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The 10th Kingdom
Romance, deceit, heroism, lies, adventure, and true love -- just another day in the Big Apple? No way. Welcome to THE 10TH KINGDOM.
Suppose you were on your way to work. Not a great job, just one that pays the bills. And suddenly, you are in the middle of a fantastic adventure and running for your life.
You don't believe it could happen? Well, it could, and in THE 10TH KINGDOM, it does.
Embark on an odyssey that will grip your imagination, steal your heart - and leave you spellbound as only the very best story can.
Virginia and Tony, a father and daughter from New York, unwittingly find themselves in a parallel universe known as The Nine Kingdoms where they must join forces with a schizophrenic man-wolf and Prince, a handsome golden retriever (formally known as Prince Wendell, grandson of Snow White until his wicked stepmother turned him into a dog). The unlikely heroes then embark on an epic quest to save Prince from the evil Queen and restore him to the throne.
Includes 16 pages of full-color plate images from the television mini-series.
Suppose you were on your way to work. Not a great job, just one that pays the bills. And suddenly, you are in the middle of a fantastic adventure and running for your life.
You don't believe it could happen? Well, it could, and in THE 10TH KINGDOM, it does.
Embark on an odyssey that will grip your imagination, steal your heart - and leave you spellbound as only the very best story can.
Virginia and Tony, a father and daughter from New York, unwittingly find themselves in a parallel universe known as The Nine Kingdoms where they must join forces with a schizophrenic man-wolf and Prince, a handsome golden retriever (formally known as Prince Wendell, grandson of Snow White until his wicked stepmother turned him into a dog). The unlikely heroes then embark on an epic quest to save Prince from the evil Queen and restore him to the throne.
Includes 16 pages of full-color plate images from the television mini-series.
480 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 2, 2000
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June 10, 2013
I WANT THE SECOND PART OF THIS STORY!!
DON'T MAKE ME GO TROLL ON YOU!!
3,5 stars
If i could rate the series, more accurately Simon Moore's screenplay, i would give it a five star rating!
This story at the time _ more than ten years ago _ rocked my world! LOL
Up until today, that miniseries is probably my all time favourite fantasy series!
The contemporary mixed with the fairy tales retellings, was right up my alley. The main couple was adorable, especially WOLF...the actor really did an amazing job! ;)
BUt this is a novelization, and things normally become a little problematic in those.
However, this wasn't the case.
Was it better than the tv series?
OF course not.
The characters haven't got the depth that they should have. However, it was the best novelization that i've ever read. And there were parts, in which the author give us a little more detail on the dialogues.
Unfortunately, there was a part that i was really looking forward in reading (when Wolf comes to Tony and Virginia rescue, after they've eaten the mushrooms) that in the book was somewhat lacking.
In the end i guess, it all depends if someone has watched the tv series, and if that someone is capable of transferring what he/she felt while seeing the show. I'm affraid i'm a little biased because of the tv show and its actors.
DON'T MAKE ME GO TROLL ON YOU!!
3,5 stars
If i could rate the series, more accurately Simon Moore's screenplay, i would give it a five star rating!
This story at the time _ more than ten years ago _ rocked my world! LOL
Up until today, that miniseries is probably my all time favourite fantasy series!
The contemporary mixed with the fairy tales retellings, was right up my alley. The main couple was adorable, especially WOLF...the actor really did an amazing job! ;)
BUt this is a novelization, and things normally become a little problematic in those.
However, this wasn't the case.
Was it better than the tv series?
OF course not.
The characters haven't got the depth that they should have. However, it was the best novelization that i've ever read. And there were parts, in which the author give us a little more detail on the dialogues.
Unfortunately, there was a part that i was really looking forward in reading (when Wolf comes to Tony and Virginia rescue, after they've eaten the mushrooms) that in the book was somewhat lacking.
In the end i guess, it all depends if someone has watched the tv series, and if that someone is capable of transferring what he/she felt while seeing the show. I'm affraid i'm a little biased because of the tv show and its actors.
October 26, 2022
Do you believe in magic?
Virginia hits a golden retriever with her bike on her way to work. Turns out, this is no ordinary golden retriever, this is a fairy tale prince. Prince Wendell is the spoiled grandson of Snow White and he got turned into a dog by the evil queen. He’s also being pursued by three nasty trolls and a charming wolf. Virgina and her father follow the prince through a mirror, plunging them into a fantasy world where some of the most famous fairy tales were once a reality. Virginia and her father try to help Prince Wendell get back to human form and save his kingdom from falling into the wrong hands, while also looking for a way to get back home.
It’s a highly entertaining story with lots of fairy tale fantasy adventures and even a sweet little innocent romance. What this story does so right is that most of the fairy tale characters we meet are not the originals, but rather the descendants of these legendary fairy tale figures. Because of this, all the fairy tale subplots along the way feel more like retellings instead of adaptations of the original works. This allows each of these stories to feel more original, while still retaining some of the charms of the works they’re based on.
This is the novelization of one of the best miniseries I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing. I saw it dozens of times when I was a kid and I’m still very much in love with this story to this day. These loveable characters, this adventurous story and this fantasy world full of fairy tales are all so incredibly amazing, five stars is underselling it in my opinion. The novelization stays pretty loyal to the original script, though there is one very noticeable difference in one of the many memorable scenes from the TV series.
Virginia hits a golden retriever with her bike on her way to work. Turns out, this is no ordinary golden retriever, this is a fairy tale prince. Prince Wendell is the spoiled grandson of Snow White and he got turned into a dog by the evil queen. He’s also being pursued by three nasty trolls and a charming wolf. Virgina and her father follow the prince through a mirror, plunging them into a fantasy world where some of the most famous fairy tales were once a reality. Virginia and her father try to help Prince Wendell get back to human form and save his kingdom from falling into the wrong hands, while also looking for a way to get back home.
It’s a highly entertaining story with lots of fairy tale fantasy adventures and even a sweet little innocent romance. What this story does so right is that most of the fairy tale characters we meet are not the originals, but rather the descendants of these legendary fairy tale figures. Because of this, all the fairy tale subplots along the way feel more like retellings instead of adaptations of the original works. This allows each of these stories to feel more original, while still retaining some of the charms of the works they’re based on.
This is the novelization of one of the best miniseries I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing. I saw it dozens of times when I was a kid and I’m still very much in love with this story to this day. These loveable characters, this adventurous story and this fantasy world full of fairy tales are all so incredibly amazing, five stars is underselling it in my opinion. The novelization stays pretty loyal to the original script, though there is one very noticeable difference in one of the many memorable scenes from the TV series.
September 28, 2017
This is another book in my series (is it a series now?) of 'novels I owned as a child that I keep finding at my mothers house'.
