A 1 New York Times bestseller An IndieBound bestseller A USA Today bestseller A Wall Street Journal bestseller The 1 New York Times bestselling series set in Chris Colfers Land of Stories universe perfect for both new and longtime fans featuring A Tale of Magic... A Tale of Witchcraft... and A Tale of Sorcery... 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 doesnt 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 allnew 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. show more