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Grimm Creator Stephen Carpenter - eudaimonia - 07-30-2013
GRIMM creator, Stephen Carpenter - also author of 4 GRIMM books, just had a new Audiobook come out on Amazon, Audible and iTunes. It's called, KILLER. It's a thriller - very tightly written - really interesting. Just in case anyone wants to check it out! :-)
RE: Grimm Creator Stephen Carpenter - Grimm Up North - 09-27-2013
I'm reading his 'Grimm Curse' trilogy at the moment and quite enjoying it
http://www.amazon.com/The-Grimm-Curse-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00BH8ZHX4/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380271722&sr=1-3&keywords=grimm+curse
For those who don't know its aimed at young adults (which unfortunately I'm not anymore) but it's still a fairly decent read for fans of Grimm.
Carpenter himself describes it as an extension to the mythology and while some things are the same as the show others are clearly not. It's set in Oregon, Jake is a Grimm who's uncle died, leaving him untrained with an old house full of books about the supernatural creatures he has to defend people against, a witch who appears beautiful but changes into a horrific creature. However the creatures themselves seem to be the actual ones from the Grimm Fairy Tales (the big bad wolf etc.) and they all live in the one town.
The stories are fairly short and the writing style isn't heavy on description but there are a few concepts that I like - particularly the origins of the Grimms, who were cursed by a Gypsy for writing down the folk tales and making normal people aware of the supernatural beings. The curse was passed down through the generations and allowed the Grimms to see the real face of the creatures, presumably to drive them mad.
It wasn't until one Grimm made a deal with a witch that they were granted powers to fight back.
Another interesting concept in relation to the show is that a new Grimm should undergo an initiation ceremony to be granted their powers. If they don't they can still gain them gradually by working as the Grimm - it will take longer, but they can be more powerful in the end. I wonder if a similar thing happened with Nick.
Sorry if I've kind of hijacked the thread - once I've finished I'll check out Killer also.