Spindle's End

(2000)
(A book in the Folktales series)
A novel by Robin McKinley

Awards
2001 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee)

A lyrical and humorous retelling of the "Sleeping Beauty" legend. Brought up in a tiny backwater village, Rosie has no idea she's a princess - and she doesn't much want to marry the prince, either.

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

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