The Land of Stories

The Land of Stories
Cover of the first book in the series
Original series
  • The Wishing Spell (2012)
  • The Enchantress Returns (2013)
  • A Grimm Warning (2014)
  • Beyond the Kingdoms (2015)
  • An Author's Odyssey (2016)
  • Worlds Collide (2017)
Prequels
  • The Mother Goose Diaries (2015)
  • A Tale of Magic... (2019)
  • A Tale of Witchcraft... (2020)
  • A Tale of Sorcery... (2021)
AuthorChris Colfer
IllustratorBrandon Dorman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's fiction, adventure and fantasy
PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published2012–present
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book
No. of books10

The Land of Stories is a series of children's fiction, adventure, and fantasy books written by American author, actor, and singer Chris Colfer. The first book, The Wishing Spell, was released on July 17, 2012, with the sixth and final book published in July 2017. Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016,[1] and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.

Described by Colfer as a "modern-day fairy tale", the series follows twins Conner and Alex Bailey as they enter a world of fairy tales and discover that there is more to this world than meets the eye.

  1. ^ Lujan, Adam (July 12, 2016). "Chris on 'The Land of Stories' and 'Harry Potter'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 12, 2016.