Oddwood Whimsy
The Fairy Tale Characters' Union
Four novellas in which the characters of every fairy tale you know discover that their stories are a system, the system has a glitch, and nobody asked them to sign the contract.
Happily ever after was never in the job description.
Read them in order
The Union is one story told in four parts. Start with Once Upon a System Glitch; each book picks up where the last one left off.
Once Upon a System Glitch
What happens when Cinderella's glass slipper glitches into a light-up trainer—and she discovers her entire life is corporate IP?
Audiobook available
Rapunzel Goes Viral
When your livestream becomes a revolution, every like has consequences.
Audiobook available
The Belief Core Break-In
When the Guild starts replacing rebellious characters with perfect AI copies, the only way to win is to break into the heart of reality itself.
Audiobook available
A Blank Page Tomorrow
The final chapter of the rebellion has arrived. But can a story survive its own ending?
Audiobook available
Where it sits in the house
The Union is Oddwood Whimsy's serial: fairy-tale satire with a spine, about free will, bad management and what happens when the supporting cast unionises.
See the whole Oddwood Whimsy shelf. From the Almanac: Fairy tale retellings: why we keep rewriting Cinderella.
Next on the pile
The four-part arc is complete, so you can binge it. What the characters do with their freedom is a question for a future shelf.
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