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Books like Once Upon a Princess: 9 series to read next

Once Upon a Princess is fairy tale retelling. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Once Upon a Princess is 4 books, 2016–2017.

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Folktales
Once Upon a Time
Woodcutter Universe
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
A Twisted Tale
Fairy Tale stories
Once Upon a Broken Heart
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Forest of Good and Evil

FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty

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Once Upon a TimeSeries

seriesCameron Dokey, Debbie Viguié, Suzanne Weyn, Liz Braswell & Nancy Holder18 books2002

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Cursed at birth, Aurore is fated to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and sleep for one hundred years -- until a prince awakens her with a kiss.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty Sleep

Start with Beauty Sleep →

Woodcutter UniverseSeries

seriesAlethea Kontis18 books2006

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.

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Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

seriesGail Carson Levine5 books1997

About coming of age.

“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ella Enchanted →

A Twisted TaleSeries

seriesLiz Braswell, Elizabeth Lim, Jen Calonita, Farrah Rochon, Anika Fajardo, Keala Kendall & Marianne Mancusi19 books2015

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy.

“Like most, he's just trying to survive another day in impoverished Agrabah.”
from the catalogue description of A Whole New World

Start with A Whole New World →

Fairy Tale storiesSeries

seriesMercedes Lackey2 books1996

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, about curses, set in secondary world.

Start with Firebird →

Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

Romantasy.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Romantasy, about fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

The Forest of Good and EvilSeries

seriesGena Showalter2 books2019

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Whenever she had the chance, she would gaze into the glass, sometimes catching a glimpse of something beyond her world.”
from the catalogue description of The Evil Queen

Start with The Evil Queen →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Once Upon a Princess?: Folktales — the closest match to Once Upon a Princess on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Once Upon a Princess?: Beauty's Curse. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Once Upon a Princess.
How big is Once Upon a Princess?: Once Upon a Princess is 4 books, 2016–2017.

Books like Once Upon a Princess: 9 series to read next

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