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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Dying to Read (99)- A THOUSAND NIGHTS by E. K. Johnston


Hey y’all thanks for stopping by to see my Dying to Read post and of course as always I have to give credit to the lovely Jill over at Breaking the Spine for the Waiting on Wednesday Meme!

This is almost the exact blurb as THE WRATH AND THE DAWN by Renee Ahdieh so I'm curious to see how different is is! I love the cover.

Title: A THOUSAND NIGHTS
Author: E. K. Johnston
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher:  Disney-Hyperion
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LO-MELKHIIN KILLED THREE HUNDRED GIRLS before he came to her village, looking for a wife. When she sees the dust cloud on the horizon, she knows he has arrived. She knows he will want the loveliest girl: her sister. She vows she will not let her be next.

And so she is taken in her sister’s place, and she believes death will soon follow. Lo-Melkhiin’s court is a dangerous palace filled with pretty things: intricate statues with wretched eyes, exquisite threads to weave the most beautiful garments. She sees everything as if for the last time. But the first sun rises and sets, and she is not dead. Night after night, Lo-Melkhiin comes to her and listens to the stories she tells, and day after day she is awoken by the sunrise. Exploring the palace, she begins to unlock years of fear that have tormented and silenced a kingdom. Lo-Melkhiin was not always a cruel ruler. Something went wrong.

Far away, in their village, her sister is mourning. Through her pain, she calls upon the desert winds, conjuring a subtle unseen magic, and something besides death stirs the air.

Back at the palace, the words she speaks to Lo-Melkhiin every night are given a strange life of their own. Little things, at first: a dress from home, a vision of her sister. With each tale she spins, her power grows. Soon she dreams of bigger, more terrible magic: power enough to save a king, if she can put an end to the rule of a monster. 

So what do you think? Will you be adding this to your pile? What are you dying to read this week?

3 comments:

  1. I'm definitely adding this to my TBR pile. I hadn't heard of it, but I love the spin on Thousand and One Nights!

    Here's my WOW post

    Kimberly
    Wit and Sin

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  2. Wow, this book sounds great, and I love the cover too!
    This is my WOWpost http://www.anettesbokboble.com/?p=2281

    -Anette
    www.anettesbokboble.com

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  3. Great choice! I've been seeing this one around quite a bit today! It does sound pretty good and retellings are always fun. :)
    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

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