History Literature / TheLandOfStories

* MeaningfulName: Mira, who was turned into [[spoiler: The Magic Mirror]].

%% * SadistTeacher: Mrs. Peters, at least in the first book, and at least towards Conner.

'''''The Land of Stories''''' is described by Creator/ChrisColfer (yes, ''[[Series/{{Glee}} that]]'' Chris Colfer) as a "modern day fairytale," following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairytales they have only ever read about before. But after run-ins with trolls, goblins, wolves, and witches, getting home might be more difficult than they previously thought. The series currently has four entries: ''The Wishing Spell'', ''The Enchantress Returns'', ''A Grimm Warning'', and ''Beyond the Kingdoms''.

* RealityEnsues: After spending 100 asleep, the Sleeping Kingdom is mostly dead and the inhabitants still prefer to sleep all day. Sleeping Beauty is still trying to make things right.

* DeadpanSnarker: Conner, who snarks in almost every single scene he's in (a prime example being in the below GettingCrapPastTheRadar).
* DecemberDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Merlin and Mother Goose, who fall in love and decide to stay together in ''Beyond the Kingdoms'']]

%% * DeadpanSnarker: Conner.
%% * DecemberDecemberRomance: Merlin and Mother Goose in ''Beyond the Kingdoms''.
%% * FreudianExcuse: The Evil Queen.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Princess Trollbella to Conner.
* ActionGirl: Goldilocks and the Huntress.

* DeadpanSnarker: Conner.
* DecemberDecemberRomance: Merlin and Mother Goose in ''Beyond the Kingdoms''.
* FreudianExcuse: The Evil Queen.

* PlotCoupons:
** The items needed for the Wishing Spell.
** As well as those for the Wand of Wonderment.

* SadistTeacher: Mrs. Peters, at least in the first book, and at least towards Conner.

* TitleDrop: The book ''The Land of Stories'', and the world of the same name.
* TraumaCongaLine: "The Longer Walk Home", chapter 2 of ''The Wishing Spell'', takes this to TearJerker territory.

'''''The Land of Stories''''' is described by Creator/ChrisColfer (yes, ''[[Series/{{Glee}} that]]'' Chris Colfer) as a "modern day fairytale," following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairytales they have only ever read about before. But after run-ins with trolls, goblins, wolves, and witches, getting home might be more difficult than they previously thought. The series currently has four entries: ''The Wishing Spell'', ''The Enchantress Returns'',d ''A Grimm Warning'', and ''Beyond the Kingdoms''.

%% * AbhorrentAdmirer: Princess Trollbella to Conner.
%% * ActionGirl: Goldilocks and the Huntress.

* BalefulPolymorph: Froggy is a human that turned into a large frog by a wish. [[spoiler: He's actually the missing Charming prince.]]

%% * DeadpanSnarker: Conner.
%% * FreudianExcuse: The Evil Queen.

%% * PlotCoupons:
%% ** The items needed for the Wishing Spell.
%% ** As well as those for the Wand of Wonderment.

%% * SadistTeacher: Mrs. Peters.

%% * TitleDrop: The book ''The Land of Stories'', and the world of the same name.
%% * TraumaCongaLine: "The Longer Walk Home", chapter 2 of ''The Wishing Spell'', takes this to TearJerker territory.

'''''The Land of Stories''''' is described by Creator/ChrisColfer (yes, ''[[Series/{{Glee}} that]]'' Chris Colfer) as a "modern day fairytale," following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairytales they have only ever read about before. But after run-ins with trolls, goblins, wolves, and witches, getting home might be more difficult than they previously thought. The series currently has four entries: ''The Wishing Spell'', ''The Enchantress Returns'', 'A Grimm Warning'', and ''Beyond the Kingdoms''.

'''''The Land of Stories''''' is described by Creator/ChrisColfer (yes, ''[[Series/{{Glee}} that]]'' Chris Colfer) as a "modern day fairytale," following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairytales they have only ever read about before. But after run-ins with trolls, goblins, wolves, and witches, getting home might be more difficult than they previously thought. The series currently has three entries: ''The Wishing Spell'', ''The Enchantress Returns'' and ''A Grimm Warning''.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Princess Trollbella to Conner.
* ActionGirl: Goldilocks and the Huntress.

