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Thornspell
Thornspell
Author: Helen Lowe
PRINCE SIGISMUND HAS grown up in a remote castle, dreaming of going on heroic knightly quests while staring out at the forbidden wood that looms to the west. His great-grandfather placed an interdict on the wood nearly 100 years ago, though no one seems to know exactly why. But for those still young or credulous enough to believe in magic, the r...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375855818
ISBN-10: 0375855815
Publication Date: 9/9/2008
Pages: 320
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I really liked this retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Appropriate for ages 9-12, I enjoyed it so much as an adult that I'm going to keep my copy to read again some day.

Although the book is not set in Ireland, the story line is heavily twined with Irish folklore: the fey (spelled faie in this book) and the world of fairie, which overlaps the world of mortals, the Wild Hunt, the Queen of the Fairie, etc. It also touches on Arthurian legand and the story of Percival. There are plenty of twists and turns in the plot, and while we all know how Sleeping Beauty ends, we never imagined it to end exactly like this. I recommend for fantasy lovers of all ages.
miss-info avatar reviewed Thornspell on + 386 more book reviews
I really liked this retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Appropriate for ages 9-12, I enjoyed it so much as an adult that I'm going to keep my copy to read again some day.

Although the book is not set in Ireland, the story line is heavily twined with Irish folklore: the fey (spelled faie in this book) and the world of fairie, which overlaps the world of mortals, the Wild Hunt, the Queen of the Fairie, etc. It also touches on Arthurian legand and the story of Percival. There are plenty of twists and turns in the plot, and while we all know how Sleeping Beauty ends, we never imagined it to end exactly like this. I recommend for fantasy lovers of all ages.
miss-info avatar reviewed Thornspell on + 386 more book reviews
I really liked this retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Appropriate for ages 9-12, I enjoyed it so much as an adult that I'm going to keep my copy to read again some day.

Although the book is not set in Ireland, the story line is heavily twined with Irish folklore: the fey (spelled faie in this book) and the world of fairie, which overlaps the world of mortals, the Wild Hunt, the Queen of the Fairie, etc. It also touches on Arthurian legand and the story of Percival. There are plenty of twists and turns in the plot, and while we all know how Sleeping Beauty ends, we never imagined it to end exactly like this. I recommend for fantasy lovers of all ages.


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