A Spindle Splintered

Written by Alix E. Harrow

Narrated by Amy Landon

"Amy Landon's lively narration unites present-day Ohio and Perceforest, a fairy-tale realm, in this immersive reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty universe." - AudioFile Magazine

USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham's original illustrations for The Sleeping Beauty, fractured and reimagined.

“A vivid, subversive and feminist reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, where implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness and a good working knowledge of fairy tales.” —Katherine Arden

It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she'll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known about her illness, just that no-one has lived past twenty-one.

Her best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tordotcom

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Oct 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781250824486

Alix E. Harrow

Alix E. Harrow is an ex-historian with lots of opinions and excessive library fines, currently living in Kentucky with her husband and their semi-feral children. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards. Her full-length novels include The Ten Thousand Doors of January and The Once and Future Witches and Starling House.

Reviews for A Spindle Splintered

[dre · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Next to nothing about this was enjoyable. Flat, one dimensional characters, faux white feminism masquerading as something more, and pacing and plotting out of hell itself.

[NicholaAnkeMillen · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Adorable fairytale retelling with lots of feels. Good for a light read.

[Victoria Edelsbrunner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An enjoyable feminist retelling with some unexpected twists and a fresh perspective on various aspects of the story.

[Bethany Bruder · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Phenomenal twist on Sleeping Beauty. Depth, great characters you cannot help but fall in love with, lesbian ladies; all the good stuff.

[Lorraine Vazquez · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A quick listen on a spin on a classic tale.

[Chastity Hale · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was good, but not great. I'm glad it was short and sweet.

[Candice · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Harrow is such an amazing writer. I am in love with both her novels. This one was fun. I found I didn’t connect to it personally as much as her other stories because I’m not really connected to retellings. This is still so well written and witty and sad and happy all at once and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys fairy tale retellings and wants to see all the Sleeping Beauty’s get a better story - one of their choosing.