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This is a completely original version of the Arabian Nights Stories by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. In order to delay her inevitable execution- Queen Shaharazad tells her murdering husband- King Shahryar- a wonderfully exciting story every night. The King is used to a new wife every day- only to put her to death the following day- but finds himself so intrigued in the magical stories Shaharazad tells- he cant bring himself to kill her. Night after night she tells her wonderful stories until the King starts to realize that he wont be able to live without them......