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Name: Nightmares & fairy tales
Author: Serena Valentino

📘 Nightmares & fairy tales by Serena Valentino

Anabelle is a rag doll who remembers the sad and sometimes gruesome events she has witnessed while serving her owners. She worries that she may be cursed, but she also learns that she can help innocent people by giving them warnings she can hear. In her memories of past owners and their tragic experiences, Anabelle confronts the dark side of good and evil, the fear of being a monster, and the opportunity to use her abilities to protect those in danger. Through a blend of fairy‑tale magic, comic‑book panels, and haunting storytelling, 'Nightmares & Fairy Tales' follows a sentient doll as she grapples with her fate and her responsibility to avert future suffering.

First publish date: 2005

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction

Authors: Serena Valentino

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