עולמות מתנגשים

***ארץ האגדות: עולמות מתנגשים** הוא החלק השישי והאחרון בסדרת ארץ האגדות של כריס קולפר.* הספר נדפס לראשונה באנגלית ב-11/7/2017 על ידי ההוצאה לאור "Little, Brown and Company". בישראל הודפס הספר לראשונה בשנת תשע"ח (2018) על ידי הוצאת אריה-ניר.

בריאיון לEW-Pofest באוקטובר 2016, כריס קולפר חשף את שם הספר והכריז שהוא עומד להיות הספר האחרון בסדרה.

## Publisher's Summary & Jacket Interior Summary

*Now they must brave the impossible...*

Alex and Conner's biggest fear has come true. The land of Stories fairy-tale characters - both heroes and villains- are no longer confined to their world! With sinister lans being put into motion by Morina, the Wicked Witch of the West, the Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook and the rest of their evil literary army, Conner doesn't think the situation can get any worse. That is, until Alex goes missing!

While mayhem brews in the Big Apple, Conner and his friends will have to fight their biggest battle yet. But without Alex by his side, Conner doesn't know how he will win the war and keep everyone he loves safe. Can Conner find Alex before it's too late? And can the twins restore order between the human and fairy-tale worlds?

Embark on this final thrilling adventure with Alex, Conner and the rest of the gang - a breathtaking, bittersweet conclusion to the beloved #1 bestselling Land of Stories series.

## הקדשות, אפיגרף ותודות

**הקדשה:** *לרוֹבּ, אָלָה ואַלווינָה. סדרת ארץ האגדות לא הייתה באה לאוויר העולם ללא הנחייתכם, התלהבותכם ושיעורי הדקדוק שלכם. ולקוראים בכל רחבי תבל, את הרפתקאותינו המשותפות אנצור בלבי עד יומי האחרון. תודה על היותכם ה"באושר ובעושר" שלי. הלוואי שלא נתבגר יחד לעולם.*

**אפיגרף:** "אם אתם רוצים סוף טוב לסיפור שלכם, זה תלוי, כמובן, במקום שבו תסיימו אותו." אוֹרסוֹן וֶלס

**תודות:** *אני מבקש להודות לרוב וייסבך, אלה פלוטקין, אלווינה לינג, הת'ר מנזוטו, דרק קרוגר, רייצ'ל קרטן, לינדסי טילסטון, יוג'ין שברטלוב, מרקוס קולן ולכל אנשי הצוות הנפלא שלי בסוכנות ICM. הסדרה ארץ האגדות לא הייתה באה לעולם ללא תמיכתם של מיגן טינגלי, מלאני צ'אנג, אנדרו סמית, ניקי גרסייה, ג'סיקה שופל, קרול סקטורצ'יו, ג'קי אנג'ל, כריסטין דולייני, סווטלנה קסלמן, אמילי פולסטר, ג'נל דלואיז, בת'אני סטרוט, ג'ן גרהם, סשה אילינגוורת, וירג'יניה לאותר וכל אנשי הוצאת ליטל־בראון. תודה מקרב לב לג'רי מייברוק ששרד אין־ספור שעות של הקלטת יותר מתריסר ספרי אוֹדיוֹ, ולמאייר הנפלא ברנדון דורמן שהפיח רוח חיים במילים שלי. ואחרונים חביבים, תודה רבה לוויל שֶׁרוֹד, אשלי פינק ופאם ג'קסון, וכמובן לכל בני משפחתי היקרים. ללא אהבתכם וסבלנותכם לא הייתי מעז להתחיל בהרפתקה הזאת.*

**אזהרת ספוילר: פרטי עלילה בהמשך**

## עלילת הפרקים

### פרולוג - מסיבת יום הולדת

In a flash-forward to the future, a bookstore, Bookworm Paradise, is celebrating the eightieth birthday of famous author [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Conner\_Bailey Conner Bailey], well-known writer of over a hundred children's books. It is revealed that Conner's wife, [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Bree\_Campbell Bree Campbell], had passed away earlier that year, and Conner and Bree's children and grandchildren are introduced. A question and answer session starts. Conner is asked what inspired him to write his most famous work, the Fairytaletopia series. He replies that it was autobiographical. The crowd believes that he is joking, but Conner knows that it the stories are true, as the Fairytaletopia series is based on his and [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Alex\_Bailey Alex's] adventures in the Land of Stories. When a fan asks what happened to his sister Alex, Conner fails to remember, and looks to his own chronicles of their Land of Stories adventures for clues.

