• 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 (4,549 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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Wonderful audiobook experience

The land of stories is really entertaining. My 6 year old son, 11 year old Daughter and myself all looked forward to listening every time we got in the car. Chris Colfer is a wonderful writer and his skills as a reader are amazing as well.

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I can't wait

I was so sad to see it end. I can't wait to see the next book. I CAN'T WAIT!

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amazing

AMAZING it is one of the best book in the world no joke read it

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I would be very surprised if you DIDN'T love them!

I'm going to get the only negative thing I have to say out of the way. Adverbs of frequency, specifically "never" and "had ever" (i.e. "The twins had never seen him so unhappy" or "It was the clearest and cleanest pond Alex had ever seen) get thrown around a bit too much. In any other series, I would have boycotted the rest of the series just out of principle.

I would normally see it as a lack of creativity - the repetitive use of these words and not finding alternative ways to say it - but, in this case, being creative with the written word versus the creativity of the story are vastly different.
Chris Colfer is not lacking in creativity and is an excellent storyteller.

The story itself is so whimsical, charming, and addictive. I liked reading the books but I now prefer to listen to their audio versions instead because it is wonderful to hear Chris Colfer bring these characters to life. He is so easy to listen to and each character has a distinct voice.

I will read any book Chris Colfer writes and/or narrates.

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The wishing spell

love loved loved it... bought the next book and can hardley wait to hear it...my grand daughter is excited too..

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Really great book!! A must have for your collection. The story keeps you in gross.

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I Loved the book

I Loved how the plot reveled. The story was very imaginative. I don't know which book is next in the series, can someone tell me?

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AMAZING

This book was filled with so much passion and feelings that I could almost imagine that I was in the book, experiencing what the twins had witnessed. I can not believe how sad the evil queen's story was, I actually cried myself.

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Land of Stories Wishing Spell

I loved this book❤💋💘
I will be reading more of his books📖
I can't wait to read the other books📕

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Loved it 🥰

I really like this series!
I have listened and read all the books. This one is not the best but it is really good 👍.
I definitely recommend it.
Chris Colfer did a really good job writing and reading this book 📖.
I really think someone should make a movie 🎥 about this.
Definitely read or listen to this!
This book is for all ages and does a really good job making classic fairytales click together .
📖📖📖📖😍😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

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