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Historical FantasyFae & Fairy FictionAdventure

The Enchantress Returns

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  • 2013 first published
  • 528 pages
  • ★ 4.6 (26 ratings)
  • 21 editions
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Chris Colfer's The Enchantress Returns (2013) is a historical fantasy and fae fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in The Dwarf Forest and The Charming Kingdom. Characters include Alex and Conner. Key subjects include fairy tales, magic, brothers and sisters and twins.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 26 ratings, and 215 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions across 5 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Childrens Middle Grade bestseller list in 2013.

It runs to roughly 528 pages — 9–10 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Enchantress Returns

Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother! Against the will of their grandmother, the twins must find their own way into. The Land of Stories is no longer the joyful world Alex and Conner Bailey remember from their Wishing Spell adventure: The evil Enchantress, who cursed Sleeping Beauty, is back with a vengeance, and the fairy-tale world lives in fear. When the Enchantress’s evil reach extends even to Alex and Conner’s world—and their mother is kidnapped!—they must defy their grandmother’s orders and find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue her.
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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Childrens Middle Grade, 2013

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • The Dwarf Forest
  • The Charming Kingdom
  • The Northern Kingdom
  • The Red Riding hood Kingdom0

Characters

  • Alex and Conner

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Characters in literature
  • Magic
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Twins
  • Characters and characteristics in literature
  • Youths' writings
  • Children's fiction
  • American literature, history and criticism, 21st century
  • Siblings
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Conner Bailey
  • Alex Bailey
  • Fantasy
  • Action & Adventure

Quick answers

Who wrote The Enchantress Returns?

The Enchantress Returns was written by Chris Colfer and first published in 2013.

What genre is The Enchantress Returns?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Fae & Fairy Fiction and Adventure.

How long is The Enchantress Returns?

The median edition has 528 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Enchantress Returns?

Readers who like it often enjoy Five Children and It, Prince Caspian and The Story of the Treasure Seekers.

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