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Once Upon A Time... Books in Order

Once Upon A Time... contains 36 books, published between 1995 and 2024. The first book is Fairest of Them All (1995) and the newest is Chosen by the Champion (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
36
Published
1995–2024
Pages on record
2,656 in 9 of 36 books
See all 36 books in order Printable Once Upon A Time... checklist

Once Upon A Time... is a 36-book listing, dated 1995 to 2024, that gathers titles by many writers under one name. Cameron Dokey is credited on 9, including The Storyteller's Daughter (1997) and Beauty Sleep (2002), and Teresa Medeiros on 4, among them Fairest of Them All (1995) and Charming the Prince (1999). Suzanne Weyn has 4, Debbie Viguié 3 with Midnight Pearls (2003), and Maya Alden 3 with The Temporary Wife (2023). Titles from 2024 such as Graced by the Cat and Chased by the Fairy carry further individual credits, and Chosen by the Champion (2024) is the newest. Subject headings range across children's fiction, fairy tales, princesses, magic, Regency romance, Wales and Scotland.

How many Once Upon A Time... books are there?

Once Upon A Time... has 36 books, released between 1995 and 2024.

Once Upon A Time... Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 36 Once Upon A Time... books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Fairest of Them All by Teresa Medeiros, book 1 of the Once Upon A Time... series (1995)
  2. Cover of Charming the Prince by Teresa Medeiros, book 2 of the Once Upon A Time... series (1999)
  3. Cover of The Bride and the Beast by Teresa Medeiros, book 3 of the Once Upon A Time... series (2000)
  4. Cover of A Kiss to Remember by Teresa Medeiros, book 4 of the Once Upon A Time... series (2001)
  5. Cover of Midnight Pearls by Debbie Viguié, book 4 of the Once Upon A Time... series (2003)
  6. Cover of Scarlet Moon by Debbie Viguié, book 6 of the Once Upon A Time... series (2004)
  7. Cover of Spirited by Nancy Holder, book 7 of the Once Upon A Time... series (2004)
  8. Cover of Golden by Cameron Dokey, book 9 of the Once Upon A Time... series (2006)
  9. Cover of Violet Eyes by Debbie Viguié, book 18 of the Once Upon A Time... series (2010)
  10. Cover of Once Again, book 20 of the Once Upon A Time... series (2015)
  1. 1
    Fairest of Them All1995 · 371 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995371
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  2. 1
    The Storyteller's Daughter1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  3. 1
    The Temporary Wife2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  4. 1
    Graced by the Cat2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  5. 2
    Charming the Prince1999 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999342
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  6. 2
    Beauty Sleep2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  7. 2
    An Ugly Love2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  8. 2
    Chased by the Fairy2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  9. 3
    The Bride and the Beast2000 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000324
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  10. 3
    Snow: A Retelling of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  11. 3
    Imprisoned by the Wizard2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  12. 3
    The One I Want2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  13. 4
    A Kiss to Remember2001 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001368
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  14. 4
    Midnight Pearls2003 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003198
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  15. 4
    Swindled by the Sea Witch2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  16. 5
    Sunlight and Shadow: A Retelling of "The Magic Flute"2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  17. 5
    Hunted by the Lion2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  18. 6
    Scarlet Moon2004 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004157
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  19. 6
    Stalked by the Giant2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  20. 7
    Spirited2004 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004253
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  21. 7
    Worshipped by the Wolves2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  22. 8
    The Night Dance2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  23. 8
    Entranced by the Immortal2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  24. 9
    Golden2006 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006179
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  25. 9
    Chosen by the Champion2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  26. 10
    Water Song2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  27. 11
    Before Midnight: A Retelling of "Cinderella"2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  28. 12
    The Rose Bride2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  29. 13
    Belle: A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast"2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  30. 14
    The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of Rumpelstiltskin2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  31. 15
    The Diamond Secret: A Retelling of "Anastasia"2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  32. 16
    The Wild Orchid: A Retelling of "The Ballad of Mulan"2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  33. 17
    Winter's Child: A Retelling of "The Snow Queen"2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  34. 18
    Violet Eyes2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  35. 19
    The World Above2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  36. 20
    Once Again2015 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015464
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Once Upon A Time... Books in Chronological Order

In story order, Charming the Prince comes first and Fairest of Them All comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 4 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.

  1. 2
    Charming the Prince1999 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999342
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  2. 3
    The Bride and the Beast2000 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000324
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  3. 4
    A Kiss to Remember2001 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001368
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  4. 1
    Fairest of Them All1995 · 371 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995371
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Where to start with Once Upon A Time...

Start with Fairest of Them All (1995), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Charming the Prince comes first.

What is the newest Once Upon A Time... book?

Chosen by the Champion (2024) is the newest Once Upon A Time... book released so far.

Is there a new Once Upon A Time... book coming?

No next Once Upon A Time... book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Once Upon A Time... at a glance

Still running
Once Upon A Time... is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Once Upon A Time... books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,656 pages across the 9 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Once Upon A Time... books, 18 of 36, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 36 titles, 10 are credited to Cameron Dokey, 4 to Suzanne Weyn, 4 to Teresa Medeiros and 3 to Debbie Viguié. A further 12 writers are credited.

What the Once Upon A Time... books are about

9 of the 36 Once Upon A Time... books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.