Raven's Twisted Classics
This series consists of short stories. Each one is a twisted retelling of one or more classic stories or fairytales. Let's call them fairytales for a modern age. They are perfect for young and old alike. If you are looking for stories to read to your children at bedtime, then look no further than Raven's Twisted Classics!
The Stories
Down the Rabbit Hole
What happens when an unintended spell goes awry?
The Sheriff of Nottinghill, while searching for Robert of Lockwood and his band of men, stumbles upon a strange, white rabbit. Following it, he falls down the rabbit hole, landing in a strange, parallel world. There, he meets the Queen and learns a terrible secret.
It's not long before the Sheriff and Queen join forces, plotting the overthrow of King Randall and Prince Jacob. Finding their way home, they put their plan into action, and the village of Nottinghill and Shalewood Forest are never the same again.
Join James as he discovers a wild adventure between the covers of a spell-twisted book. Down the Rabbit Hole is a twisted mashup of two classics, Alice in Wonderland and Robin Hood with elements of magic. Do you dare to fall Down the Rabbit Hole?
The Beast & the Sleeping Prince
A long time ago, in a kingdom far, far away, a young prince is born. When his parents choose not to invite the Ruler of a nearby kingdom to the celebration of the prince's birth, he crashes the party and curses the child; a curse which will bring about his death on his eighteenth birthday.
Luckily for the princely babe and his parents, the Faery Queen had yet to bestow her gift upon the child. Using her magic, she changes the curse from death to a long sleep.
In the meantime, in the Sorcerer's own realm, a girl is born to a peasant couple. When they cannot meet their tax burden, the Sorcerer King claims the babe as his own, declaring she will become his bride on her eighteenth birthday or be doomed to walk the land as a beast.
Join James as he, once again, uses magic to twist two of his favorite books, Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast, into one story, The Beast & the Sleeping Prince. Will love and honor prevail or will evil sorcery rule the day?
The Watery Kingdom
In a land far, far away is a vast ocean. Beneath that ocean lies the realm of the Merpeople led by King Seaton and his son Prince Kaereo. They live happily, only surfacing when the Sirens cause a shipwreck to rescue the humans involved.
One day, Rhedora, a particularly vicious Siren, decides she wishes to marry the Prince. She visits the King and declares her intentions, only to be rebuffed. Angered, she leaves the underwater castle and immediately sings her Siren song, causing a massive shipwreck.
Prince Kaereo rushes to the surface, only to find all the humans dead. Just as he's about to leave, he hears a soft plea and finds a young maiden barely clinging to life. He saves her and becomes enamored with her in the process, causing Rhedora to become even more jealous. This leads to much danger for the Prince, the maiden, and all the Merpeople. Will the Prince see through Rhedora's manipulations in time to save the maiden and his people, or will the Siren win and take her place at the Prince's side?
Join James as he uses his magic wand to twist The Little Mermaid into The Watery Kingdom, the third short story in the Raven's Twisted Classics series. Are you ready for another adventure?
The Enchanted Sword
The death of a young boy's father and a greedy stepmother and stepbrothers, what could go wrong?
You met James in Down the Rabbit Hole, when he morphed two classics into one new book using a magic wand. But what happens when that wand no longer works?
Find out in this twisted retelling of Cinderella, where a Wizard uses his magic wand to enchant a very special sword, and a young man named Ashby must stand up to his wicked stepmother and stepbrothers, if he's to have the future he's meant to live.
Welcome to The Enchanted Sword, the next story in the series, Raven's Twisted Classics, and part of the multi-author anthology, Magical Book of Wands.
The Candy Shoppe
A Twisted Re-Telling of Hansel & Gretel
What happens when an old man decides he wants to be young again? He casts spells to steal the life essences of children, that's what he does. Who will discover this evil plot and save the day? Why twin teens, that's who!
Join James as he creates The Candy Shoppe, a twisted re-telling of Hansel & Gretel. Are you ready for another adventure?
