Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Unlucky Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 2 | The Beggar Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 3 | The Golden Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 4 | The Wicked Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 5 | The Midnight Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 6 | The Poisoned Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 7 | The Silver Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 8 | The Shoeless Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 9 | The Silent Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 10 | The Crownless Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 11 | The Awakened Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
| 12 | The Winter Prince | 2023 | Kate Stradling | Buy |
The Once Upon a Prince series is an ambitious project that reimagines 12 fairy tales by telling them from the prince’s perspective. Kate Stradling published all 12 books in 2023, each featuring a prince defined by a single adjective — Unlucky, Beggar, Golden, Wicked, Midnight, Poisoned, Silver, Shoeless, Silent, Crownless, Awakened, and Winter. Each title signals which fairy tale tradition the book draws from.
The rapid-fire publication schedule and the consistent concept create a unified reading experience where each book offers a variation on the same premise. Readers can pick up individual titles based on their favorite fairy tales or read the entire set for Stradling’s comprehensive reinterpretation of the prince archetype.