Literature / The Queen's Council

The Queen's Council is a series of young adult novels written by multiple authors and published by Disney Press.

Set after Happily Ever After, each novel revolves around a Disney Princess becoming ruler of their respective lands, aided by a mystical group of women known only as 'The Queen's Council.' It is a fairytale reimagining set against the events of real-life history.

The series consists of the following:

• #1: Rebel Rose (2020; by Emma Theriault; based on Beauty and the Beast)
• #2: Feather and Flame (2022; by Livia Blackburne; based on Mulan)
• #3: Realm of Wonders (2023; by Alexandra Monir; based on Aladdin)

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Tropes in this series include:

Rebel Rose

• Alliterative Title: Rebel Rose, two words starting with "R".

• Big Bad: Bastien, who plans to assassinate the king and start a revolution against the monarchy.

• Cool Crown: Belle is crowned with a gold diadem inlaid with rubies that once belonged to Lio's mother.

• Intro-Only Point of View: The novel begins with a prologue from the Enchantress (named Orella)'s point of view and then goes to Belle's point of view for the rest of the novel.
• Named by the Adaptation: The Beast is named Lio, and the Enchantress is named Orella, despite neither having been given names in the original movie.
• Only Known by Their Nickname: Le Fou, whose birth name is revealed to be Hercule Garoutte.
• Properly Paranoid: Belle, throughout the story, suspects Bastien is working against Lio and herself. As it turns out, she's right.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Belle gives one to Bastien after he tries to banish Marguerite from the castle, telling him he knows nothing about the commoners of Aveyon.
• Sexy Discretion Shot: There's a scene where Belle and Lio share a heated kiss in their guest bedroom at Bastien's manor. There's a paragraph break (read: "fade to black" or "dissolve"), and the next thing we see is the couple in bed. In other words, within these pages is our first example of a Disney Princess gettin' it on. (This, among other things, puts this novel firmly in YA, not tween, territory.)

Feather and Flame

• Alliterative Title: Feather and Flame, two words starting with "F".
• King on His Deathbed: The Emperor is dying and wants Mulan to be his heir.
• What Happened to the Mouse?: Mulan's friends from the army, Yao, Ling and Chien Po, don't make an appearance and are not even mentioned in conversation. Likewise, Mushu and Cri-Kee are absent.

Realm of Wonders