I'll start by saying I was obsessed with this to series as a kid. I own them (still) on DVD and they envoke such fond memories. I mean, it even has Jimmy Nail making a cameo as a goblin? And Wolf was definitely one of my first tv crushes. Yes he's obsessive, but the actor does such a good job at making him so vulnerable and above all else, likeable. This novel is basically the book version of the screen play, and it follows the series pretty much to the letter. It was nice to see a few internal monologues from the main characters, as it provided more insight into what they were thinking at some key moments that you don't get otherwise.
Oh, the nostalgia! How I wish they'd done another series.
I'll start by saying I was obsessed with this to series as a kid. I own them (still) on DVD and they envoke such fond memories. I mean, it even has Jimmy Nail making a cameo as a goblin? And Wolf was definitely one of my first tv crushes. Yes he's obsessive, but the actor does such a good job at making him so vulnerable and above all else, likeable. This novel is basically the book version of the screen play, and it follows the series pretty much to the letter. It was nice to see a few internal monologues from the main characters, as it provided more insight into what they were thinking at some key moments that you don't get otherwise.
Oh, the nostalgia! How I wish they'd done another series.
October 13, 2019
It's nearly a full moon and wolf is about to change into his werewolf self.
"Virginia, forgive me," wolf said. "I didn't mean to be so rude. It's just my cycle coming on. Once a month I get very irrational and angry, and I just want to pick a fight with anyone who comes near me."
Virginia smiled a small private smile. "Sounds familiar."
Lol! The werewolf version of PMS.
3.5 stars
This was a lot funnier than I had thought it would have been. I really enjoyed wolf and his humor. It did lack a little in the fairytale sense but I realise I probably had my hopes up just a bit too high and was thinking it would have more of the classic fairy tale characters like the The Wishing Spell, Land of Stories books.
One other thing that surprised me was the adult content. There were lines that were more for the older young adults (actually adults but again, it's probably just me) than the younger ones and maybe it's just me but I wasn't expecting them and for there to be more than just a few remarks.
Still this was a good read and I quite enjoyed it. I'm really looking forward to watching the tv mini series, a whole 7 hours worth! Yeah!
You can watch the whole mini series on YouTube for free --->https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
"Virginia, forgive me," wolf said. "I didn't mean to be so rude. It's just my cycle coming on. Once a month I get very irrational and angry, and I just want to pick a fight with anyone who comes near me."
Virginia smiled a small private smile. "Sounds familiar."
Lol! The werewolf version of PMS.
3.5 stars
This was a lot funnier than I had thought it would have been. I really enjoyed wolf and his humor. It did lack a little in the fairytale sense but I realise I probably had my hopes up just a bit too high and was thinking it would have more of the classic fairy tale characters like the The Wishing Spell, Land of Stories books.
One other thing that surprised me was the adult content. There were lines that were more for the older young adults (actually adults but again, it's probably just me) than the younger ones and maybe it's just me but I wasn't expecting them and for there to be more than just a few remarks.
Still this was a good read and I quite enjoyed it. I'm really looking forward to watching the tv mini series, a whole 7 hours worth! Yeah!
You can watch the whole mini series on YouTube for free --->https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
July 15, 2008
The 10th Kingdom was actually a miniseries first, with this novel adaptation briefly printed as a pack-in for the boxed set. And while the film version is easily better than the book, that doesn't mean the book is terrible. After all, it features a hillarious and lovable cast of characters and an immersing fairy-tale plot that will satisfy hard core fantasy fans. But the writing in the book is more functional than poetic, and when there is a movie version out there, it doesn't make much sense not to just skip the book and rent the dvd.You won't miss out on any vivid written imagery, and the movie version is so much fun to watch, I wouldn't bother tracking down the book.
December 10, 2021
سه و نیم یا چهار⭐؟ چمیدونم! بعد وقتی میگم من بلد نیستم به کتابها ستاره بدم کسی باور نمیکنه.🚶
هر داستانی که مربوط به قصههای پریان (فیریتیل) باشه دوست داشتنی و جذابه.
مثلا خیلی بامزهس که شما ببینی سیندرلا پیر و غرغرو شده!
از این کتاب که سال 2000 نوشته شده بگیر تا مجموعهی مدرسهی افسانهای که جلد آخرش همین پارسال اومد. هرکدوم یه جوری خوبن!
کتاب فان و قشنگی بود. شخصیتهای بامزهای هم داشت. باعث شد کلا احساس خوبی داشته باشم.
قبلا گفتم اگر این کتاب رو چند سال پیش میخوندم میتونستیم لیلی و مجنون باشیم اما حقیقت اینه که به نظر میرسه من همیشه پتانسیل خوندن این داستانها ولذت بردن ازشون رو دارم. (پس قبلا چرت و پرت گفتم ما همین الان هم عاشق همیم. والا!)
پ.ن. مثل اینکه یه مینیسریال هم داره!
هر داستانی که مربوط به قصههای پریان (فیریتیل) باشه دوست داشتنی و جذابه.
مثلا خیلی بامزهس که شما ببینی سیندرلا پیر و غرغرو شده!
از این کتاب که سال 2000 نوشته شده بگیر تا مجموعهی مدرسهی افسانهای که جلد آخرش همین پارسال اومد. هرکدوم یه جوری خوبن!
کتاب فان و قشنگی بود. شخصیتهای بامزهای هم داشت. باعث شد کلا احساس خوبی داشته باشم.
قبلا گفتم اگر این کتاب رو چند سال پیش میخوندم میتونستیم لیلی و مجنون باشیم اما حقیقت اینه که به نظر میرسه من همیشه پتانسیل خوندن این داستانها ولذت بردن ازشون رو دارم. (پس قبلا چرت و پرت گفتم ما همین الان هم عاشق همیم. والا!)
پ.ن. مثل اینکه یه مینیسریال هم داره!
June 5, 2016
This is a book adaptation of a screenplay/television mini-series of the same name, which came out around the year 2000 – as is evidenced by the image on the front of the book, with the Twin Towers prominently front and center. I first watched “The 10th Kingdom” around 2012 or so, and enjoyed it. It played with classic fairy-tale tropes in a way that was different from what I was used to, and I really enjoyed watching it on-screen.
Having enjoyed the series so, I picked up the book from a read-and-return library and got around to reading it at last. I've only read one other book adapted from a movie/series that I can recall (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and I'm not even certain I finished that back when it came out), so I was not certain what exactly to expect.
