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The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns

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By Chris Colfer
Series: The Land of Stories
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The follow-up to the bestselling Land of Stories, a unique and modern fairy-tale from Chris Colfer, star of television's Glee

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Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother.

Against the will of their grandmother (the one and only Fairy Godmother), the twins must find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue their mother and save the fairy tale world from the greatest threat it's ever faced.

Series: The Land of Stories

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  • The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms
    Fairy tales are just the beginning. The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it's up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him... except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they're in danger. With only the help of the ragtag group of Goldilocks, Jack, Red Riding Hood,...
    By Chris Colfer
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    $2100
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  • The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide
    The epic conclusion to Chris Colfer's No.1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories! In the highly anticipated finale, Conner and Alex must brave the impossible. All of the The Land of Stories fairy tale characters—heroes and villains—are no longer confined within their world! With mayhem brewing in the Big Apple, Conner and Alex will have to win...
    By Chris Colfer
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    $2100
    Elsewhere:
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  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
    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...
    By Chris Colfer
    Paperback
    $1700
    Elsewhere:
    $1999
    Backorder
    Ships early October
  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell 10th Anniversary Illustrated Edition
    Celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Chris Colfer's No.1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories with this gorgeous illustrated anniversary edition! Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern-day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales. The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex...
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    $4999
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    Ships Monday
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    From bestselling author Chris Colfer comes a new book about a beloved character: The Land of Stories: Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty. The young queen gives us her take on politics, government, health, love, and of course, what it means to be royalty. A must-have for new and old fans alike.
    By Chris Colfer
    Paperback
    $1600
    Usually:
    $1999
    In Stock
    Ships Monday
  • The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey
    The 5th book in the No.1 New York Times bestselling series by Chris Colfer. In the highly anticipated continuation of the Land of Stories series, Conner learns that the only place to fight the Masked Man's literary army is inside his own short stories! When the twins and their friends enter worlds crafted from Conner's imagination, finding allies no one...
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  • The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning
    Conner Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him—until he discovers a mysterious clue left by the famous Brothers Grimm. With help from his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose, Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a two-hundred-year-old code. Meanwhile, Alex Bailey is training to become the next Fairy Godmother, but her attempts at granting...
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  • The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns
    Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother. Against the will of their grandmother (the one and only Fairy Godmother), the twins must find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue...
    By Chris Colfer
    Paperback
    Sold Out
  • The Land of Stories: The Mother Goose Diaries
    From New York Times bestselling author Chris Colfer comes a new book about a beloved character: Mother Goose. Mother Goose's diary entries over the last five hundred years take readers on a journey to learn buried secrets. A must-have for new and old fans alike.
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781907411786

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 July 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 414g

Pages: 528

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fantasy Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Chris Colfer Series: The Land of Stories Young Adult

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.

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    Fairy tales are just the beginning. The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it's up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him... except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they're in danger. With only the help of the ragtag group of Goldilocks, Jack, Red Riding Hood,...
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