Wednesday 16 October 2013

Waiting on Wednesday (#14): Tinder by Sally Gardner


Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine and gives bloggers the chance to highlight future releases we're looking forward to.


Tinder by Sally Gardner
Published: 7th November 2013 (Indigo)


Plot summary: Otto Hundebiss is tired of war, but when he defies Death he walks a dangerous path. A half beast half man gives him shoes and dice which will lead him deep into a web of dark magic and mystery. He meets the beautiful Safire - pure of heart and spirit, the scheming Mistress Jabber and the terrifying Lady of the Nail. He learns the powers of the tinderbox and the wolves whose master he becomes. But will all the riches in the world bring him the thing he most desires? Fairy tales are often the cruellest stories of all; in this exquisite novel Sally Gardner writes about great love and great loss.

This is a retelling of Hans Christian Anderson's The Tinderbox which I'll admit isn't a story I'm familiar with, but I love Sally Gardner and she spoke about this book at Leakycon in the summer and it sounded like a really exciting project. 

What are you waiting on this week? let me know in the comments!
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6 comments:

  1. Kimberly16 October 2013 at 14:27

    I love fairy-tale re-tellings! I'll have to add that one to my ever-growing TBR - thanks for sharing! My WoW

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    1. Sarah16 October 2013 at 19:04

      Yay! I'm always on the lookout for them too. Cinder by Marissa Meyer sucked me in :) hope you get chance to read it soon! Thanks for your comment :D

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  2. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 16:35

    This is really interesting and dark sounding and the first I have heard of it. I also am not familiar with the fairy tale but I will be looking into it, too. Great pick! My WoW.

    Vyki @ On The Shelf

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    1. Sarah16 October 2013 at 19:04

      Glad to have brought it to your attention :D I'll have to do a bit of digging on the original fairy tale. I'll read anything by Sally Gardner though :) thanks so much for commenting!

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  3. Unknown16 October 2013 at 23:02

    I love retellings, I'm not familiar with this tale either but it looks interesting!

    I'm waiting on Dorothy Must Die, check it out here:
    http://toomanywordstonight.blogspot.com/2013/10/waiting-on-wednesday-dorothy-must-die.html

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    1. Sarah17 October 2013 at 10:20

      Ooh I'm excited for that book too! Thank you for stopping by :)

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