Fractured Fables

Containing A Spindle Splintered and A Mirror Mended

By: Alix E. Harrow

Narrated by: Amy Landon

“Implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness, and a good working knowledge of fairy tales.” —Katherine Arden, bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy, on A Spindle Splintered

Follow professional fairy-tale fixer, Zinnia Gray, as she helps women get the endings they deserve! First, Sleeping Beauty in A Spindle Splintered, fractured and reimagined. And then, Snow White's Evil Queen in A Mirror Mended!

In A Spindle Splintered, it's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday. When she was young, an industrial accident left her with a rare condition and no one who has it has lived to twenty-two.

Her best friend is intent on making Zin's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, she finds herself cast into another world, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate.

Then, in A Mirror Mended, Zinnia discovers there’s more than one person trapped in a story they didn’t choose. Snow White's Evil Queen has found out how her story ends and she's desperate for a rewrite. Will Zinnia accept the queen's poisonous request for a rewrite and save them both from the hot iron shoes that wait for them? Or will she try another path?

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com.

Critic reviews

<p><b>Praise for Alix E. Harrow's Fractured Fables</b><br><br><b><i>A Spindle Splintered </i>shortlisted for the Hugo, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards!<br></b><br><b><i>A Mirror Mended </i>is a Hugo and Locus Award Finalist and a finalist for the SIBA Southern Book Prize!<br></b><br>“A vivid, subversive, and feminist reimagining of <i>Sleeping Beauty, </i>where implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness, and a good working knowledge of fairy tales.” —Katherine Arden, bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy, on <i>A Spindle Splintered</i><br><br>“An exceptional heroine, smart writing, and a winning plot.” —Nancy Pearl, on <i>A Spindle Splintered<br></i><br>“A lively, engaging fairy-tale retelling perfect for devouring in a single sitting.” —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, on <i>A Mirror Mended</i><br><br>“It's funny, sharp, queer, and deeply loves its source material...This novella pushes against the hopelessness of inevitability; it dares us to believe in sympathetic magic; it tells us we're connected through story. It might dent your heart a little, but it's good fun.” —NPR, on <i>A Spindle Splintered</i><br><br>“Like <i>Into the Spider-Verse</i> for Disney princesses, <i>A Spindle Splintered</i> is a delightful mash-up featuring Alix E. Harrow’s trademark beautiful prose and whip-smart characters.” —Mike Chen, author of <i>Here and Now and Then</i><br><br>“A wonderfully imaginative, and Queer as hell, tale for those who wish to be the authors of their own stories.” —Kalynn Bayron, author of <i>Cinderella is Dead</i>, on <i>A Spindle Splintered</i></p>

wonderful

great spin on fairy tales enjoyed the suspense and the heroic characters were very modern and unique. looking forward to the next Alex E Harrow books, she's an amazing writer