Grimm Diaries Prequel books

Cameron Jace is the author of the Grimm Diaries series, dark young adult retellings of classic fairy tales that expose the true stories behind the Brothers Grimm versions, with over a million copies sold.

The Grimm Diaries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Snow White Sorrow 2013 Buy
Cinderella Dressed in Ashes 2013 Buy
Blood, Milk & Chocolate - Part 1 2015 Buy
Blood, Milk & Chocolate - Part 2 2016 Buy

The Grimm Diaries Prequels Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Snow White Blood Red 2012 Buy
Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cinder 2012 N/A
Beauty Never Dies 2012 N/A
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut 2012 N/A
Mary Mary Quite Contrary 2012 N/A
Blood Apples 2012 N/A
Once Beauty Twice Beast 2013 N/A
Moon and Madly 2013 N/A
Rumpelstein 2013 N/A
Jawigi 2013 N/A
Happy Valentine’s Slay 2013 N/A
Tooth & Nail & Fairy Tale 2013 N/A
Ember in the Wind 2013 N/A
Jar of Hearts 2013 N/A
Snow White Black Swan 2013 N/A
The Pumpkin Piper 2013 N/A
Prince of Puppets 2013 N/A
The Sleeping Swan 2013 N/A
Friday the 13th 2013 N/A
The Fisherman’s Son 2013 N/A
Lady Bluebeard 2013 N/A
Thirteen Years of Snow 2013 N/A
Sun, Moon & Sorrow 2013 N/A
Spindle Spindle Little Star 2013 N/A

Cameron Jace is an architect and self-described collector of out-of-print books who turned his obsession with the origins of folk tales into a fiction career. He writes through his own imprint, Story Book, and is best known for the Grimm Diaries, a series that frames classic fairy tales as confessions written by the characters themselves in a mysterious Book of Sand.

The series spans two connected strands: the four-book main series and a collection of 24 short prequel novellas. The prequels each focus on a single character — Snow White, Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, and others — presenting their stories as the originals that the Brothers Grimm corrupted two centuries ago. Together they build an interconnected dark fantasy world that rewards readers who follow both strands.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Grimm Diaries Prequel written?

Grimm Diaries Prequel has written 28 books across two series.

What was Grimm Diaries Prequel's first book?

Grimm Diaries Prequel’s first book is Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cinder, published in 2012.

Is the Grimm Diaries Prequels series connected to the main Grimm Diaries books?

Yes. The 24 prequel novellas serve as companion stories to the four main Grimm Diaries novels, each told from the perspective of a different fairy tale character and intended to be read alongside the main series.

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