Book of a Thousand Days
 book thousand days' first U.S. edition cover | |
| Author | Shannon Hale |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult, Fantasy |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 336p |
| ISBN | 1-59990-051-3 |
| OCLC | 78770995 |
| LC Class | PZ7.H13824 Boo 2007 |
Book of a Thousand Days is a 2007 young adult fantasy novel by Shannon Hale. It is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Maid Maleen.
Plot summary
When Dashti, a mucker from the steppes of Titor's Garden, seeks 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.
Awards and nominations
Winner: Best Speculative Fiction 2007, Whitney Awards
Publication history
- 2007, Bloomsbury USA Children's Books ISBN 1-59990-051-3, Pub date 18 September 2007, Hardback
Footnotes
External links
- Book of a Thousand Days on Shannon Hale's official website