What I found was that the book was a nearly identical retelling of the television show, and I noticed only a few minor changes and additions between the two. This was nice in that the book reminded me of what happened in the series, but I felt a lack of depth to the story because of it. The mini-series worked well given the limitations of the medium (one specificity: it was not as able to get the inner monologues from the different characters to reveal their changing emotions and opinions/worldviews). However, it seemed as though the book only took the information from the series/screen play, with few additions to truly make it a “novel”. It changed the format only, and was not a true translation/adaptation of the story into the new medium. I would have hoped that in the book there would be a bit more characterization – and while there was a bit more which I was glad to see, it was in very small amounts/value, and not enough to really flesh out the characters as one expects to see in a novel. Instead of really trying to create the characters fresh in the book, it seemed to rely heavily on the characterizations and action as they were created in the screenplay, without going as in-depth as an original novel would usually go.
Now, for a bit on the story itself: The characters are each quite unique, with very different quirks (though for some reason I had a hard time keeping the three Trolls distinct in my mind...), and they all have different motivations. There is a richness in the variety of the different players in this story, each with their own baggage, their own desires, their own faults, their own ways of moving forward in an unusual situation. Virginia, the loyal daughter who has been deeply hurt and becomes the reluctant heroine; Tony, the bumbling father who means well but whose vices often get the better of him; Wolf, torn between his one true love and the darker powers both outside and in which try to rule him; the Queen, whose nefarious plans and desire for power wreak havoc on those who get in her way; the Huntsman, whose grim visage belies the dark heart inside of him; some Trolls, Burly, Blabberwort, and Bluebell, who are energetic in what they do though they always manage to screw it up; Prince Wendell, who finds himself in a form not his own and in need of others to help him return to himself and his birthright; and of course a myriad of other characters who each play a different role in pushing the quest along and helping or hindering our mostly reluctant group of heroes (Virginia, Tony, Wolf, and Prince Wendell).
The story cartwheels from one event to another, continually pushing our heroes to rise up to new occasions and definitely think outside of their comfort boxes. It is a mishmash of fairy tale tropes and the breaking of them, of real-world logic meeting the logic of a kingdom of magic, of destinies defied and embraced. It is what happens when Happily Ever After runs out of gas and things are no longer always happy. It is what happens when people decide to change or follow their destinies, no matter how difficult it may be. It is also what happens when people allow their new experiences to affect them and reshape their worldview, and redefine who they are becoming.
Now back to a few more comparisons of the book and tv series. First, a couple visual differences in the characters between the mini-series and how they are described in the book – this is by no means any slight against the actor/actresses, as they were all great in their roles, merely an observation of differences.
Huntsman: in the book he is described as having thick blond hair (page 197, by the Queen), but in the tv series his hair is definitely darker than that, and streaked with gray.
Snow White: in the book her description makes her much older than she appears in the mini-series, which I thought was a good touch as she had “disappeared” as an older woman anyways. In the tv show, she looks maybe in her 50s (to me), but in the book, she is described in a way which makes her sound more in her 70s or 80s, which is a more appropriate age appearance given her timeline/story.
Cinderella: in the book at one point, she is described as having “a frown on her ancient face” (page 451), which again is much more appropriate than her 50-ish-year-old appearance in the tv series -- she is around 200 years old, after all! (I know, I know: magic can do lots...)
A couple sudden-change/evolution points I noticed in the show and how they came through in the pages of the book:
Quotes and selected commentary:
“Well, the Golden Age was almost two hundred years ago, when the ladies you refer to had their great moments in history,” Prince said. “Things have gone downhill a bit since then. Happy Ever After didn’t last as long as we’d hoped.”
Tony didn’t like the sound of that. If you couldn’t believe in fairy tales and Happily Ever After, what could you believe in? – page 110
“But why didn’t you want the [magic shoes]?” Virgina asked [Wolf]. “Why were you able to resist the shoes and I wasn’t?”
Good question, and one he wasn’t sure he should answer. But he did, as honestly as he could.
“Because,” he said gently, “you have such a strong desire to be invisible.” – page 176
Wolf stayed up [in the bedroom of the lost home of the Seven Dwarves] alone for a moment. Then he slapped a wooden beam and grinned. Hardly anyone had seen this. And he’d been lucky enough to come here. That made this entire forest worthwhile. – page 224 – I’m really enjoying these little extra bits of layer to Wolf, giving him more character.
After a moment, [Wolf] asked [Virginia], “You don’t trust anybody?”
“I don’t trust you, no,” Virginia said.
That didn’t seem to surprise him. “Well, maybe you won’t get hurt,” he said. “But huff-puff, you won’t get loved either.”
Virginia snorted. “Love is such bullshit. Love is just what people say they feel because they’re frightened of being on their own.”
“I see,” Wolf said.
The flatness of his voice caught her attention. She turned to him. He really was a handsome man. She had noticed that from the first. Handsome in a rakish sort of way.
“Have you got anything to say about that?” Virginia asked.
“Nope,” Wolf said.
But she knew he did. And he was telling her without words. – page 226-227 – I would have liked to see more of the conversations between Wolf and Virginia, or at least get more of their own thoughts alongside the existing conversations to better flesh out their (okay, mostly just Virginia’s…) changing emotions.
“Virginia, forgive me,” Wolf said. “I didn’t mean to be so rude. It’s just my cycle coming on. Once a month I get very irrational and angry, and I want to pick a fight with anyone who comes near me.”
Virginia smiled a small private smile. “Sounds familiar.” – page 258 – Hahaha! To think, I had forgotten that Wolf’s full moon time was basically his wolf equivalent of a woman’s menstrual cycle!
Typos:
Tony played the fish out, the pulled it in hard. – page 185 –should be “then pulled”
Page 254-255: The spacing is off on these two pages – there is no space between the end quotes and the next word.
Wolf finished undoing Wendell s chain. – page 468 – missing the apostrophe, should be “Wendell’s”
Having enjoyed the series so, I picked up the book from a read-and-return library and got around to reading it at last. I've only read one other book adapted from a movie/series that I can recall (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and I'm not even certain I finished that back when it came out), so I was not certain what exactly to expect.
What I found was that the book was a nearly identical retelling of the television show, and I noticed only a few minor changes and additions between the two. This was nice in that the book reminded me of what happened in the series, but I felt a lack of depth to the story because of it. The mini-series worked well given the limitations of the medium (one specificity: it was not as able to get the inner monologues from the different characters to reveal their changing emotions and opinions/worldviews). However, it seemed as though the book only took the information from the series/screen play, with few additions to truly make it a “novel”. It changed the format only, and was not a true translation/adaptation of the story into the new medium. I would have hoped that in the book there would be a bit more characterization – and while there was a bit more which I was glad to see, it was in very small amounts/value, and not enough to really flesh out the characters as one expects to see in a novel. Instead of really trying to create the characters fresh in the book, it seemed to rely heavily on the characterizations and action as they were created in the screenplay, without going as in-depth as an original novel would usually go.
