It took me a while to get into this book. But, when I did I really enjoyed reading Marjan's story and I wish there was another book that dealt with Marjan's experiences after she escaped from the Sultan's palace. ( )

This story takes place in Persia about a thousand years ago. The Sultan, who was betrayed by his first wife, marries a new woman every day, then kills her at night. Then he marries Shahrazad, who must tell him a new story every night to save her life and the lives of the village women. Shahrazad has run out of stories to tell the Sultan, so she must enlist the help of Marjan. After telling the first half of Marjan’s story to the Sultan, the Sultan wants to hear the end, so she must find the storyteller to learn the rest of the story and save her life.

Shahrazad is running out of stories . . . and out of time. She is desperate so when her sister overhears a young girl, Marjan, telling a story in a market - Marjan is brought to the palace to tell Shahrazad the story. Unfortunately Marjan doesn't know the ending so in a life threatening move Marjan sneaks out of the palace in order to learn the ending to the story and save Shahrazad's life. ( )

Let's listen to the Shadow Spinner's tale ( )

Marjan a crippled orphan is taken as a servant into the Sultan's harem. She aids Shahrazad in new stories to placate the Sultan and save the queen's life. ( )