ^ Six-Gun Snow White, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published December 10, 2012; retrieved May 2, 2018
  2. ^ SNOW WHITE by Catherynne M. Valente[permanent dead link‍], reviewed at Kirkus Reviews; published August 18, 2015; retrieved May 2, 2018
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Six-Gun Snow White at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved May 2, 2018
  5. ^ 2014 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved May 2, 2018
  6. ^ 2014 World Fantasy Awards at WorldFantasy.org; retrieved May 2, 2018