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An Author's Odyssey

An Author's Odyssey

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  • Create Date：2021-07-03 09:55:19
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Chris Colfer
  • ISBN：0316383295
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Summary

The fifth book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories！

The Masked Man has captured all the royal families from the Land of Stories with the help of his army of literature's greatest villains， including the Wicked Witch of the West， the Queen of Hearts， and Captain Hook。 With his sinister plan finally in motion， he is eager to destroy the families and take his place as emperor。
Alex and Conner know they are no match against the Masked Man's legion of villains， but they realize that they may be in possession of the greatest weapon of all: their own imaginations！ So begins the twins' journey into Conner's very own stories to gather an army of pirates， cyborgs， superheroes， and mummies as they band together for the ultimate fight against the Masked Man。
Meanwhile， an even more dangerous plan is brewing--one that could change the fates of both the fairy-tale world and the Otherworld forever。
Conner's tales come alive in the thrilling fifth adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling Land of Stories series。

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Reviews

E。G。W ，

This was my favorite of the series by far。 Atleast so far lol！ There was a lot more action and it was more interesting than some of the others！

Lily Pesenhofer ，

4。25 stars

Haley ，

This was my least favorite of the series so far。 Less laugh-out-loud moments， little to no romance， and very little was accomplished to further the plot。 Alex and Conner gather an army for the duration of this book; I didn't feel like a whole book was needed for this purpose。 This was my least favorite of the series so far。 Less laugh-out-loud moments， little to no romance， and very little was accomplished to further the plot。 Alex and Conner gather an army for the duration of this book; I didn't feel like a whole book was needed for this purpose。 。。。more

Keira ，

This book was a page turner with a new surprise just as you were coming to terms with the last。 This book was amazing as it provided comfort and acceleration。 This book was one I couldn't put down and I am so happy I read it。 This book was a roller coaster; at the beginning I couldn't wait to see how it would all unravel although at the end I found myself turning each page slower as if to saver the last few pages。 This book was a page turner with a new surprise just as you were coming to terms with the last。 This book was amazing as it provided comfort and acceleration。 This book was one I couldn't put down and I am so happy I read it。 This book was a roller coaster; at the beginning I couldn't wait to see how it would all unravel although at the end I found myself turning each page slower as if to saver the last few pages。 。。。more

Jackie Shtamler ，

Another great adventure！ Meeting new characters from Connor’s stories was a great concept。 Idk where Chris comes up with all of this， but it’s definitely working！ I loved this book！ I don’t think I read a book faster than I read this one！ I just couldn’t put it down！ And then that CLIFFHANGER！！！！ Can’t wait to see how the series ends in the next book！

Jordyn Gaudet ，

Read this so long ago， but it is such a good book for young readers！

Hanz ，

1

Neta ，

After finishing this book， I am left speechless。 Wow， just。。 wow。

Yupeng ，

I loved that in this book， I got to actually go into Connors's book。 I got to see what he's like， what his thoughts are， and overall get to know him better。 I loved that in this book， I got to actually go into Connors's book。 I got to see what he's like， what his thoughts are， and overall get to know him better。 。。。more

arytaco ，

In my opinion this feels like the black sheep of the series。 Just feels like a setup for the finale and is pretty forgettable。6。5/10

Taylor ，

I love this series so much！！ This is the 5th book in the series and did not disappoint！ Love all of the characters also very well written。

Rona ，

Leuke serie。 Waar de sprookjes eindigen begint dit verhaal。

Samuel Francisco ，

each book is a masterpiece。 anyone who loves fairytale and fantasy should love this booksAside 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 ge each book is a masterpiece。 anyone who loves fairytale and fantasy should love this booksAside 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！ 。。。more

aleks ，

All the previous books felt so Alex-centeric。 So it was so refreshing and APPRECIATED to get some well deserved Conner content。 This book continued to explore Alex and Conner’s relationship and did so in great depth， and I live for the moments where they hype each other up。I just have so much love for this series。

