Spindle's End
About this book
The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, kidnaps the princess in order to save her; she and her aunt raise the child in their small village, where no one knows her true identity. But Pernicia is looking for her, intent on revenge for a defeat four hundred years old. Robin McKinley's masterful version of Sleeping Beauty is, like all of her work, a remarkable literary feat.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 25681 readers · 395 pages · ≈ 7 h 19 m · Light
How long does it take to read Spindle's End?
About ≈ 7 h 19 m — 395 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Spindle's End?
395 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Spindle's End?
It sits on the Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction shelves.
Is Spindle's End in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Spindle's End?
Robin McKinley (1952–0).