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The Sleeper and the Spindle

Written by: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh
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A full cast audio production performed by Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, Michael Maloney, Sean Baker, Jane Collingwood, Clare Corbett, Allan Corduner, Katherine Kingsley, and Daniel Weyman.

It was the closest kingdom to the queen's, as the crow flies, but not even the crows flew it.

You may think you know this story. There's a young queen about to be married. There are some good, brave, hardy dwarfs; a castle shrouded in thorns; and a princess cursed by a witch, so rumor has it, to sleep forever.

But no one is waiting for a noble prince to appear on his trusty steed here. This fairy tale is spun with a thread of dark magic, which twists and turns and glints and shines. A queen might just prove herself a hero if a princess needs rescuing....

©2013 Neil Gaiman (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers Fiction Legends, Myths & Fairy Tales Literature & Fiction Magic Royalty Fantasy Witchcraft

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"The cast of accomplished British voices, including Julian Rhind-Tutt as the narrator and Lara Pulver as the queen, is a joy." ( AudioFile)

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Pretty Good

This is good and I quite enjoyed the audio, but I'm not 100% sold on it. I think part of my problem is it was quite short and had it been longer I could have fully connected to the story better. I really liked the idea that the princesses basically saved themselves in this one and that it was about love and power but I just think that there could have been something more to really wow me. I did like the twists on the original fairy tales and think that Gaiman did something great in what he differed and what he kept the same, but I'm still meh about it. It was good, but not great.

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