The Sleeper and the Spindle

A bold queen on the eve of her wedding discards her wedding dress, straps on chain mail and a sword, and follows two loyal dwarfs into the tunnels beneath a mountain to awaken a kingdom cursed to endless sleep. The adventure reveals that the sleeping princess is not the helpless damsel of legend, but a figure with her own secrets, forcing the queen to confront both magical enchantments and her own assumptions. The tale offers a fresh, darkly magical take on a classic fairy story for middle-grade readers.