Now, for a bit on the story itself: The characters are each quite unique, with very different quirks (though for some reason I had a hard time keeping the three Trolls distinct in my mind...), and they all have different motivations. There is a richness in the variety of the different players in this story, each with their own baggage, their own desires, their own faults, their own ways of moving forward in an unusual situation. Virginia, the loyal daughter who has been deeply hurt and becomes the reluctant heroine; Tony, the bumbling father who means well but whose vices often get the better of him; Wolf, torn between his one true love and the darker powers both outside and in which try to rule him; the Queen, whose nefarious plans and desire for power wreak havoc on those who get in her way; the Huntsman, whose grim visage belies the dark heart inside of him; some Trolls, Burly, Blabberwort, and Bluebell, who are energetic in what they do though they always manage to screw it up; Prince Wendell, who finds himself in a form not his own and in need of others to help him return to himself and his birthright; and of course a myriad of other characters who each play a different role in pushing the quest along and helping or hindering our mostly reluctant group of heroes (Virginia, Tony, Wolf, and Prince Wendell).
The story cartwheels from one event to another, continually pushing our heroes to rise up to new occasions and definitely think outside of their comfort boxes. It is a mishmash of fairy tale tropes and the breaking of them, of real-world logic meeting the logic of a kingdom of magic, of destinies defied and embraced. It is what happens when Happily Ever After runs out of gas and things are no longer always happy. It is what happens when people decide to change or follow their destinies, no matter how difficult it may be. It is also what happens when people allow their new experiences to affect them and reshape their worldview, and redefine who they are becoming.
Now back to a few more comparisons of the book and tv series. First, a couple visual differences in the characters between the mini-series and how they are described in the book – this is by no means any slight against the actor/actresses, as they were all great in their roles, merely an observation of differences.
Huntsman: in the book he is described as having thick blond hair (page 197, by the Queen), but in the tv series his hair is definitely darker than that, and streaked with gray.
Snow White: in the book her description makes her much older than she appears in the mini-series, which I thought was a good touch as she had “disappeared” as an older woman anyways. In the tv show, she looks maybe in her 50s (to me), but in the book, she is described in a way which makes her sound more in her 70s or 80s, which is a more appropriate age appearance given her timeline/story.
Cinderella: in the book at one point, she is described as having “a frown on her ancient face” (page 451), which again is much more appropriate than her 50-ish-year-old appearance in the tv series -- she is around 200 years old, after all! (I know, I know: magic can do lots...)
A couple sudden-change/evolution points I noticed in the show and how they came through in the pages of the book:
Quotes and selected commentary:
“Well, the Golden Age was almost two hundred years ago, when the ladies you refer to had their great moments in history,” Prince said. “Things have gone downhill a bit since then. Happy Ever After didn’t last as long as we’d hoped.”
Tony didn’t like the sound of that. If you couldn’t believe in fairy tales and Happily Ever After, what could you believe in? – page 110
“But why didn’t you want the [magic shoes]?” Virgina asked [Wolf]. “Why were you able to resist the shoes and I wasn’t?”
Good question, and one he wasn’t sure he should answer. But he did, as honestly as he could.
“Because,” he said gently, “you have such a strong desire to be invisible.” – page 176
Wolf stayed up [in the bedroom of the lost home of the Seven Dwarves] alone for a moment. Then he slapped a wooden beam and grinned. Hardly anyone had seen this. And he’d been lucky enough to come here. That made this entire forest worthwhile. – page 224 – I’m really enjoying these little extra bits of layer to Wolf, giving him more character.
After a moment, [Wolf] asked [Virginia], “You don’t trust anybody?”
“I don’t trust you, no,” Virginia said.
That didn’t seem to surprise him. “Well, maybe you won’t get hurt,” he said. “But huff-puff, you won’t get loved either.”
Virginia snorted. “Love is such bullshit. Love is just what people say they feel because they’re frightened of being on their own.”
“I see,” Wolf said.
The flatness of his voice caught her attention. She turned to him. He really was a handsome man. She had noticed that from the first. Handsome in a rakish sort of way.
“Have you got anything to say about that?” Virginia asked.
“Nope,” Wolf said.
But she knew he did. And he was telling her without words. – page 226-227 – I would have liked to see more of the conversations between Wolf and Virginia, or at least get more of their own thoughts alongside the existing conversations to better flesh out their (okay, mostly just Virginia’s…) changing emotions.
“Virginia, forgive me,” Wolf said. “I didn’t mean to be so rude. It’s just my cycle coming on. Once a month I get very irrational and angry, and I want to pick a fight with anyone who comes near me.”
Virginia smiled a small private smile. “Sounds familiar.” – page 258 – Hahaha! To think, I had forgotten that Wolf’s full moon time was basically his wolf equivalent of a woman’s menstrual cycle!
Typos:
Tony played the fish out, the pulled it in hard. – page 185 –should be “then pulled”
Page 254-255: The spacing is off on these two pages – there is no space between the end quotes and the next word.
Wolf finished undoing Wendell s chain. – page 468 – missing the apostrophe, should be “Wendell’s”
October 4, 2019
Me encanta esta historia!
Me la sé de memoria porque he visto la miniserie millones de veces (y tengo que decir que es una maravillosa adaptación), si hasta lo he leído con las voces de los personajes!
Nos encontramos en Central Park con Virginia, que es una camarera que está yendo a su trabajo cuando de repente aparece un perro y a partir de ahí empieza la aventura. El perro resulta ser el príncipe del cuarto reino al que la heredera de la madrastra de Blancanieves ha hechizado para quitarle el poder. Tenemos unos trolls bastante crueles y muy torpes, goblins, el cazador, elfos...y Lobo! Uno de los mejores personajes de esta historia, uno de mis favoritos sin duda.
Virginia, con ayuda de Lobo y de su padre, ayuda al príncipe Wendell a recuperar su reino. Aunque lo que ella quiere realmente es volver a Nueva York, ya que ha viajado a los nueve reinos a través de un espejo, el cual no va a ser fácil de encontrar...
Pero si aparece hasta Cenicienta!! Es una historia genial, muy entretenida y divertida y con momentos bastante oscuros para ser un cuento de hadas actual. Si los Grimm viviesen actualmente escribirían algo así!
Me ha encantado y seguramente vuelva a ver la miniserie muy pronto!
Me la sé de memoria porque he visto la miniserie millones de veces (y tengo que decir que es una maravillosa adaptación), si hasta lo he leído con las voces de los personajes!
