Questions About Spindle (A Thousand Nights, #2)

by E.K. Johnston (Goodreads Author)

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Is it true that this book is also called kingdom of sleep??? Because that's what I found at the end of my book, but I can't find it on goodreads on that name (I really really liked the first part so I really want to know)

E.K. Johnston Spindle in the US/Canada, Kingdom of Sleep in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. This is mostly due to linguistic shenanigans. :)

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Will I need to read A Thousand Nights to understand this one? Or if I read this first will it ruin A Thousand Nights (spoilers?)? I just started it from an Advanced copy and a few pages in realized it was a companion story... But the beginning is so good.

E.K. Johnston I think you'll be okay. :)

(SPINDLE takes place about 1500 years after NIGHTS, and deals with some of the descendants, but in two new countries. So the…moreI think you'll be okay. :)

(SPINDLE takes place about 1500 years after NIGHTS, and deals with some of the descendants, but in two new countries. So they refer to the events in NIGHTS, but not the details. You'll find out what happens at the end of NIGHTS, but NIGHTS is really more about the how, not the what, and SPINDLE is definitely about the OMG THINGS ARE CHASING US.)(less)

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I feel like Nights was more of a long prologue to the actual story, as not much was actually happening during the major part of it. I was wondering if Spindle was more about an adventure going on or an explanatory kind of story telling like Nights? Thanks you ! :)

Alanna Spindle is much more of an adventure than A Thousand Nights! The main characters are launched (almost immediately) headfirst into a grand adventure, a…moreSpindle is much more of an adventure than A Thousand Nights! The main characters are launched (almost immediately) headfirst into a grand adventure, and there is very little down time, unlike A Thousand Nights.(less)

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Is this going to be a trilogy+ or a duology?

E.K. Johnston Duology. Probably. I mean, for now.

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Is this meant to be a Sleeping Beauty re-telling?

Alanna It is loosely a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, yes. The author took many elements from Sleeping Beauty, but the story is a unique retelling that is mor…moreIt is loosely a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, yes. The author took many elements from Sleeping Beauty, but the story is a unique retelling that is more than just a recantation its inspiration.(less)

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