The Mirror's Tale (Further Tales Adventures)

A FURTHER TALES ADVENTURE

P. W. CATANESE

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P. W. CATANESE’S OTHER FURTHER TALES ADVENTURES:

THE THIEF AND THE BEANSTALK

THE BRAVE APPRENTICE

THE EYE OF THE WARLOCK

Everyone has heard the story—the dwarves, the talking mirror, the evil witch. But this tale doesn’t belong to Snow White anymore….

P. W. CATANESE’S FURTHER TALES ADVENTURES:

THE EYE OF THE WARLOCK

THE BRAVE APPRENTICE

THE THIEF AND THE BEANSTALK

The Mirror’s Tale

If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as “unsold and destroyed” to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this “stripped book.”

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously.

Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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First Aladdin Paperbacks edition June 2006

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Library of Congress Control Number 2005938723

ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-1251-4—ISBN-10: 1-4169-1251-7

For Joe and Cathy Stenza

With four novels in the rearview mirror, I’d like to thank some of the people who’ve been essential to their creation. My editor, Molly McGuire, for her wonderful instincts and for being a pleasure to work with. My agent, Peter Rubie, for pulling my first manuscript from a sea of submissions and giving an unpublished author a chance. My wife, Lisa, for her love, encouragement, support, and keen eye. My children, Kristina, Michael, and Andrew, for devouring my books as fast as I can print them and being the first to catch mistakes. And the friends who’ve been kind enough to read and respond to my early drafts. I’d also like to express my particular gratitude to the teachers who’ve read my books aloud in class. You guys are the best.