Alora is just an ordinary girl from an ordinary village—an apothecary’s apprentice trying to survive in a kingdom ravaged by plague.
But when she opens a mysterious book, she’s thrust into a strange new world of magic and fairytales—a fractured empire once ruled by the fae. All she wants is to find a way home—and a cure for the sickness destroying both her world and the one she’s trapped in.
Instead, she’s tasked with retrieving a magical grimoire for none other than Cinderella’s exacting Fae Godmother. But when Ella is kidnapped, Alora must join forces with an untrustworthy ally—and a set of rather unexpected dragons—and embark on a perilous journey to save her friend, pull off a daring heist, and uncover the secrets that could save both worlds.
But not everyone in this fairytale is who they claim to be and Alora must decide whether to follow the story written for her—or forge one of her own.
Outlander × Once Upon a Time × Throne of Glass with unexpected dragons, a fae godmother who is not quite the benevolent character we’ve been led to believe, and a slow burn romance that will test your patience in the best possible way.
A World Beyond the Unknown is book 1 of The World Beyond series.
For readers who love portal fantasy, twisted fairytales, found family, and heroines who find solutions to their problems with herbs and tonics instead of swords and daggers.