### פרק 1: קריאת מצוקה מהספרייה הציבורית

Alex appears in the New York Public Library and begs security to contact her brother, because she is cursed by a witch who makes her do bad things. The security guard thinks she has lost her mind. The curse takes control over Alex and the security guard calls the police. Alex awakens the library's lion statues with her magic.

### פרק 2: אירוע חריג שאין לו הסבר

An entire bathroom in Willowcrests' children's hospital has disappeared and Alex with it. Conner and Bree discuss what might have happened. Their friends looked for her in the fairy-tale world as well, and come to the conclusion Alex may have been kidnapped. After brainstorming who it might have been they realize the witches may have her. As they start planning their attack on the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Masked\_Man's\_Army Literary Army], [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Bob Bob] and [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Charlotte\_Bailey Charlotte] join them with news about the New York Library, where a bathroom inexplicably appeared from thin air...

### פרק 3: הצפרדע במראה

Still trapped in the magic mirror, [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Froggy Froggy] is frustrated and afraid he might be losing his identity because of the spell he is under. He discovers that his mirror has a twin in a room of the Northern Palace - and many more. By looking through the other mirrors, he finds out about the fairy-tale world's current rulers. They are dissatisfied with [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Morina Morina]'s absence and impatient to attack the Otherworld. When they leave the room, Froggy discovers [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Tinker\_Bell Tinker Bell] trapped in a jar and she fills him in on the situation.

### פרק 4: הפתעה תת־הכרתית

[./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Arthur Arthur] meets [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Alex\_Bailey Alex Bailey] in his dreams. She tells him about her curse and to contact her brother, even if killing her is the only way to end the curse. When he wakes up, he tells [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Merlin Merlin] and [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Mother\_Goose Mother Goose] about it, but they think it was just a dream. Arthur hurries to the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Sword\_in\_the\_Stone Sword in the Stone] and tries to retrieve it. It worked surprisingly!

### פרק 5: מערבולות אוויר

Conner, Bree, [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Red\_Riding\_Hood Red], [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Goldilocks Goldilocks] and [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Jack Jack] (and their son [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Hero Hero]) travel to New York. They manage to get through security and board the plane. Conner falls asleep and sees Alex in his dream, but doesn't understand what she's trying to tell him. Bree finally tells him about the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Sisters\_Grimm Sisters Grimm] and the upcoming [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/The\_New\_York\_City\_Portal Portal in New York City].

### פרק 6: אסירי המראה

Froggy finds a girl trapped in the mirror world too. She explains how he can travel between mirrors, and agrees to help him warn his friends about the invasion of the Otherworld. When Froggy wants to introduce himself to her, he has forgotten his name.

### פרק 7: בייגל־פיצה ומחסומים

[./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Bookhuggers The Bookhuggers] and their parents are in New York City. [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Cindy Cindy], [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Mindy Mindy], [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Lindy Lindy] and [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Wendy Wendy]'s parents took them on a trip to distract them from their "obession" with the Bailey twins. The Bookhuggers spot Conner in a taxi and are reaffirmed in their conspiracy theories. A homeless man tells Conner and his friends what he saw at the library. They hurry there, but police won't let them through. The military arrives and plans to shoot the enchanted lions. Conner and his friends prepare to sneak into the library; the homeless man offers to help them.

### פרק 8: הרכבת המהירה קַלווין קוּלידג'

Rusty, the homeless man, leads them to an abandoned subway tunnel that can take them to the library. He tells them how he lost his job after seeing a magical portal appear and his employer thought he was lying. Rusty introduces them to his friends, some of whom have seen the portal too. The places and intervals at which the portal has appeared makes them figure out that the next time the portal will open in the library.

### פרק 9: המרשעת המפחידה מכולם

Conner and his friends reach the library and find Alex; unconscious. Morina appears and traps Conner and his friends in the library. She reveals her evil plan: to destroy the witches and let the Literary Army and the Otherworld armies destroy each other, after which she'd take over. The portal opens and the witches arrive.