Nos encontramos en Central Park con Virginia, que es una camarera que está yendo a su trabajo cuando de repente aparece un perro y a partir de ahí empieza la aventura. El perro resulta ser el príncipe del cuarto reino al que la heredera de la madrastra de Blancanieves ha hechizado para quitarle el poder. Tenemos unos trolls bastante crueles y muy torpes, goblins, el cazador, elfos...y Lobo! Uno de los mejores personajes de esta historia, uno de mis favoritos sin duda.
Virginia, con ayuda de Lobo y de su padre, ayuda al príncipe Wendell a recuperar su reino. Aunque lo que ella quiere realmente es volver a Nueva York, ya que ha viajado a los nueve reinos a través de un espejo, el cual no va a ser fácil de encontrar...
Pero si aparece hasta Cenicienta!! Es una historia genial, muy entretenida y divertida y con momentos bastante oscuros para ser un cuento de hadas actual. Si los Grimm viviesen actualmente escribirían algo así!
Me ha encantado y seguramente vuelva a ver la miniserie muy pronto!
September 10, 2019
4,5/5
Esta historia se lee en una sentada, es super entretenida y atrapante. ME HA ENCANTADOOO
Sumamente recomendado !!
Esta historia se lee en una sentada, es super entretenida y atrapante. ME HA ENCANTADOOO
Sumamente recomendado !!
December 10, 2020
Worum es geht:
Virginia fährt mit dem Fahrrad auf dem Weg zur Arbeit einen Hund um. Dieser entpuppt sich als Prinz Wendell, der vor Trollen und einem Wolf geflüchtet ist und dabei durch einen Spiegel fiel. Seine böse Stiefmutter hat ihren Hund in seinen Körper verpflanzt und versucht damit nun, die 9 Königreiche einzunehmen. Virginia und ihr Vater Tony müssen sie aufhalten, sonst ist die Märchenwelt verloren.
Meine Meinung:
Ich mag dieses Buch wirklich gerne. Wer wollte nicht schon immer wissen, wie es nach “und sie lebten glücklich bis in alle Zeiten” weiter ging? Nun, hier ist die dritte Generation von Schneewittchen, Rotkäppchen und Co. Wobei es inzwischen heißt “Wir leben glücklich bis in alle Zeiten oder sterben an schrecklichen Flüchen.”
Das Büchlein hat nämlich Humor. So Blut triefend wie die Märchen der Gebrüder Grimm (ehemalige Gefangene des 4. Königreichs, und damit ein bisschen voreingenommen) sind sie nicht, wobei natürlich ab und zu doch irgendwo ein vergifteter Apfel auftaucht.
Die Charaktere sind alle liebevoll gezeichnet, allen voran Wolf und die Trolle. Wolf, der Ahne von Rotkäppchens bösem Wolf, der sich in Virginia(s Duft) verliebt und deshalb versucht, Schäferinnen(fleisch) abzuschwören. Die drei schuhbesessenen Kinder vom Trollkönig, die kein unterschiedlicheres Leben zu Prinz Wendell haben könnten. Virginia und Tony, die Ultralangweiler aus New York, die gegen ihren Willen in ein Abenteuer gezogen werden. Prinz Wendell, der verwöhnte Enkel von Schneewittchen, der jetzt als Straßenhund leben muss und nur noch Stöckchen jagen will. Die böse Königin, die nach ein paar Jahren Gefängnis leicht eingerostet ist, was das Pläne schmieden angeht. Der Jägersmann, der nicht totzukriegen ist, und zum allgemeinen Erstaunen unserer Helden immer wieder auftaucht.
Die Geschichte ist schnell erzählt; der Schreibstil angenehm, wenn auch manchmal etwas kühl. Hätte man das ganze etwas geschmirgelt wärs nicht störend gewesen, aber es ist definitiv lesbar.
Das Frauenbild ist im Gegensatz zu den meisten Märchen durchwegs positiv gezeichnet. Na ja, bis auf Aschenputtel, die nach 200 Jahren keinen Bock mehr auf Bälle hat. Aber Virginia kann gehörig austeilen und auch die anderen Frauenfiguren sind keine Weicheier die nur darauf warten, von einem rostigen Ritter auf einem edlen Schimmel gerettet zu werden. Und selbst wenn sie mal Hilfe benötigen: Die Männer müssen genauso oft aus der Patsche geholt werden.
Das Buch basiert auf der Miniserie Das 10. Königreich. Und jetzt die Augen wieder Richtung Text rollen, es ist nämlich durchaus nicht schlecht. Genauso wenig wie die Serie, die bis auf die veraltete CGI wirklich gut ist.
Für Fans von:
Zwischen Schnee und Ebenholz von Ann-Kathrin Wolf, Sophie im Schloss des Zauberers von Diana Wynne Jones, Die Hausmärchen der Gebrüder Grimm.
Virginia fährt mit dem Fahrrad auf dem Weg zur Arbeit einen Hund um. Dieser entpuppt sich als Prinz Wendell, der vor Trollen und einem Wolf geflüchtet ist und dabei durch einen Spiegel fiel. Seine böse Stiefmutter hat ihren Hund in seinen Körper verpflanzt und versucht damit nun, die 9 Königreiche einzunehmen. Virginia und ihr Vater Tony müssen sie aufhalten, sonst ist die Märchenwelt verloren.
Meine Meinung:
Ich mag dieses Buch wirklich gerne. Wer wollte nicht schon immer wissen, wie es nach “und sie lebten glücklich bis in alle Zeiten” weiter ging? Nun, hier ist die dritte Generation von Schneewittchen, Rotkäppchen und Co. Wobei es inzwischen heißt “Wir leben glücklich bis in alle Zeiten oder sterben an schrecklichen Flüchen.”
Das Büchlein hat nämlich Humor. So Blut triefend wie die Märchen der Gebrüder Grimm (ehemalige Gefangene des 4. Königreichs, und damit ein bisschen voreingenommen) sind sie nicht, wobei natürlich ab und zu doch irgendwo ein vergifteter Apfel auftaucht.
Die Charaktere sind alle liebevoll gezeichnet, allen voran Wolf und die Trolle. Wolf, der Ahne von Rotkäppchens bösem Wolf, der sich in Virginia(s Duft) verliebt und deshalb versucht, Schäferinnen(fleisch) abzuschwören. Die drei schuhbesessenen Kinder vom Trollkönig, die kein unterschiedlicheres Leben zu Prinz Wendell haben könnten. Virginia und Tony, die Ultralangweiler aus New York, die gegen ihren Willen in ein Abenteuer gezogen werden. Prinz Wendell, der verwöhnte Enkel von Schneewittchen, der jetzt als Straßenhund leben muss und nur noch Stöckchen jagen will. Die böse Königin, die nach ein paar Jahren Gefängnis leicht eingerostet ist, was das Pläne schmieden angeht. Der Jägersmann, der nicht totzukriegen ist, und zum allgemeinen Erstaunen unserer Helden immer wieder auftaucht.
