Fairy Tale
Fantasy | Speculative | Horror
608 Pages
Seventeen-year-old Charlie Reade looks like a regular kid, but he’s carrying a heavy load: grief, guilt, and the burden of trying to keep his life together after tragedy. When he befriends a reclusive old man named Mr. Bowditch and inherits the key to a locked shed in the backyard, Charlie discovers a secret: a portal to another world.
What waits on the other side is Empis: a once-beautiful realm now twisted by darkness. Its rulers are broken. Its people are cursed. And something monstrous stirs beneath the surface.
Fairy Tale is King’s sweeping return to high fantasy, filled with lost kingdoms, mysterious riddles, impossible creatures, and a young hero pulled into a story bigger than he ever imagined. It’s epic, emotional, and deeply personal; a tale about growing up, facing evil, and choosing to fight for what’s right, even when it’s terrifying.