Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Prince and the Troll | 2020 | Soman Chainani | Buy |
| 2 | Hazel and Gray | 2020 | Soman Chainani | Buy |
| 3 | The Wickeds | 2020 | Soman Chainani | Buy |
| 4 | The Cleaners | 2020 | Soman Chainani | Buy |
| 5 | The Princess Game | 2020 | Soman Chainani | Buy |
The Faraway series is a set of five fairy tale stories by Soman Chainani, all published in 2020. The stories — The Prince and the Troll, Hazel and Gray, The Wickeds, The Cleaners, and The Princess Game — each rework classic fairy tale structures with Chainani’s characteristic interest in moral ambiguity.
The tales connect to Chainani’s broader body of work through their focus on the conventions of fairy tales — what happens when familiar story roles are twisted or subverted. Several of the Faraway stories also appear in his short story collections, including Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales.