![]() Next follow Blackfoot (with some hints of Puss in Boots) and Staff and Crown, which follow unlikely hero Annabel’s path to the throne of New Civet. There is also some time travel involved in several spots, which does not help clear things up! The series begins with Spindle, obviously inspired by Sleeping Beauty, in which Polyhymnia is awakened not by a prince, but by an absentminded-genius enchanter named Luck…and that’s just the beginning of her troubles. The series is set in the titular two monarchies, Civet and Glause, two countries whose history is…complicated to say the least. The result is a series that feels comfortably familiar yet at the same time keeps you on your toes.Īlso, if you judge books by their covers, these ones are gorgeous. ![]() For the most part, these are not straight retellings, but rather stories that take a recognizable fairy tale concept and twist it all around. Gingell delivers with the Two Monarchies Sequence, a lovely fantasy series with many fairy tale inspirations. ![]() So how about a whole series of them?! W.R. ![]() You may have noticed that I love fairy tales and fairy tale retellings. ![]()
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