Best Fairy tales series

The 3 best Fairy tales series, scored across every volume.

Why The Land of Stories is #1

The Land of Stories (Chris Colfer) scores 8.2/10 from 68 ratings — level with A Bunch of Munsch at one decimal, and ahead on the exact score.

The score is a weighted average across 3 independent rating sources. A title with few ratings is pulled toward the category average, so a handful of enthusiastic reviews cannot outrank a book that thousands of readers have judged. Method →

  1. The Land of Stories
    The Land of StoriesChris Colfer · 3 volumes68 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  2. A Bunch of Munsch
    A Bunch of MunschRobert N. Munsch · 1 volume73 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  3. A Court of Thorns and Roses
    A Court of Thorns and RosesSarah J. Maas · 5 volumes12.4K ratings
    8.08.0 / 10

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Fairy tales series?

The Land of Stories (Chris Colfer) — 8.2/10 from 68 ratings, in the snapshot of September 21, 2026.

How many Fairy tales series are ranked here?

3, published between 1980 and 2015, scored from 12.6K reader ratings in total.

Which title here has the most ratings?

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas) — 12.4K ratings and 8.0/10, which puts it at #3 on this list.

How is the score calculated?

A raw average rewards obscurity: five readers who loved a book would outrank a classic held by a hundred thousand. We use a Bayesian weighted average that pulls every title toward the category mean until enough readers have voted.

How often it updates

Ratings are re-fetched every 3 months and stored as a dated snapshot, which is how the trend arrows and “biggest risers” are calculated.