• The Land of Stories

  • The Wishing Spell
  • By: Chris Colfer
  • Narrated by: Chris Colfer
  • Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,553 ratings)

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The Land of Stories

By: Chris Colfer
Narrated by: Chris Colfer
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Publisher's summary

The first book in Chris Colfer's number one New York Times best-selling series

The Land of Stories about two siblings who fall into a fairy-tale world!

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 and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.

But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.

©2012 Chris Colfer (P)2012 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"It's hard not to love a book dedicated to the Glee star's grandmother...Colfer gets off many good lines [and] the nifty ending ties the plot's multiple strands up while leaving room for further fairy tale adventures." (Publishers Weekly)

"In The Land of Stories, Colfer showcases his talent for crafting fancifully imaginative plots and multidimensional characters." (Los Angeles Times)

"It will hit big with its combination of earnestness and playful poise." (The New York Times Book Review)

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Enchanting story!

Wonderful story for children and children at heart! I enjoyed every minute of it, and my son adores this story so much he requests it for bedtime every night. Chris Colfer does an amazing job narrating the story and bringing all the characters to life.

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A must read series

Great book for the whole family! While traveling this summer we listened to this series and our entire family enjoyed it greatly!

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I loved it.

The more I got to know Alex & Conner Bailey the more I found myself caring about what happened to them next. From the classroom to The Land of Stories. I was in it for however long it would take for these two kids to find their peace & some happiness. They were really struggling after their family had suffered a tragic loss. This story is magical & full of exciting & sometimes scary adventures. Your mind will be blown at what these kids will experience in a adventure they accidentally fall into. Chris's narrating is brilliant in the way he brings this story to life. His ability to change his voice to sound like each of his characters makes it even more realistic. I loved it. Thanks Chris.

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So good

I read this book a couple years ago and I loved it so much I read almost all the books. And are currently re reading the there so good!!

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Amazing!

Thank you for making the land of stories, It brings me good dreams and amazing day dreams!!

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sooooo gooood

I love this book sooooo much 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😄😄😄 get it. you will not regret it. get it.

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Enchanting

I loved this story. It was fun and funny a true adventure in a fairy tale.

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Best

I loved everything about this book,it was so vivid and very exciting to listen to!

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Lovely

This book was absolutely astonishing to listen to and had me on the tip of my chair!

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Inconsistent reader

The readers accents don’t sound authentic & aren’t consistent from 1 sentence to the next. Story was fun aside from that!

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