Deerskin is part of a growing trend in fantasy literature: mythic fiction, or revisionist fairy tales. Readers who enjoy this book will probably like McKinley's Rose Daughter, which revisits "Beauty and the Beast," and Spindle's End, in which she turns "Sleeping Beauty" inside out. Similar stories can be found in the Fairy Tale Series, edited by Terri Windling. Some of the notable titles include Charles de Lint's urban fantasy Jack the Giant Killer, which tells of Jackie Rowan's journey toward self-acceptance as she finds herself the new champion of the Seelie court (the "good" fairies); Patricia Wrede's Snow White and Rose Red, set in Elizabethan times; and Jane Yolen's powerful Briar Rose. Like Deerskin, Briar Rose touches on the dark side of fairy tales, using "Sleeping Beauty" to write about the Holocaust. Some interesting comparisons with Deerskin may be found in Donna Jo Napoli's...