* AnotherDimension: The Land of Stories take place in a world physically separate from the story�s version of Earth.

* BigBad: The Evil Queen for Book 1, the Enchantress for Book 2, General Marquis for Book 3.
* DeadpanSnarker: Conner.
* FreudianExcuse: The Evil Queen.

* SadistTeacher: Mrs. Peters.

* TraumaCongaLine: "The Longer Walk Home", chapter 2 of ''The Wishing Spell'', takes this to TearJerker territory.
* WhatTheHellHero: Carter calls the Fairy Council out on how they were punishing a fairy who lost her temper and turned the wings of another fairy who was teasing her into prune leaves for a few seconds (and how they were ready to ''banish'' her), but they weren't doing anything about the Trolls and Goblins enslaving people. Though they don�t show their shame, they all admit that he's right, and the fairy is pardoned.

* TitleDrop: The book ''The Land of Stories'', and the world of the same name.

* PlotCoupons: The items needed for the Wishing Spell.
** As well as those for the Wand of Wonderment.

'''''The Land of Stories''''' is described by Creator/ChrisColfer (yes, ''[[Series/{{Glee}} that]]'' Chris Colfer) as a "modern day fairytale," following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairytales they have only ever read about before. But after run-ins with trolls, goblins, wolves, and witches, getting home might be more difficult than they previously thought. The series currently has two entries: ''The Wishing Spell'' and ''The Enchantress Returns''.

* TraumaCOngaLine: "The Longer Walk Home", chapter 2 of ''The Wishing Spell'', takes this to TearJerker territory.

* YearOutsideHourInside: Time on Earth passes faster than in the Land of Stories, allowing the twins to meet Cinderella, etc, despite their tales being centuries old.
** Though due to the twins' birth the worlds have begun moving at a similar speed
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: TheLittleMermaid after her death, becoming the Sea Foam Spirit.

** Though due to the twins' birth the worlds have begun moving at a similar speed

* BigBad: The Evil Queen for Book 1, the Enchantress for Book 2.

* AnotherDimension: The Land of Stories take place in a world physically separate from the story’s version of Earth.

* HumiliationConga: "The Longer Walk Home", chapter 2 of ''The Wishing Spell'', takes this to TearJerker territory.

* WhatTheHellHero: Carter calls the Fairy Council out on how they were punishing a fairy who lost her temper and turned the wings of another fairy who was teasing her into prune leaves for a few seconds (and how they were ready to ''banish'' her), but they weren’t doing anything about the Trolls and Goblins enslaving people. Though they don’t show their shame, they all admit that he’s right, and the fairy is pardoned.

* YearOutsideHourInside: Time on Earth passes faster than in the Land of Stories, allowing the twins to meet Cinderella, etc, despite their tales being centuries old.

''The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell'' is described by Creator/ChrisColfer (yes, ''[[Series/{{Glee}} that]]'' Chris Colfer) as a "modern day fairytale," following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairytales they have only ever read about before. But after run-ins with trolls, goblins, wolves, and witches, getting home might be more difficult than they previously thought. Followed up with a sequel in 2013.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Conner’s presentation on TheBoyWhoCriedWolf has this, with Conner stating that the boy was just a little kid who didn’t know any better and should have been supervised by his parents in the first place.

''The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell'' is described by Chris Colfer as a "modern day fairytale," following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairytales they have only ever read about before. But after run-ins with trolls, goblins, wolves, and witches, getting home might be more difficult than they previously thought. Followed up with a sequel in 2013.

* ActionGirl: Goldilocks.

* AllMythsAreTrue: Many fairy tales (if not all) are real tales from The Land of Stories.
* BalefulPolymorph: Froggy is a human that turned into a large frog by a wish.
* TitleDrop: The ''book'' “The Land of Stories ''and'' the world of the same name.