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Explore Catherynne M. Valente's Fairyland books in order, with story summaries and a starting guide to the series of adventures in an unusual magical world.

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Fairyland books in publication order

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6 books

1

Twelve-year-old September leaves Omaha with the Green Wind and enters Fairyland, where a demanding Marquess sends her after a magical talisman. A book-loving wyvern and a mysterious boy help her navigate a realm threatened by its unpredictable ruler.

2

This Fairyland prequel follows Mallow’s confrontation with King Goldmouth and her path toward ruling the realm. The Red Wind, Mr. Map, and an assortment of magical companions aid her in an adventure centered on Fairyland’s earlier political struggles.

3

September returns to Fairyland to discover that its inhabitants are losing both shadows and magic. In the world below, her own shadow rules as Halloween, forcing September to confront a familiar-looking queen unwilling to surrender what she has taken.

4

Longing to escape ordinary life again, September travels to the moon and reunites with Ell and Saturday. Their new adventure pits them against a powerful, mysterious moon-Yeti whose actions threaten the Fairyland she has come to love.

5

The Boy Who Lost Fairyland

by Catherynne M Valente

2015

Stolen from Fairyland, young troll Hawthorn becomes a human changeling living with a Chicago family. At twelve, he discovers a route home, only to find a transformed realm where his return draws him into a revolution involving other changelings.

6

September’s unexpected reign is challenged when former Fairyland rulers return to life, each claiming the throne. Her friends propose a race to decide the monarchy, while her parents cross the universe in search of their missing daughter.

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