Die Geschichte ist schnell erzählt; der Schreibstil angenehm, wenn auch manchmal etwas kühl. Hätte man das ganze etwas geschmirgelt wärs nicht störend gewesen, aber es ist definitiv lesbar.
Das Frauenbild ist im Gegensatz zu den meisten Märchen durchwegs positiv gezeichnet. Na ja, bis auf Aschenputtel, die nach 200 Jahren keinen Bock mehr auf Bälle hat. Aber Virginia kann gehörig austeilen und auch die anderen Frauenfiguren sind keine Weicheier die nur darauf warten, von einem rostigen Ritter auf einem edlen Schimmel gerettet zu werden. Und selbst wenn sie mal Hilfe benötigen: Die Männer müssen genauso oft aus der Patsche geholt werden.
Das Buch basiert auf der Miniserie Das 10. Königreich. Und jetzt die Augen wieder Richtung Text rollen, es ist nämlich durchaus nicht schlecht. Genauso wenig wie die Serie, die bis auf die veraltete CGI wirklich gut ist.
Für Fans von:
Zwischen Schnee und Ebenholz von Ann-Kathrin Wolf, Sophie im Schloss des Zauberers von Diana Wynne Jones, Die Hausmärchen der Gebrüder Grimm.
March 23, 2012
"The 10th Kingdom" is the best miniseries EVER! No other miniseries compares.
Anyway, I saw this book at a used bookstore and I got it. Overall, the book is exactly like the miniseries: Virgina and Tony get trapped in the 9 Kingdoms and they have to save Prince Wendell while also try and find their way back home. Plus, adorable Wolf/Virginia romance, yah! A lot of the dialogue is word for word. What I did find interesting was that the book contained a lot of scenes that were either deleted, extended, alternate versions, or just plain omitted.
Examples:
*Miniseries: Tony gets the Gold Touch from the fish biting his finger.
Book: Tony gets the Gold Touch by learning from Wolf that the lake has a magical fish, that if thrown back in the lake, will give the fisherman a golden finger.
*Miniseries: Virginia sings "We Will Rock You" by Queen at the Shepherdess Competition.
Book: Virginia sings "Sailing" by Rod Stewart.
So in a way, the book isn't an exact copy, but it was still enjoyable nonetheless. I'm assuming that this book was written based off of the script months before the miniseries was probably even shooting, so I'm guessing that's why a lot of scenes are different.
We do get to get into the heads of the characters a tiny bit more than what we're able to visibly see in the miniseries. But some of that is still lacking and feels weird at times.
If you feel in the mood to watch the miniseries, or don't have the time to stick it in the DVD player, the book is a great alternative to fulfill your fairytale fix.
Anyway, I saw this book at a used bookstore and I got it. Overall, the book is exactly like the miniseries: Virgina and Tony get trapped in the 9 Kingdoms and they have to save Prince Wendell while also try and find their way back home. Plus, adorable Wolf/Virginia romance, yah! A lot of the dialogue is word for word. What I did find interesting was that the book contained a lot of scenes that were either deleted, extended, alternate versions, or just plain omitted.
Examples:
*Miniseries: Tony gets the Gold Touch from the fish biting his finger.
Book: Tony gets the Gold Touch by learning from Wolf that the lake has a magical fish, that if thrown back in the lake, will give the fisherman a golden finger.
*Miniseries: Virginia sings "We Will Rock You" by Queen at the Shepherdess Competition.
Book: Virginia sings "Sailing" by Rod Stewart.
So in a way, the book isn't an exact copy, but it was still enjoyable nonetheless. I'm assuming that this book was written based off of the script months before the miniseries was probably even shooting, so I'm guessing that's why a lot of scenes are different.
We do get to get into the heads of the characters a tiny bit more than what we're able to visibly see in the miniseries. But some of that is still lacking and feels weird at times.
If you feel in the mood to watch the miniseries, or don't have the time to stick it in the DVD player, the book is a great alternative to fulfill your fairytale fix.
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December 14, 2012Cute. Fluffy. Silly. That's what I thought when I started to read this book. I picked it up at the used book sale without knowing anything about it. Turns out it's a "novelization" of a TV miniseries. The show came first, and the book after. A magic mirror allows people to pass between the fairy tale world and New York City. Some trolls, a prince in the shape of a dog, and a humanoid wolf come into New York. They take back with them the bumbling super of an apartment building (Tony) and his waitress daughter (Virginia). Tony and Virginia spend most of the book running around the fairy tale world, trying to find a way back home, while not being killed. There is an Evil Queen, her Huntsman, a forest of beanstalks, a whole family of sheepherding Peeps, magic birds, a dead Snow White and an aged Cinderella. There are references to the Rapunzel story, to the Little Red Riding Hood story, and a little assist from graffiti written by one Wilhelm Grimm. I tried to tell my husband the plot. He said, "It sounds like Enchanted." Yeah, a little. "Sounds like Into the Woods." That too. But it's funny. The more I read, the more I found it seriously clever. It's funny that the trolls have a shoe fetish, and dance to Saturday Night Fever. It's funny that magic items grant wishes with sassing backtalk. It's funny that the Wolf reads self help books. Actually, just about everything is funny. Dangerous, but funny.
June 25, 2009
I was torn between 4 and 5 stars for this book, but the fact that I am pretty rabid to get my grabby hands on the mini series not to mention make icons pushes me over the edge.
Your standard normal girl finds herself thrown into a not-so-normal world and finds out that she is possibly more than the nobody she thought. Or something like that. ;)
The humor really endeared it to me as well.
A friend (Juushika) had mentioned this book on her journal, and quoted the same quote I am going to site below. It was one of the things that lead me to pick this up at the library when I saw it.
Snow White musing why she didn't just avoid the Queen after the first two attempts on her life -- "Why did I let her in? Didn't I know she was bad? I did. Of course I did. But I also knew that I couldn't keep the door closed all my life just because it was dangerous. Just because there was a chance that I might get hurt."
That intrigued me, and Virginia delivered as a heroine who wasn't disappointing in the least. Her father and the trolls I could do without. haha. Wolf as the super flawed 'hero' was also perfection in imperfection, and I was often laughing at his inner monologue.
Not to mention: Virginia & Wolf are adorable. Amirite?
Now to find the mini series to watch...
Your standard normal girl finds herself thrown into a not-so-normal world and finds out that she is possibly more than the nobody she thought. Or something like that. ;)
The humor really endeared it to me as well.
