Book of a Thousand Days

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When Lady Saren defies her father's command to marry the vicious Lord Khasar, she is sealed in a tower with only her serving maid, Dashti, for company. In their cramped, dark space Dashti pours her thoughts into a daily journal while pitiless solitude engulfs them. At first Dashti is optimistic: they have food aplenty, candles for light, and even a visit from Lady Saren's true love, Khan Tegus—though he can only call to them from outside their walls. But Saren is ill of mind, the outside world is changing, and their circumstances soon grow desperate. And even if they do escape, they must still face the eerie malice of Lord Khasar. To survive, Dashti and Saren forge a bond of devotion and deception that will test them to their limits. Once again Shannon Hale, author of the Newbery Honor Book Princess Academy, weaves an enchanting and original fantasy that will catch and hold listeners breathless in its spell.

Critics Review

“Hale delivers another winning fantasy…Readers will be riveted as Dashti and Saren escape and flee to the nKhan’s realm where, through a series of deceptions, contrivances and a nriotously triumphant climax, the tale spins out to a thoroughly nsatisfying ending.”

Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Readers will quickly embrace Dashti, an invinciblen storybook heroine with a healer’s touch, who accomplishes battlefield nheroics while nurturing a powerful, secret love for a lord. Fans of Gailn Carson Levin’s Fairest will embrace this similar mix of exotic, fully realized setting; nthrilling, enchanted adventure; and heart-melting romance.”

Booklist (starred review)

“Hale has created a richly imagined, mythical land something like nmedieval Mongolia, replete with magical song and touch therapy for nspiritual or corporeal ailments, intuitive animals, and a sort of nFaustian werewolf. It’s a highly successful romance.”

School Library Journal

“The story is perfect for a full-cast reading. All nof the actors add layers of meaning, enlivening even the minor ncharacters…Mixon proves especially effective when nsinging melodic renditions of ‘healing songs.’ An enchanting listening nexperience.”

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