Kirjahaku

Welcome to Kingdom, a fairytale world of grand fantasy consisting of endangered pixies as well as industrious giants, wishing wells and imprisoned towns, sorcery and swordsmanship-and cursed corsets too. This collection offers up an ambitious young fairy who learns a secret that will change her life, a virtuous girl trying to make a living in a community harboring evil creatures, outcast dwarfs with loving hearts, and a princess who despises anyone who would save her life. Set among such diverse locations as Faerie Forest with its sparkling lights, a town populated only by criminals, and a farm where a runaway stepdaughter is welcomed, the legends of triumphant heroes and foul villains are captured within these six short stories.

After Sondra and Harold Saturn bail the Little Match Girl and Alice of Wonderland out of jail on Earth, they learn the fairytale world of Kingdom is in peril. A trio of witches is killing and cursing the fairytale people, and the royals haven't been able to stop them. But instead of heading directly to Kingdom, the Saturns are charged with traveling well beyond Kingdom's borders to convince a sorceress of supreme power to aid them. Harold is excited to see this new area, while Sondra has a secret wish she wants the sorceress to grant.Back in Kingdom, the witches continue to spread terror and put the queens' loved ones at risk. Time is fleeting as the hags grow in power and malice. Even if Harold and Sondra succeed in their task, will help come in time?In Deliver Us, the third book in the Kingdom Fantasy series, a progression of quests in exotic locales will bring together a small-but familiar-group to confront merciless opponents. Curses, powerful artifacts, transformations, murders, animated tattoos, and proper manners all combine toward a thrilling conclusion in which those who confront the evil must find a way to defeat the witches or lose their souls.

Kingdom is a world filled with magic and monsters ruled equally by five fairytale queens. Sondra and Harold Saturn of Earth visit this fantasy land to help out their royal friends. On their latest arrival, they learn that a new king sits on the throne. This king has cast a spell on the queens and everyone in Kingdom to erase any memory of their rule or the queens' husbands. To break the spell, the queens must kiss their true loves.Easy? Hardly.Cinderella hates her former husband for forgetting her when he tried her slipper on everyone else. The Little Match Girl, left to a cruel world, doesn't trust anyone. Beauty only desires friendship from her beast-like companion, and the Marsh King's Daughter's husband is missing. And the eldest queen, Penta, never had a true love.With a villainous king tracking them and a mage who can't get her teleportation spell right, Harold and Sondra have their hands full pairing the queens with their husbands. And just when they think they have a plan for how to succeed in their quest, they find a new potential princess and must hide her from the king at all costs.

Seventeen-year-old Harold Tray is preparing for college when he is visited by an apparition one night. After she convinces him to accompany her to a faraway world, Harold finds himself in the middle of a prophecy in the fairy-tale land of Kingdom. Planet is a powerful pixie who proclaims Harold has been teleported to help her bring peace back to Kingdom. His assignment is to unite five maidens to overthrow the illegitimate king. Luckily for Harold, the five are fairy-tale princesses from familiar childhood stories. After partnering with Planet and other misfit companions, he journeys across Kingdom in search of the maidens. He finds them at the end of their stories, ready to continue their lives as queens. Unfortunately, their progress to the throne will not be easy. An ancient enemy is waiting for them, and he knows secrets about Harold's past.

Seventeen-year-old Harold Tray is preparing for college when he is visited by an apparition one night. After she convinces him to accompany her to a faraway world, Harold finds himself in the middle of a prophecy in the fairy-tale land of Kingdom. Planet is a powerful pixie who proclaims Harold has been teleported to help her bring peace back to Kingdom. His assignment is to unite five maidens to overthrow the illegitimate king. Luckily for Harold, the five are fairy-tale princesses from familiar childhood stories. After partnering with Planet and other misfit companions, he journeys across Kingdom in search of the maidens. He finds them at the end of their stories, ready to continue their lives as queens. Unfortunately, their progress to the throne will not be easy. An ancient enemy is waiting for them, and he knows secrets about Harold's past.