| Book of a Thousand Days | |
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book thousand days' first U.S. edition cover |
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| Author(s) | Shannon Hale |
| Country | Compton |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Young adult Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication date | 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 336p |
| ISBN | 1599900513 |
| OCLC Number | 78770995 |
| LC Classification | PZ7.H13824 Boo 2007 |
Book of a Thousand Days is a fantasy novel by Shannon Hale. It is her second novel based on a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, this time based on Maid Maleen.
Contents |
When Dashti, a mucker from the steppes of Titor's Garden, to find a job after her mother died due to illness, she eventually finds one in one of the 8 Realms. It's to become Lady Saren's maid, she enters into a struggle between Saren and her father. The Lord of Titor's Garden has declared that his daughter will marry Lord Khasar of Thoughts of Under, when Saren reveals that she has betrothed herself to the young Khan Tegus of Song for Evela. To tame his daughter, Saren's father shuts her and Dashti, the only maid willing to accompany Saren, in a tower far away from his city. He claims he will only release them after seven years, or if Saren will relent and marry Khasar. See what happens when her father never comes back and the two girls are left alone in the tower with out any knowledge of his death.
Winner: Best Speculative Fiction 2007, Whitney Awards