A Tale of Magic... - by Chris Colfer (Hardcover)

About the Book

Fourteen-year-old Brystal Evergreen risks everything by opposing her kingdom's repression of women, but Madame Weatherberry, seeing her potential, invites her to a school where she hopes to change the world's perception of magic.

Book Synopsis

This #1 New York Times bestseller is the first book in a new series set in Chris Colfer's Land of Stories universe, perfect for both new and longtime fans!
When Brystal Evergreen stumbles across a secret section of the library, she discovers a book that introduces her to a world beyond her imagination and learns the impossible: She is a fairy capable of magic! But in the oppressive Southern Kingdom, women are forbidden from reading and magic is outlawed, so Brystal is swiftly convicted of her crimes and sent to the miserable Bootstrap Correctional Facility.
But with the help of the mysterious Madame Weatherberry, Brystal is whisked away and enrolled in an academy of magic! Adventure comes with a price, however, and when Madame Weatherberry is called away to attend to an important problem she doesn't return.
Do Brystal and her classmates have what it takes to stop a sinister plot that risks the fate of the world, and magic, forever?
Fall in love with an all-new series from Chris Colfer, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Land of Stories, filled with adventure, imagination, and wonderfully memorable characters both familiar and new.
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Review Quotes

...will please fans of the series while offering an entry for new readers as well.--Booklist

...a thoroughly satisfying adventure...--Publishers Weekly

Praise for A Tale of Magic...

Praise for the Land of Stories series:
A #1 New York Times BestsellerA Barnes & Noble Best Kids' Book of the Year

A dynamic, engrossing fantasy that will have readers staying up late and dreaming big.--School Library Journal

A magical debut.--Family Circle

Captivating--Teen Vogue

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

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

There's more in Colfer's magic kingdoms than Disney has dreamt of.--USA Today

About The Author

Chris Colfer is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Golden Globe-winning actor. He was honored as a member of the TIME 100, Time magazine's annual list of the one hundred most influential people in the world, and his books include Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal, Stranger Than Fanfiction, and the books in The Land of Stories series: The Wishing Spell, The Enchantress Returns, A Grimm Warning, Beyond the Kingdoms, An Author's Odyssey, and Worlds Collide, and the companion books A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales, The Mother Goose Diaries, Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty, The Curvy Tree, and Trollbella Throws a Party.