The Wishing Spell: Book 1

Chris Colfer

Jul 2012 · The Land of Stories Book 1 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change.

When the twins' grandmother gives them a treasured fairy-tale book, they have no idea they're about to enter a land beyond all imagining: the Land of Stories, where fairy tales are real.

But as Alex and Conner soon discover, the stories they know so well haven't ended in this magical land - Goldilocks is now a wanted fugitive, Red Riding Hood has her own kingdom, and Queen Cinderella is about to become a mother!

The twins know they must get back home somehow. But with the legendary Evil Queen hot on their trail, will they ever find the way?

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell brings readers on a thrilling quest filled with magic spells, laugh-out-loud humour and page-turning adventure.

Ratings and reviews

I bought this to read with my 8 year old daughter. Absolutely lovely adventure story full of all our favourite story characters and keeps you reading so much you don't want to put the book down. It kept us guessing all the way through and finished with unexpected twists at the end. Would highly recommend for any child as they will love this. Will definitely be purchasing the other books! Thank you!

Amazing, you confuse you me, being both an actor and an author, but I really loved your books. I've managed to read the first two, luckily in paperback form -which I hope to do with the rest- and found them to be nothing short of exquisite! I think it would be a pleasure to meet you in real life, just to see your actual personality, see the man behind these astounding works of art. You happen to have the unique ability to actually write as if from the mind of a 11-to-so-on-year-old, almost perfectly. It's definitely appreciated seeing as most authors still write through the eyes of an adult. Thank you for your books, they really are incredible~

Amazing! The characters and plot are so interesting! Reading about Alex's and Conner's experience (I didn't feel like I was reading it though, I felt like I was a part of the Fairy Tale World) made me dream about my own fairy tale adventure. This book was beautiful and sends the series skyrocketing! The second was great, facing a danger like this with Alex and Conner was amazing! The third book was the same, absolutely wonderful! Now, the plot's advancing rapidly. 4, I've used all the good adjectives I can think of, but it was the BEST! 5th, its the second last one and, boy, does it live up to standards! Just saying, Conner's stories are way better than loads of other short stories. 6! I haven't read it, YET! You have high expectations, Worlds Collide. I am SO excited for this book and the new book(s, I'm not sure yet): A Tale Of Magic...! It's been an amazing journey so far! This is a would reccomend to ANYONE!

About the author

Chris Colfer is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Golden Globe-winning actor. He was honored as a member of the TIME 100, Time magazine's annual list of the one hundred most influential people in the world, and his books include Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal, Stranger Than Fanfiction, and the books in The Land of Stories series: The Wishing Spell, The Enchantress Returns, A Grimm Warning, Beyond the Kingdoms, An Author's Odyssey, and Worlds Collide, and the companion books A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales, The Mother Goose Diaries, Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty, The Curvy Tree, and Trollbella Throws a Party.