The first riddle is this: What walks on four legs in the morning-Ī human being, the Eye said.

The dragon smiled, revealing thousands of teeth. Answer my riddles, and win both your freedom and the princess’s. You will not leave here alive if you cannot. Your task is to outwit me, Initiate, the dragon said. The Eye stopped and slowly turned around to look the dragon in the eye. You will not leave without facing me, Initiate! The Queen demands it! The dragon roared, a clawed hand launching out to grab the Eye by his cloak. Good luck, the Eye told her, and kept walking.

You can’t be serious! the princess shouted after him. The Eye shrugged, then turned to walk away. Not anymore.īut if you defeat the dragon, all its riches can be yours! And your fame will spread across the world, with children singing your name and old men telling your story by the light of dying fires! I understand, said a boy in black armor and a midnight blue cloak, the uniform of the Wicked Queen’s Eyes. If you don’t defeat the dragon’s riddles, it’s going to eat me! Once upon a time, a dragon held a princess captive, and a hero did everything in his power to save her.ĭon’t you get it? the princess shouted, her anger growing. Anyone who enjoys fairy tales and adventures. And every book surprised me with unexpected revelations. The great thing about this series is, it only gets better with each book. And, of course, Jack's true identity is finally revealed. You even find out the origins of the Grimm Fairy Tale stories. Let's just say you will meet even more fairy-tale characters, including the Sandman, Beauty & the Beast and Leprechauns. I'd hate to take away the fun of discovering them on your own. To explain the places where this story takes us would be to give away some of the surprising twists and turns. And Philip is living in his castle with his mom and Penelope (Sleeping Beauty). May is living with her stepmother and two stepsisters. Jack is training to be a guard for the Evil Queen (known as an Eye). 'Living a fairy tale sounded good, until you realized you were only getting the bad parts, and all the fairy godmothers and happily ever afters weren't coming.'Īt the beginning of this final book in the Half Upon a Time series, we find our three heroes separated and trying to avoid the Mirror's prophecy that one of the boys would die and the other would betray May.

Once upon the end james riley