Catherynne M. Valente · series
Fairyland books in order
A five-novel fantasy series following September's adventures in Fairyland, with a separately published prequel novella.
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Recommended order
- 0 The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While
Book prequel · novella · 2011 Optional
- 1 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
Book 1 · novel · 2011
Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a…
- 2 The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
Book 2 · novel · 2012
September has longed to return to Fairyland after her first adventure there. And when she finally does, she learns that its inhabitants have been losing their shadows—and their magic—to the world of Fairyland Below. This underworld has a…
- 3 The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two
Book 3 · novel · 2013
September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home, and embark on a new adventure. Little does she know that this time, she will be spirited away to the moon,…
- 4 The Boy Who Lost Fairyland
Book 4 · novel · 2015
When a young troll named Hawthorn is stolen from Fairyland by the Red Wind, he becomes a changeling – a human boy -- in the strange city of Chicago, a place no less bizarre and magical than Fairyland when seen through trollish eyes. Left…
- 5 The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home
Book 5 · novel · 2016
This final book in the *New York Times*-bestselling Fairyland series finds September accidentally crowned the Queen of Fairyland. But there are others who believe they have a fair and good claim on the throne, so there is a Royal…
