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Fairy Tale RetellingsFae & Fairy Fiction

Book of a Thousand Days

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  • 2007 first published
  • 317 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (4 ratings)
  • 21 editions
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Shannon Hale's Book of a Thousand Days (2007) is a fairy-tale retelling and fae fiction novel. Readers will find themes of Disguise, Imprisonment, identity and Nobility.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 24 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 317 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Book of a Thousand Days

Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Disguise
  • Imprisonment
  • Identity
  • Identity, Philosophical concept
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Nobility
  • Teenagers
  • Girls
  • Man-woman relationship
  • Fairy tales
  • Adaptations
  • Princesses
  • Princes

Quick answers

Who wrote Book of a Thousand Days?

Book of a Thousand Days was written by Shannon Hale and first published in 2007.

What genre is Book of a Thousand Days?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Book of a Thousand Days?

The median edition has 317 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Book of a Thousand Days?

Readers who like it often enjoy Moss Gown, The Wind in the Willows and Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After.

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