The Storyteller

By Anushka Ravishankar

A queen's life hinges on her storytelling to delay her execution.

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184 pages· 36,295 words· Est. 4 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

In a perilous game of survival, Queen Scherazade faces a deadly fate at the hands of King Schariar, who executes his brides each dawn. To save herself and countless others, she weaves enchanting tales of genies, treasure, and adventure, captivating the king night after night. But as the nights stretch into 1001, the question looms: what happens when her stories run out? Dive into this mesmerizing collection of Arabian Nights, where each tale is a lifeline and every dawn a new challenge.

From the publisher

What if your life depended on being able to tell a good story? Schariar, King of Persia, would marry a woman every night only to chop off her head every morning. He had sentenced the beautiful and clever Scherazade to the same fate. Determined to save herself and other women from this gruesome decree, Queen Scherazade began telling him stories one night – of magic lamps and genies, of fishermen and caliphs, of treasure-caves and strange potions. Tales so wonderful that the one night turned into 1001…. But what would happen when Scherazade ran out of yarns to spin? This new collection of Tales from the Arabian Nights will make you gasp with wonder and laugh with delight and the magical storyteller Scherazade will keep you spellbound for days.

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