Fairytales from Verania

By: TJ Klune

Narrated by: Michael Lesley

New York Times best-selling author TJ Klune invites you back to the land of Verania in a new collection of short stories starring the beloved characters from the Tales of Verania series.

In the opening story - "The Unicorn in the Tower" - Gary is a princess trapped in a stone tower by the evil Lady Tina DeSilva, who plans on sacrificing him on the first full moon after his 18th birthday. With help from his friends - a bird named Tiggy and a mangy weasel called Sam - Gary interviews potential suitors to rescue him and love him above all others, as he so rightly deserves.

"The Unicorn in the Tower" is followed by "Sam and the Beanstalk", wherein a poor farm boy exchanges his family’s bull for magical beans and the promise of treasure in the sky. But when he climbs the beanstalk, Sam finds things are not as he expected them to be.

"The Good Boy" sees Todd and his immaculate ears taking center stage. When Todd’s father dies, he leaves his son in the care of his evil stepmother and two stepsiblings who live to make Todd’s life a living hell. It’s not until the household receives an invitation to attend a ball for the mysterious Sir that Todd begins to wish for a life beyond what he knows.

"David’s Dragon", the final - and only canonical - tale, is set a thousand years before the rise of the dark wizard Myrin. It begins simply: a lonely boy in a small village befriends a dragon. What follows is a story of love and sacrifice, hope and heartbreak, and what it means to earn your place amongst the stars.

Welcome back to Verania. It’s going to be a hell of a ride.

©2021 Travis Klune (P)2021 Travis Klune

Utterly Brilliant!

Without having read the rest of the Verania books this would be a ridiculously funny collection of stories. Having read them all this is more than icing on the cake. This was a silly love note to the series and the fans. So ridiculous and pushed the envelope JUST enough. TJ is a master at making you feel feelings through the tears. Laughter & otherwise. This was nothing short of perfection.

The best book you'll buy

Honestly wasn't expecting much from it, thought it was just going to be another retelling of classical stories but after the first 10 minutes into it, I knew this was going to be something special. I was not let down in any of the stories. It was funny, endearing, and the characters fit their roles perfectly. 10/10 I would recommend to others.

at this point you know you're gonna buy it

idk why you're here looking at my comment we both know you're gonna buy it, but sigh yes Todd's story had me love hating Gary and David's dragon broke my heart, it will do what every other book in this series does, leave you desperate for more

Why!?

TJK, why do you make me cry? Oh wait, you're on record as admitting to your eveel. Great listen, just the end was a tear ringer. Sooooo good to hear these characters again.

Love this book

I love the adventures Sam and them go on and I hope you have another book on the way about them. This book will make you laugh and cry I have to say one of my favorites.