### פרק 10: המכשפות באות

The witches realize they've been played and move into Central Park to regroup and make plans. General Wilson, in command of the troops surrounding the library, proclaims it is time to contact [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Cornelia\_Grimm Cornelia Grimm].

### פרק 11: גאולה כפולה

Froggy is having more and more difficulties remembering who he is and what his friends are called. By giving a woman much-needed advice, Froggy's friend breaks the spell put on her and she escapes the mirror. Suddenly she remembers who she is: [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Evly Evly]. Aka: The Evil Queen. She feels great regret for what she has done, but accepts the second chance she's been given. Froggy no longer remembers his friends.

### פרק 12: מצילות לא צפויות

The Bookhuggers appear in the library. They promise to help Conner, but not until he finally explains about himself and his sister. Once Conner and his friends are free, they see the force field erected around Central Park by Alex and the witches. Conner suddenly remembers a boy on the plane told him a large group of girl- and boy scouts would be camping in the park. They realize they have to get inside to save them from the witches.

### פרק 13: משהו מתבשל

Conner and his friends find a way into the park and meet some New Yorkers who are trapped inside the force field, hiding from the witches. They say several others were already captured. The friends discover that the force field makes time move slower inside the park than outside in New York. [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Rat\_Mary Rat Mary] and [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Serpentina Serpentina] appear and take everyone prisoner. The witches are baking a gingerbread army. Conner tries to make a run for Alex but fails. Alex, however, has momentarily awoken from the curse and has recognized him.

### פרק 14: המקוללים ואצילי הנפש

In the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Dwarf\_Forests Dwarf Forests], a creature wanders into [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Morina's\_Mansion Morina's mansion]; Medusa, whose look turns everyone who sees it to stone. She drinks a potion, which changes her eyes back to normal. She sees Froggy in the mirror. She tells him she was captured by the Literary Army and used as a weapon against her will. After figuring out that Morina's potions are the stolen essences of the captured children, Froggy suggests that Medusa return them to their rightful owners. She does so, and Froggy is freed from the mirror. Because he peformed a good deed .He suddenly remembers everything(unlike Mira), and urgently tells Medusa that he has to save the twins. Medusa gives him a bottle of her tears, as it might help the people she turned to stone. In return, Froggy offers her [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Froggy's\_home his old home] to hide in for when her eyes return to their cursed state.

### פרק 15: תגבורת

Bob and Charlotte are waiting for news of Conner and trying to keep his characters under control. The Bookhuggers call them on the phone to explain what happened. They all head to New York in their various space- and aircrafts. In the Dwarf Forests, the Literary Army is impatient to begin their invasion of the Otherworld, causing Morina to have to change her plans.

### פרק 16: הדמעות של מדוזה

The tears work and the royal families and other refugees are able to move again. Froggy learns what has happened while he was inside the mirror, and makes up his mind to go warn the twins in the Otherworld. [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Rook\_Robins Rook] joins him. They go to the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Fairy\_Palace Fairy Palace] to wake up the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Fairy\_Council Fairy Council] first, and meet Merlin, Mother Goose, Arthur and several young knights there. Arthur managed to pull the sword from the stone. The council is awakened. When Auther meets Rook in this chapter they have an argument about who likes Alex more.

### פרק 17: עולמות מתנגשים

Conner's characters arrive in New York. Froggy and the others join them. King Arthur takes the lead, but needs to know how to defeat the literary emperors. Charlotte has the idea to write a short story featuring the original authors so they can ask them about the villains' weaknesses.

### פרק 18: פיות נגד מכשפות

Conner dreams about his old house and finds a message from Alex there, asking him to kill her. When he wakes, the gingerbread men army is about to devour the scouts. Conner tries to get through to Alex, and for a moment succeeds. The force field is down long enough for Arthur and his army to enter the park. The fairies fight the witches while the others deal with the gingerbread men. The [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Snow\_Queen Snow Queen] and the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Sea\_Witch Sea Witch] are killed, but the last of the witches tell Alex to lower the force field and they escape, taking Hero with them. His parents follow on [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Lester Lester]. With the force field down, an Otherworld sniper get a shot at Alex, but shoots Rook instead because he was ashamed of what he had done and wanted to do something for her. Seeing her friend killed makes Alex' rage spiral out of control and she vanishes with the lion statues.

