Rebel Folklore is an inventory. Read it, observe it, absorb it, and delight in it. Then, if you feel like it, respond to it. To make art born of wonder defies the darkest threats of war. And today’s stories are tomorrow’s lore.”

And here we have a gritty collection of folklore around the world, not of highbrow histories and heroes but of anti-heroes, misunderstood misfits just as integral to our cultures.

Each feature starts with a narrative, as the reader meets the “rebel”, and then goes on to explore the history and legends surrounding them, and then looks at modern interpretations and their relevance to the modern world.

There is Robin Hood, Baba Yaga and there is Scheherazade, Jeoseung Saja and Pleiades. But there are many, many stories the authors have unearthed that are now as well known, in all forms and colours.

“To ‘rebel’ is to make war and to be ‘a rebel’ is to be a warrior. Rebel Folklore is, by its very title, a battle cry for stories.”

📚: @times.reads