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What is Left the Daughter
The Legend of the Wandering King by Laura Gallego García THE LEGEND OF THE WANDERING KING
by Laura Gallego García
read by Pat Fraley
Children's • Unabridged
Blackstone Exclusive
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4 CDs 9780786179893 YES $26.95 NA
1 MP3CD 9780786181131 YES $29.95 NA
1 Playaway 9781598959284 YES $34.99 NA
4 Tapes 9780786134397 YES $24.95 NA
4 Tapes
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Book ID(3451) - 4.3 hrs (est.), Published - 08/01/05
DESCRIPTION

The most dangerous magical object in the history of the world waits quietly in the treasury of a decaying Arabian palace. It knows your name and home and history and fate: it knows the past and future of the entire human race. It is a carpet, an impossible, dazzling carpet, and though a glance at it can drive a man mad, many will risk their lives to look into its pattern and discover their destinies.

And when the carpet is stolen, it is up to young King Walid to recover it. Walid bears the scars of a terrible secret, a crime of pride and hatred, and the memory of it drives him on the quest. The search for the carpet will take him across the brilliant deserts of the Middle East, from a tribe of fierce bandits to the riches of Damascus to the love of a beautiful woman. And it will lead him finally to his own surprising destiny, one that even the carpet might never have predicted.

Inspired by the true story of a real prince of pre-Islamic Arabia, The Legend of the Wandering King is a novel like no other, an original historical fantasy, a thoughtful exploration of our fates and choices, and an utterly thrilling adventure.

*Produced and directed by Patrick Fraley and Hillary Huber, recorded at Buzzy’s Recording in Los Angeles, original music composed and performed by Gavin Hammon



REVIEWS

“[A] wonderful, fantastical fairy tale…at once fresh and familiar....This beautiful symmetrical tale of the possibility of redemption, of fate vs. free will, of the necessity of heart in art, will enthrall readers young and old.”— Kirkus Reviews

“[A] historical fantasy, a thrilling exploration of our fates and choices, and an utterly thrilling adventure.”—Midwest Book Review

“Garcia writes a captivating tale—a combination of original legend, philosophical meditation, romance and adventure—steeped in rich cultural specifics.”—Booklist



LAURA GALLEGO GARCÍA won the prestigious El Barco de Vapor Award for her novels Apocalypse and The Legend of the Wandering King. The author of fourteen books, she is currently studying medieval literature at the University of Valencia. She lives in Alboraya, Spain.




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