### פרק 19: מלחמת העולמות

The literary army fights and captures the Otherworld soldiers. Then the literary heroes and Conner's characters arrive to fight back. [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Captain\_Hook Captain Hook] tries to kill Tinker Bell, but she is saved by Mad Moth, the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Blissworm Blissworm]'s new form. Hook is killed. The Ziblings fight the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Flying\_Monkeys flying monkeys]. [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Lost\_Boys The Lost Boys] destroy the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Wicked\_Witch\_of\_the\_West Wicked Witch of the West] with water balloons. Together with [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Trollbella Trollbella], the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Tin\_Woodman Tin Woodman] defeats the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Queen\_of\_Hearts Queen of Hearts.] The Cyborgs defeat the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Playing\_Card\_Army Playing Card Army]. Jack and Goldie retrieve their son from Rat Mary, and Rat Mary is killed.

### פרק 20: זירת ההיאבקות בכיכר טיימס

The Fairy Council finds Alex and [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Emerelda Emerelda] tries to reason with Alex. Morina appears and commands Alex to destroy everyone and everything. Morina herself wants to kill Froggy. Red steps up and taunts her until Morina fires magic at her, then reflectd it with a mirror, killing Morina with her own magic. Red and Froggy quickly get married before anything can tear them apart again.

### פרק 21: משא כבד על כתפיו של אח

After finding out how the Literary Army and the emperors were defeated, Conner has an idea to save his sister. They meet General Wilson, who informs them that New York City will be destroyed by nuclear weapons in an hour. Cornelia Grimm is with him, furious that he woudn't listen to her when she told him about the portal. Apparently, they used to be together and Cornelia had already told him about the portal years ago. The Mad Moth destroys the lion statues. Conner's plan is to read his sister a story about herself. With the help of his friends, he manages to get close enough to her she can take her into his story with the Portal Potion.

### פרק 22: היה או לא היה

The story shows Alex an alternative universe in which her [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/John\_Bailey father] is still alive. He tells Alex the real meaning of Happily Ever After. Their visit in the story breaks the curse on Alex.

### פרק 23: הפתעה נשיאותית

The president of the US wakes up and thinks the whole adventure was just a dream. She and everyone else have been in a magical sleep while Alex, Conner and the others restored the wreckage in the city. Alex and Conner tell her the truth, because they need her help. She has to help the Sisters Grimm find the escaped witches. The bridge between the two worlds has been confined in a book, and they entrust the book to the president.

### פרק 24: באושר ובעושר, אחרי ככלות הכול

The twins restore the Land of Stories as well. The literary characters return to their books, including Arthur, though he'd rather stay with Alex. Mother Goose goes with Merlin. The Tin Woodman stays with Trollbella and the Lost Boys stay with Red. Bree Campbell agrees to be Conner's girlfriend after she gets out of being grounded.

### אפילוג - האם את מאמינה בקסם?

Back in the future, [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/Charlotte Charlie], the granddaughter of Conner, overhears her family, who are afraid that Conner is suffering from dementia. They want to put him in a nursing home. She goes to tell him, and Conner reassures her that he's about to go visit Alex. Alex appears by magic and takes him to the Land of Stories. Charlie finds the [./https://thelandofstories.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Storybook Land of Stories book] in her grandfather's attic. To her surprise, it hums and glows...

## Reception

**Praise for the Land of Stories Series:**

*"It will hit big with its combination of earnestness and playful poise."* (The New York Times Book Review).

*"It's hard not to love [the book]...Colfer gets off many good lines [and] the nifty ending ties the plot's multiple strands up while leaving room for further fairy tale adventures."* (Publishers Weekly).

*"A magical debut."* (Family Circle).

*"Captivating."* (Teen Vogue).

*"In The Land of Stories, Colfer showcases his talent for crafting fancifully imaginative plots and multidimensional characters."* (Los Angeles Times).

*"There's more in Colfer's magic kingdoms than Disney has dreamt of."* (USA Today).

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## References

1. ↑ http://chriscolfernews.co/post/152534541968/chris-colfer-previews-stranger-than-fanfiction