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The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey
- Narrated by: Chris Colfer
- Series: The Land of Stories, Book 5
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
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Summary
The fifth audiobook in Chris Colfer's number-one New York Times best-selling series, The Land of Stories!
In the highly anticipated continuation of the Land of Stories series, Conner learns that the only place to fight the Masked Man's literary army is inside his own short stories.
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- Claire B
- 16-11-19
Brilliant!
Chris Colfer seems to have no end of exciting story lines. This is a brilliant book!
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- Joy
- 02-07-18
me and my daughter love this book
loved it. recommend to anyone who loves fairy tales. great modern take on fairy tales.
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- MW27
- 11-02-17
Brilliant
Amazing the way Conner goes around getting characters as if it's as easy as pouring a bowl of cereal
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- Nautica
- 08-09-17
Love it!
I love this whole series! I'm 35 years old, and I'm hooked on these books! I think they are good for all ages.
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- Mark Warrington
- 06-10-16
Amazing and adventurous
This book was fun and lively the whole time! I would recommend this book to people who love fairytales and mysterious adventures!
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- ZenFriend
- 14-07-16
This book is amazing.
I spent only 2 days on this book. It's an amazing cliffhanger! I have listened to all the land of stories books and they are all just so awesome. I could write much more about this (In a good way)
6 people found this helpful
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- Boo Hye Won
- 13-09-18
a very good story interesting!!!!!
i loved it ! and I hate to finish this amazing book of fairy tails!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 22-08-18
Great Book Series
Aside from the random cuss word (come on, Chris, these books are for kids), all of the Land of Stories books are awesome. We listen to them when we make the 6 hour drives to see Grandparents (which is often!), and it keep my 5, 12 and 10 year old's attention. As soon as I turn it off, they are asking to turn it back on again. ♡♡♡ High five for an awesome book series that can work for a variety of ages and gender!
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- Melissa
- 08-07-18
I love the land of stories!!!
This audiobook is awesome.My eleven year old daughter listens to it over and over.Even my two year old daughter loves the music. Signed,Sabrina Starr
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- Jinie
- 01-11-19
More less permanently changed my vision
So, I just wanna say that this is definitely the BEST story series I have ever seen. This has definitely changed the way I look at the characters, in school we are currently learning about fairy-tales and she mentioned Goldy Locks and I pictured a tall girl, with jack, a sword strapped to her side, and a menacing look. If you like fairy tales, I suggest you listen to this book. It is the most amazing, wonderful, detailed, and funny stories ever. Warning to younger viewers: the word d@mn is used a few times throughout the series
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- Jason Bartee
- 08-09-19
another masterpiece
each book is a masterpiece. anyone who loves fairytale and fantasy should love this books
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- Malaki Armenta
- 09-08-19
fairy tail world continued Love it!!
I love all of his books!! I think the world needs to know that they exist anybody who is a fairytale fan will love these books!!
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-06-19
Great series for the family!!!
We loved listening to all of these books! So sad that there is only one book left to listen to. When are the movies coming out?......
1 person found this helpful