TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gaiman,Neil
AU  - Riddell,Chris
TI  - The sleeper and the spindle
SN  - 9780062398246
U1  - 823.92 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
KW  - Princesses
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Queens
KW  - Magic
KW  - Sleeping Beauty (Tale)
KW  - Witches
KW  - Fairy tales
KW  - Adaptations
KW  - Fantasy fiction
KW  - Young adult fiction
N1  - "This story first appeared in Rags & Bones: New twists on timeless tales, published in 2013 by Little, Brown" --Title page verso
N2  - A thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell - weaving together a sort-of Snow White and an almost Sleeping Beauty with a thread of dark magic, which will hold readers spellbound from start to finish. On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and follows her brave dwarf retainers into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom. This queen will decide her own future - and the princess who needs rescuing is not quite what she seems. Twisting together the familiar and the new, this perfectly delicious, captivating and darkly funny tale shows its creators at the peak of their talents. Lavishly produced, packed with glorious Chris Riddell illustrations enhanced with metallic ink, this is a spectacular and magical gift
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