A friend (Juushika) had mentioned this book on her journal, and quoted the same quote I am going to site below. It was one of the things that lead me to pick this up at the library when I saw it.
Snow White musing why she didn't just avoid the Queen after the first two attempts on her life -- "Why did I let her in? Didn't I know she was bad? I did. Of course I did. But I also knew that I couldn't keep the door closed all my life just because it was dangerous. Just because there was a chance that I might get hurt."
That intrigued me, and Virginia delivered as a heroine who wasn't disappointing in the least. Her father and the trolls I could do without. haha. Wolf as the super flawed 'hero' was also perfection in imperfection, and I was often laughing at his inner monologue.
Not to mention: Virginia & Wolf are adorable. Amirite?
Now to find the mini series to watch...
December 9, 2013
i have all the (3) movies
this isn't like any other fairy tale that you hear of
it actually has most of them combined
this has awesome characters
action
adventure that you wont expect
mirrors like other stories
a human wolf (that acts his part out really well)
and a lot more that you should read for yourselves
this isn't like any other fairy tale that you hear of
it actually has most of them combined
this has awesome characters
action
adventure that you wont expect
mirrors like other stories
a human wolf (that acts his part out really well)
and a lot more that you should read for yourselves
August 20, 2008
I was looking for something along the line of Princess Bride, and I found this-- though set in modern day New York. It has lots of twists and turns and more humor. The movie is pretty good, too.
August 31, 2016
BY FAR ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS.
December 17, 2019
My friend and I fell in love with the miniseries when we were in high school. We watched it over and over.
We were thrilled when we discovered there was book that came out after t’he miniseries. The book was just as great as the miniseries. I can’t wait to watch it again and experience its magic. :)
We were thrilled when we discovered there was book that came out after t’he miniseries. The book was just as great as the miniseries. I can’t wait to watch it again and experience its magic. :)
September 24, 2024
Very cute story- exactly like the tv/movie mini series. I wouldn’t suggest it for kids since there are a few swear words and sexual innuendos.
June 13, 2025
Argh. I forgot to write the review of this, and I finished it nearly 2 months ago.
I read it as part of an International Read Along as part of the Annual T10K Watchathon. So that was rather fun.
It was interesting to see small changes that were made (mostly at the start of the story), and some things that had a bit more emphasis in the novel than they did on the screen.
But all in all, I was able to so clearly picture the scenes.
I read it as part of an International Read Along as part of the Annual T10K Watchathon. So that was rather fun.
It was interesting to see small changes that were made (mostly at the start of the story), and some things that had a bit more emphasis in the novel than they did on the screen.
But all in all, I was able to so clearly picture the scenes.
May 1, 2020
A fantastic and beautful work of fantasy escapism.
September 7, 2021
Skrytý gem z roku 2000 / všichni, kdo jako děti viděli seriálovou verzi, jsou navždy poznamenáni a ti, kdo neviděli, měli by to rychle napravit / also one of the greatest love stories ever written? / also jedno z nejlepších moderních zpracování klasických pohádek / naprosto legendární scény a zápletky, které fakt nevymyslíš, pokud nemáš fantazii odpálenou do vesmíru nějakou lehkou drogou
"Still, I suppose you'll look better surrounded by potatoes."
"It is a lonely path in life to be different. As you know." hits hard every time.
Celé 10. Království je Virginia's story about processing her childhood trauma.
Trošku jsem se těšila, že tam budou nějaké drobnosti navíc, ale přeci jenom je to podle scenáře k seriálu (nebo naopak?). Tak bych si teda alespoň přála pokračování. Teď každou chvilku nějaká trashy tv show dostane dalších x sérií a tuhle perfection stopli po jedné. Can we please please please have nice things?
"Still, I suppose you'll look better surrounded by potatoes."
"It is a lonely path in life to be different. As you know." hits hard every time.
Celé 10. Království je Virginia's story about processing her childhood trauma.
Trošku jsem se těšila, že tam budou nějaké drobnosti navíc, ale přeci jenom je to podle scenáře k seriálu (nebo naopak?). Tak bych si teda alespoň přála pokračování. Teď každou chvilku nějaká trashy tv show dostane dalších x sérií a tuhle perfection stopli po jedné. Can we please please please have nice things?
May 11, 2022
3.5 ⭐️
If you enjoyed the mini series growing up you will absolutely love this book too. I’ve only seen the show once but somehow reading this was still nostalgic for me.
Is it better than the show? No. This definitely translates better as a series and they changed a few strange things. Which is odd in a film to book adaptation because you can do ANYTHING with writing, there arent the same limitations.
I find Wolf pretty cringey but the romance in the book worked a little better for me because we actually got to experience Virginias inner monologue so her falling in love felt more natural.
Anyway I’m off to watch the show again
If you enjoyed the mini series growing up you will absolutely love this book too. I’ve only seen the show once but somehow reading this was still nostalgic for me.
Is it better than the show? No. This definitely translates better as a series and they changed a few strange things. Which is odd in a film to book adaptation because you can do ANYTHING with writing, there arent the same limitations.
I find Wolf pretty cringey but the romance in the book worked a little better for me because we actually got to experience Virginias inner monologue so her falling in love felt more natural.
Anyway I’m off to watch the show again
April 11, 2023
Amongst my most favourite things is this story. I watched the TV series 20 yrs ago with my mum, such fond memories. My mum is no longer here and I read the book and it brought back the memories of watching and enjoying the series with her. Virginia, a young adult is living her life in New York without her mum, when things take a turn and she finds herself in a fairytale kingdom; with trolls and magic mirrors and a wolf. This may actually be my favourite thing I’ve ever read. Loved the wolf!
July 29, 2023
Amazing story (the book is a novelization of the movie haha) the world needs more of these
November 7, 2025
A nostalgia trip that gets the cheesy fairytale fantasy down so well
I am being a little harsh on this though as there is a lot that I enjoyed from this book purely from a nostalgia point of view. its a perfect telling of the mini-series of the same name and that is both a good and bad thing
we will start with the good - I love the silly tone it takes on and the way it doesn't take itself too seriously. There are many moments with over the top cheesy romance scenes or silly riddles and retellings of famous tales. The humor is quite good, but can be a little dated and leaning toward more sexist tendancies that were popular when this came out.
