Twice Upon a Time (novel)

Twice Upon A Time is a 2012 Fractured Fairy Tale novel written by James Riley, and is a sequel to Half Upon a Time.

WARNING: If you have not yet read Half Upon A Time, then from this point on there will be SPOILERS. You have been warned.

Three months after unwittingly releasing The Wicked Queen on the world, Jack, Phillip, and May are searching for the entrance to The Fairy Kingdom to find Merriweather and ask her the truth about May's identity.

However, when they arrive, they find the Fairy Kingdom under the affects of a powerful curse, putting everyone within its boundaries to sleep. May's little Fairy Companion falls victim to the curse, and Jack does as well, temporarily, trying to rescue said Fairy.

At this point, they encounter one of The Wiched Queen's much feared soldiers, a member of The Eyes, a young girl who calls herself Lian, who delights in tormenting our heroes. Lian informs them that four battalions of dragons are en route to the Fairy Kingdom to burn it to the ground, along with all of its currently slumbering citizens.

Jack and co. embark on a quest to find a Fairy Queen who can perform the counter curse before it's too late.

Tropes from the novel:

 * Action Girl: May has grown much more into this role from the first book.
 * Batman Gambit:
 * Dark Action Girl: Lian
 * Downer Ending: The Fairy Kingdom is saved, and May's identity is discovered. However,
 * The Dragon: Lian. She's also attempting to push Jack into this role.
 * Manipulative Bitch: Lian, all the way.
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Inverted.
 * Also inverted with Mako, who, despite being named after a vicious shark, is actually one of the nicer, more decent mermen.
 * Name's the Same: The novel shares a title with the 1980s animated feature by George Lucas.
 * The Reveal:
 * The Starscream:
 * Throwing Your Sword Always Works: Jack pitches his sword at Lian, tripping her up.
 * Voluntary Shapeshifter: The Wolf King again.