History Literature / TheLandOfStories

''The Land of Stories'' is described by its author 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 thought.

* HumanMomNonHumanDad: [[spoiler: Red and Froggy become a adoptive version of this when they adopt the Lost Boys.]]

* DuesAngstMachina: [[spoiler: The Evil Queen's backstory is kind of over the top with tragedy, including multiple accounts of parental death and enslavement.]]

* RealityEnsues: After spending 100 years 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.

* * SadlyMythtaken: Mrs. Peters refers to Perrault's ''The Sleeping Beauty'' as "the original version". Given the oral nature of folklore, no such thing exists and even if it did, there are much older and nastier versions of this particular tale type.

%% * FreudianExcuse: The Evil Queen.

** Due to ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'' being given a particularly bad case of AdaptationDistillation, the book had to inform the audience how the actual tale differs from [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 more well known versions.]] The Little Mermaid recites her story, despite even her admitting it’s common knowledge.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: In-universe example. Conner’s presentation on The Boy Who Cried Wolf 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 series began in 2012 and concluded in 2017. The six entries are: ''The Wishing Spell'', ''The Enchantress Returns'', ''A Grimm Warning'', ''Beyond the Kingdoms'', ''An Author's Odyssey'', and ''Worlds Collide''.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: When Alex and Conner jump into freezing cold water.
-->'''Conner''': We might be twin sisters now!

* * SadlyMythtaken: Mrs. Peters refers to Perrault's The sleeping Beauty as "the original version". Given the oral nature of folklore, no such thing exists and even if it did, there are much older and nastier versions of this particular tale type.

** Given how well the twins know fairy-tales, the fact that Froggy’s background didn’t ring any bells for them, even after learning about a long lost prince, implies the tale of Literature/TheFrogPrince doesn’t exist.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When the twins are discussing the meaning behind certain fairy tales, all of the ones that are mentioned Alex and Connor later come across in some form.

* 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.

''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 six entries: ''The Wishing Spell'', ''The Enchantress Returns'', ''A Grimm Warning'', ''Beyond the Kingdoms'', ''An Author's Odyssey'', and ''Worlds Collide''.

There is also a prequel series titled Literature/ATaleOfMagic.

** Although Cinderella’s name obviously doesn’t start with “Ch,” she also counts as this, as her name after marriage is “Cinderella Charming.”

** Given how well the twins know fairy-tales, the fact that Froggy’s background didn’t ring any bells for them, even after learning about a long lost prince, heavily implies that the tale of Literature/TheFrogPrince doesn’t exist in either universes.