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The Sleeping Beauty

Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 5

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The Sleeping Beauty

By: Mercedes Lackey
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
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Mercedes Lackey magical A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms series continues with a captivating new adventure…

Heavy is the head - and the eyelids - of the princess who wears the crown....

In Rosamund's realm, happiness hinges on a few simple beliefs. For every princess there's a prince. The King has ultimate power. Stepmothers should never be trusted. And bad things come to those who break with Tradition....

But when Rosa is pursued by a murderous huntsman and then captured by dwarves, her beliefs go up in smoke. Determined to escape and save her kingdom from imminent invasion, she agrees to become the subject of one of her stepmother's risky incantations - thus falling into a deep, deep sleep.

When awakened by a touchy-feely stranger, Rosa must choose between Tradition and her future between a host of eligible princes and a handsome, fair-haired outsider. And learn the difference between being a princess and ruling as a Queen.

©2010 Mercedes Lackey (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Fantasy Royalty Romance Fiction Classics

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Enjoyable story! Kept me entertained and engaged throughout. Interesting take on the fairytale and the world within which it is set. Wonderful narrator.

Enjoyable!

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This book completely captured my imagination and attention, as narrated by Gabra Zackman. I read the paperback copy of this a few years back, but listening to it through Audible was a whole new experience. Not only is it my favorite in the Five Hundred Kingdoms story, it is probably now my favorite of all Mercedes Lackey very large body of work. The narration is superb...akin to Jim Dale reading Harry Potter and Ralph Cosham as Inspector Gamache in Louise Penny's novels. The best of Mercedes Lackey is reflected in this novel, with superb plotting and highly compelling character development. Some books are better candidates than others for listening to, and this is in the very top echelon for a recorded listening experience. Outstanding!!!!

--I have just re-read it after five and a half years. I think another to come might be my favourite. At any rate, it wasn't as wonderful as I recalled but excellent, nonetheless. I would have liked more time with the husband to be interreacting with the bride to be, as those were very well-written. Excellent reworking of legendary stories, and the Tradition, how it is used and steered, is so clever.

*My favorite Mercedes Lackey, perfect narration*

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Another wonderful jaunt into the lands of the 500 kingdoms. Aside from the familiar Grimm standards, there are a bunch of Nordic references in this one. If you don't feel like doing the reseach, you can still follow the story and enjoy every minute. Love the characters and the plot. Wish she would write more of these!

Best Sleeping Beauty story ever!

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Excellent narration by GZ, love her voice. Haven’t read a book yet by ML that wasn’t equally excellent.

Old story with a lot of great twists.

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One of my all time favorites!!! If you are familiar at all with Sigfreid & the Dragon, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty, you will enjoy this wonderfully fun retelling. Must Read/Listen!

So. Much. Fun.

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