it is actually quite a fun narrative that intertwined multiple characters fairly well and ties everything off in a rather neat way too. while most point of views are all traveling together, the way you have the different perspectives for the same point make it rather interesting to read - it pieces a puzzle together rather nicely and give more of a reliable narrator vibe to the story
that said, the points of view will swap CONSTANTLY and multiple times in a chapter - much like it would a TV episode. quite often the split as well doesn't always make sense and jumps you out of the action to look at what someone doing miles away. I think the POVs could have been grouped together and split into chapters a little better. there would have been some back and forth narratively but the flow of the story would have felt much more natural and more like a book than a shot for shot retelling of the show. I know that is what this is but it still seems like an odd choice for me
also back on the point of some part being a bit dated - if you are experiencing the 10th kingdom for the first time do keep in mind that it is VERY of its time. there are some very sexist moment, romance is a little stockholmy and just creepy in places, some themes as well don't really get resolved either and kinda just swept aside as haha funny. Its not the worst one out there but it is still present enough to make you question it a bit
I still had a great time reading this and if you don't take it very seriously or expect something to be ground breaking you'll have a great read
I am being a little harsh on this though as there is a lot that I enjoyed from this book purely from a nostalgia point of view. its a perfect telling of the mini-series of the same name and that is both a good and bad thing
we will start with the good - I love the silly tone it takes on and the way it doesn't take itself too seriously. There are many moments with over the top cheesy romance scenes or silly riddles and retellings of famous tales. The humor is quite good, but can be a little dated and leaning toward more sexist tendancies that were popular when this came out.
it is actually quite a fun narrative that intertwined multiple characters fairly well and ties everything off in a rather neat way too. while most point of views are all traveling together, the way you have the different perspectives for the same point make it rather interesting to read - it pieces a puzzle together rather nicely and give more of a reliable narrator vibe to the story
that said, the points of view will swap CONSTANTLY and multiple times in a chapter - much like it would a TV episode. quite often the split as well doesn't always make sense and jumps you out of the action to look at what someone doing miles away. I think the POVs could have been grouped together and split into chapters a little better. there would have been some back and forth narratively but the flow of the story would have felt much more natural and more like a book than a shot for shot retelling of the show. I know that is what this is but it still seems like an odd choice for me
also back on the point of some part being a bit dated - if you are experiencing the 10th kingdom for the first time do keep in mind that it is VERY of its time. there are some very sexist moment, romance is a little stockholmy and just creepy in places, some themes as well don't really get resolved either and kinda just swept aside as haha funny. Its not the worst one out there but it is still present enough to make you question it a bit
I still had a great time reading this and if you don't take it very seriously or expect something to be ground breaking you'll have a great read
January 1, 2019
This book is magic! I have watched the 10-hour television mini-series countless times and even so this book was amazing and held my absolute attention to the end. It has been adapted from the screenplay of the TV series, with minor alterations, but it never felt like I was ahead of the story. The wonderful writing kept me in the moment, making me laugh out loud and gasp in shock.
I would recommend this to anyone who loved the TV series. It's basically a play-by-play retelling, but being able to be inside the characters' heads and being given delightful little new scenes and scraps of information made it entirely worth it!
To anyone who has not seen the TV series or heard of it before, I would still recommend this book. As long as you like fantasy epics, you will love this book. This single book has the kind of world-building, epic plot and developed characters that you usually only see in huge fantasy series like The Lord of The Rings and A Song of Ice and Fire. Plus, I'm sure it will be even more wonderful and surprising for someone who can't recite the entire story word-for-word!
Honestly, I'm not sure how hard this book is to find (my sister found it deep in the stacks of a used book store), but it sure is worth it. In my opinion, this is one of the best books ever written.
I would recommend this to anyone who loved the TV series. It's basically a play-by-play retelling, but being able to be inside the characters' heads and being given delightful little new scenes and scraps of information made it entirely worth it!
To anyone who has not seen the TV series or heard of it before, I would still recommend this book. As long as you like fantasy epics, you will love this book. This single book has the kind of world-building, epic plot and developed characters that you usually only see in huge fantasy series like The Lord of The Rings and A Song of Ice and Fire. Plus, I'm sure it will be even more wonderful and surprising for someone who can't recite the entire story word-for-word!
Honestly, I'm not sure how hard this book is to find (my sister found it deep in the stacks of a used book store), but it sure is worth it. In my opinion, this is one of the best books ever written.
January 6, 2022
Have you ever wanted your life to be just like a fairytale? For Virginia Louis this fantasy comes true in more ways than one when she is abruptly thrusted into a grand adventure that spans all across the 9 kingdoms. Together with her father, Wolf, and a prince she sets out to restore order to a fairy tale inspired world that shakes up her preconceived ideas about her ordinary waitress life and her place in it.
For anyone that has no clue what this story is about do yourself a favor and watch the Hallmark mini-series. It’s on Youtube for free just Google it! Unfortunately, nothing in this book captures the characters and the wonder of the world just like it. So, you would be doing yourself a huge disservice by only reading the story.
The book is really just a novelization of the miniseries and only adds minor extra details. It’s such a shame that there was never a sequel made either in book or movie form. This has such a huge cult following and they really left everything primed for a sequel and failed to deliver. This was a fun read that basically allows you to re-live the show without any of the miniseries charm that made people everywhere fall in love with the story.
For anyone that has no clue what this story is about do yourself a favor and watch the Hallmark mini-series. It’s on Youtube for free just Google it! Unfortunately, nothing in this book captures the characters and the wonder of the world just like it. So, you would be doing yourself a huge disservice by only reading the story.
The book is really just a novelization of the miniseries and only adds minor extra details. It’s such a shame that there was never a sequel made either in book or movie form. This has such a huge cult following and they really left everything primed for a sequel and failed to deliver. This was a fun read that basically allows you to re-live the show without any of the miniseries charm that made people everywhere fall in love with the story.
May 21, 2022
I absolutely loved the TV series and it's one of my life-annoyances that I've never been able to find it on DVD. When I spotted this book in a charity shop, I did a little dance of joy. It's been years and years since I last saw it, and yet reading this brought it all back. The author does a grand job of capturing the humour, terror and action that was in the book, although just occassionally the characters seemed slightly off. I did really miss the 'We Will Ram You' scene, where Virginia adapts the words to the Queen song to make it about sheep (and did have a pout on my face while I read the author's rather tame alternative), but overall it was just brilliant. Looking forward to reading it again and might have anotehr crack at finding ther series to watch.
February 1, 2018
A new spin on old fairy tales. It's a solid story filled with adventure, humor, and a touch of tragedy.
I enjoyed it, but I thought it dragged a bit in the middle and didn't really add anything that wasn't in the made-for-tv movie, which I was hoping for.
I enjoyed it, but I thought it dragged a bit in the middle and didn't really add anything that wasn't in the made-for-tv movie, which I was hoping for.
April 26, 2021
This is by far one of my favorite stories of all time. Its all your favorite storybook classics with a modern twist. You can't help but fall in love with the main characters (even a little with the evil ones) and each town and story they fall into.
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