Deepu :） ，

This was so fun to read！The adventures and the humour was top notch。 I found myself actually laughing at the jokes！！ Up until now， the jokes in the other books just made me cringe intensely。 This however made me laugh。 I had a great time。 The ending was a blur of events and Alex is enchanted and made evil。。。 again and that made me mad because I love Alex way too much。 My love for the characters only increased。 I can see an amazing climax coming so I'm extremely excited to read the finale book！！！ This was so fun to read！The adventures and the humour was top notch。 I found myself actually laughing at the jokes！！ Up until now， the jokes in the other books just made me cringe intensely。 This however made me laugh。 I had a great time。 The ending was a blur of events and Alex is enchanted and made evil。。。 again and that made me mad because I love Alex way too much。 My love for the characters only increased。 I can see an amazing climax coming so I'm extremely excited to read the finale book！！！ I sense intensity and I'm here for it！ :） 。。。more

Santiago Coego ，

3，5 estrellas

Miri Ort Mal ，

Me encanto que PORFIN le dieron más protagonismo a Conner escribiendo sobre sus inseguridades y fortalezas y aparte muchísimos capítulos muy graciosos como el de la gallina bautizada o la obra de trollbella （esa enserio me gusto） y me encanto que darán a conocer algo que yo desde el inicio creia， que a veces comparaban mucho a Conner con Alex y lo dieron a conocer y Conner empezó a refleccionar sobre los aspectos de su vida y no se enojo ni nada， lo vio orgulloso 👍

Jay Raffo ，

This is probably my favorite Land of Stories book so far。 First， Connor's stories are awesome。 Starboardia is probably my favorite， but I liked all of them。 It's too bad we can't actually read them。。。Second， I loved how Charlotte （their mom） is developed much more in this series。 They spend much more time in this world and there are a lot of emotional scenes about how they're just teenagers。 We got to see old characters developed and meet new ones。 The numerous characters doing independent thing This is probably my favorite Land of Stories book so far。 First， Connor's stories are awesome。 Starboardia is probably my favorite， but I liked all of them。 It's too bad we can't actually read them。。。Second， I loved how Charlotte （their mom） is developed much more in this series。 They spend much more time in this world and there are a lot of emotional scenes about how they're just teenagers。 We got to see old characters developed and meet new ones。 The numerous characters doing independent things （view spoiler）[like Morina or the Masked Man （hide spoiler）] never got confusing， and of course it all came together for a dramatic finale。 Thankfully the next book is already out so I can see what happens next！！！ 。。。more

Bethany ，

4。5 stars

Jaime ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 El libro es de alex y conner consiguiendo ayuda a través de los cuentos de conner， y de conocer mas a conner a través de sus libros， siento que fue un poco de relleno， ya es otro libro retrasando la guerra， y no es como muy emocionante por asi decirlo， a veces me aburrria， pero me saco algunas risas y me deja con ganas leer el final y que sea muy bueno， ya que siento que van a pasar muchas cosas， el libro tiene una de mis frases favoritas de la saga， que es la que le dice Conner a Rayo， me ident El libro es de alex y conner consiguiendo ayuda a través de los cuentos de conner， y de conocer mas a conner a través de sus libros， siento que fue un poco de relleno， ya es otro libro retrasando la guerra， y no es como muy emocionante por asi decirlo， a veces me aburrria， pero me saco algunas risas y me deja con ganas leer el final y que sea muy bueno， ya que siento que van a pasar muchas cosas， el libro tiene una de mis frases favoritas de la saga， que es la que le dice Conner a Rayo， me identifico mucho。 。。。more

Sujin ，

Great book！ I liked hearing about Connor's stories Great book！ I liked hearing about Connor's stories 。。。more

Karijean31 ，

I am so sad that I am almost finished reading this series！ it seriously has been so fun！ This author is so creative and I love all the twists and turns in the plot。 This one was kind of cliffhanger。 What is going to happen next！ On to the sixth book！

