The Grimm Chronicles, Vol. 1
200 years ago, the Brothers Grimm unleashed their stories upon the world. Literally. Now the characters of the Grimms' stories walk among us. With every day that passes, they grow more evil. They are the Corrupted, and only a hero can stop them. For 18-year-old Alice Goodenough, that means taking...
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200 years ago, the Brothers Grimm unleashed their stories upon the world. Literally. Now the characters of the Grimms' stories walk among us. With every day that passes, they grow more evil. They are the Corrupted, and only a hero can stop them. For 18-year-old Alice Goodenough, that means taking precious time off from her summer vacation. In addition to volunteering at the local library, Alice must stop the Corrupted who are now actively hunting her down. With the help of her magic pen and her trusty rabbit friend, the world has suddenly gotten a lot more complex. The Corrupted are everywhere, and only Alice can see them for what they truly are. This book contains the first 3 episodes of the critically acclaimed series, which has already been downloaded on the Kindle more than 5,000 times: Episode 1: Prince Charming Must Die! Episode 2: Happily Never After Episode 3: Revenge of the Castle Cats Additional features for the print edition: - An introduction - Two special "Lost Diaries" - A behind-the-scenes interview - A collection of original Grimms' Fairy Tales The Grimm Chronicles is intended for Young Adults aged 13 and up. The goal is to provide Young Adult readers with a strong, charismatic young woman in the role of the hero and provide readers with a positive protagonist who uses her brain to overcome obstacles life throws in her way.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781478288633 (1478288639)
ASIN: B008SHPM8M
Publish date: August 3rd 2012
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages no: 406
Edition language: English
Series: The Grimm Chronicles (#1)
It's no secret that I adore fairy tales.Reading the description of this book, my first thought was that it was going to be something like that one NBC show, Grimm. Well...it was, but it wasn't.For starters, I like the premise. It explores what happens to a fairy tale character after the story ends, ...