Niharika ，

“Perhaps all writers are nothing more than subconscious explorers， sailing across a sea of other worlds， and you’re just the first to discover ours。”5 starsAssuming you have read the previous 5 books。Buddy read with StutiThis one is by far my favourite book！ The nostalgia！Plot"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！ When the twins and their friends enter wo “Perhaps all writers are nothing more than subconscious explorers， sailing across a sea of other worlds， and you’re just the first to discover ours。”5 starsAssuming you have read the previous 5 books。Buddy read with StutiThis one is by far my favourite book！ The nostalgia！Plot"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！ When the twins and their friends enter worlds crafted from Conner's imagination， finding allies no one else could have ever dreamed of， the race begins to put an end to the Masked Man's reign of terror。 Can the twins finally restore peace in the fairy tale world？"The plot was super engaging and I felt drawn to it。 I found the stories that Conner and Alex travelled into more engaging live。 WritingLike always， it was ~Funny "'What would you do if somebody just cam up and told you you were a character in his story？" Alex asked。'I would punch him in the face for making this so hard！'"~Wise （why is it always so wise） “Approval is just a shortcut to self-worth， but sometimes we have to find things out on our own。 Sometimes if we want something bad enough， we have to inspire ourselves to get it。 Sometimes we have to be our own superhero。” ~Engaing~MordernCharactersThere were a lot of characters so I'll just go over my overall view。As I said， the characters grew tremendously。 Each story the twins visited added to the already growing list。 The characters were usually okay but a lot of times they weren't complete。 Chris Colfer became the victim of his own writing。 Or so I thought。 Until th characters started gaining depth and coulour。 They became interesting to read about and it was nice to read little from their point of view after Alex and Conner just recruited somebody。 It was like a break。 It feelt good to read this and I was sucked in with every word。 。。。more

Adeline Kelly ，

This had to be my fav in the series。 The book is always so funny and amazing to read

Aashi Killa ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mostly following Conner into his short stories， this book was so fun to read。 Especially since I really wanted to read them， and get to learn who was based on who。 In my opinion it was probably one of the best books in the series， maybe even one of the best books I have ever read。

That Dorky Lady ，

After wishing spell this one is my favorite book so far in the land of stories series。 Actually its "The most enjoyable book of the series"。 Along with moments of joy， action， suspense there are a lot of mother - son bonding and emotional moments which I and my kid enjoyed and shred tears together。 Can't wait to read the next and last book。 After wishing spell this one is my favorite book so far in the land of stories series。 Actually its "The most enjoyable book of the series"。 Along with moments of joy， action， suspense there are a lot of mother - son bonding and emotional moments which I and my kid enjoyed and shred tears together。 Can't wait to read the next and last book。 。。。more

Izzati ，

So Colfer has brought us all on adventures in the Land of Stories， in the Otherworld， and in the literary worlds - where else could he possibly bring us？ Oh that's right， Conner writes now， let's get into those pages！This time， we get a taste of pirate， cyborg， superhero and tomb raider adventures。 There's no limit to Colfer's imagination。While the book is still a fun read and has the mark of Colfer all over it， I found it a little less exciting than his previous books。 It felt like that book 5 So Colfer has brought us all on adventures in the Land of Stories， in the Otherworld， and in the literary worlds - where else could he possibly bring us？ Oh that's right， Conner writes now， let's get into those pages！This time， we get a taste of pirate， cyborg， superhero and tomb raider adventures。 There's no limit to Colfer's imagination。While the book is still a fun read and has the mark of Colfer all over it， I found it a little less exciting than his previous books。 It felt like that book 5 or 6 of Harry Potter where there was no battle between Harry and Voldemort。 The ending makes me want to read the last book in the series， though！ 。。。more

melanie patrizi ，

so good！ pretty sure in this one they go into connor's storybooks。 i love this series so much。 so good！ pretty sure in this one they go into connor's storybooks。 i love this series so much。 。。。more

Mary Corbett ，

Did not enjoy as much as the rest of the series and did not like the cliffhanger at the end。 There were good parts， but this book was all over the place。 Got too intense at the end for my 10 year old （was reading aloud to her） so I finished it up without her。

Danielle ，

Soooo good！！ So excited to start the next one immediately！！ But just 1 book left 😭😭😭

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