Once Upon a Time in Two Fantasy Lands

Once Upon a Time in Two Fantasy Lands is a 2023 fantasy drama adventure novel which will be available in July 2023. It is the sequel to Two Fantasy Lands across the Great Atlantic and the second book in the franchise. A few days after the events of the first book, Max and his allies must travel to Storybrooke to help defeat a vengeful Zeyden and his crew as he is planning to enact the Dark Curse. The story is mainly based on Once Upon a Time and the characters from the Twilight Saga and Disney Zombies appeared in the book.

## Synopsis

As the life of Auradon turns back to normal from the events of the previous book, Zeyden had escaped and is out for revenge, with a desire to destroy the entire kingdom. With their happy lives now hangs in the balance, Max and his descendants gang, along with Mal, Evie, Uma and Audrey must join forces with the residents of Storybooke and the rest of planet Earth, to stop Zeyden from accomplishing his goal, which means battling Willian Lykensen and his vicious pack, Charlie Chernabog with the power of the demon, and the one and only mad scientist, Dr. Hideous Ryde. Will they use their powers wisely and save the nation?

## Characters

### The Descendants

* Prince Max, son of Mal and Ben
* Princess Eve, daughter of Evie and Doug
* Jayden, son of Lonnie and Jay
* Aubrey Hook, daughter of Audrey and Harry Hook. Later revealed to be the granddaughter of Killian Jones/Captain Hook
* Ursa, daughter of Uma
* Jessica, daughter of Anna and Kristoff
* Spirit Jr., son of Elsa and Jack Frost
* Maddi Vilkers, daughter of Jana and Matei
* Colorado Smith-Morris, son of Maddy Smith and Rhydian Morris
* Tony Stark Parker/Iron spider, son of Spider-Man and MJ Watson
* Jason Osborn/New Goblin, daughter of Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
* Hope Jones Swan, daughter of Emma Swan and Killian Jones/Hook
* Neal Nolan Blanchard, son of Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard and Prince Charming/David Nolan
* Lucy Mills, daughter of Henry Mills and Cinderella/Jacinda Vidreo
* Gideon, son of Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold and Belle French
* Renesmee Cullen, daughter of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen

### Heroes

* Queen Mal
* Evie
* Uma
* Princess Audrey
* Mad Maddy
* Yzla
* Ginny Gothal
* Zevon
* Harriet Hook
* Harry Hook
* Raffi Russell/The Author
* Maleficent
* Hades
* Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard
* Emma Swan
* Regina Mills/Evil Queen
* David Nolan/Prince Charming
* Zelena/Wicked Witch of the West
* Henry Mills
* Violet Morgan
* Lily Page
* Robin Hood
* Robin Hood\* (flashback)
* Pinocchio/August Wayne Booth
* Fawn
* Victor Frankenstein/Dr. Whale
* Killian Jones/Hook
* Belle French
* Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold
* Peter Pan/Malcom
* Fiona/The Black Fairy
* Cruella De Vil
* Ursula
* Peter Parker/Spider-Man
* MJ Watson
* Ned Leeds
* Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
* Otto Octavius/Dr. Octopus
* Jana
* Rhydian Morris
* Maddy Smith
* Elsa
* Anna
* Olaf
* Kristoff
* Sven
* Hans
* Professor Ratigan
* Racheal Ratigan
* Zed
* Addison Wells
* Eliza
* Willa
* Wyatt
* Wynter
* Vanna
* Aro
* Bella Cullen
* Edward Cullen
* Jane
* Carlisle Cullen
* Esme Cullen
* Alice Cullen
* Mr. Hyde

### Villains

* Zeyden, son of Zevon and Mad Maddy
* William Lykensen, cousin to Willa and Wyatt Lykensen
* Charlie Chernabog, son of Chernabog
* Dr. Hideous Ryde, son of Mr. Hyde
* Mad Mia, daughter of Zevon and Mad Maddy

## Production and Release

The book was written on Microsoft Word and formatted on Apple Pages.

Russell began planning and writing the second book since February 2023. He then announced in April that he had finished writing it. He then announced in late June that the book files is being sent off to Book Printing UK.

He said he will do an announcement on social media later on when the copies are printed.

## Future

Russell is currently writing the third book of the franchise which will be released in October 2023.

### Potential Film Adaptation

Russell said that if Disney has decided to make the film adaptation of his second book, then this is what the cast would look like;

* Asher Angels as Prince Max
* Mallory James Mahoney as Princess Eve
* Davis Cleveland as Jayden
* Shelby Simmons as Aubrey Hook
* Skai Jackson as Ursa
* McKenna Grace as Jessica
* Jaeden Martell as Spirit Jr.
* Bella Thorne as Maddi Vilkers
* Jace Norman as Colorado Smith-Morris
* Max Charles as Tony Stark Parker
* Dafne Keen as Jason Osborn
* Ashley Tisdale as Mad Mia\* (flashbacks and minor villain.)
* David Henrie as Zeyden
* Hero Fiennes Tiffin as William Lykensen
* Tanner Buchanan as Charlie Chernabog
* Asa Butterfield as Dr. Hideous Ryde
* Chloë Grace Moretz as Hope Jones Swan
* Callan McAuliffe as Neal Nolan Blanchard
* Alison Fernandez  as Lucy Mills
* Dove Cameron as Queen Mal
* Sofia Carson as Evie
* China Ann McClain as Uma
* Sarah Jeffrey as Audrey
* Lulu Wilson as Mad Maddy
* Abby Ross as Yzla
* Lilli Reinhardt as Ginny Gothal
* Bradley Steven Perry as Zevon
* Jennifer Veal as Harriet Hook
* Thomas Doherty as Harry Hook
* Kristin Bauer van Straten as Maleficent
* Cheyenne Jackson as Hades
* Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White
* Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
* Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills
* Josh Dallas as David Nolan
* Rebeca Mader as Zelena/Wicked Witch of the West
* Andrew J West as Henry Mills
* Olivia Steele Falconer as Violet Morgan
* Agnes Bruckner as Lily Page
* Tiera Skovbye as Robin Hood
* Sean Maguire as Robin Hood\* (flashback)
* Eion Bailey as August Wayne Booth
* Ginnifer Goodwin as Fawn
* David Anders as Victor Frankenstein/Dr. Whale
* Collin O Donoghue as Killian Jones/Hook
* Emilie De Ravin as Belle
* Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold
* Robbie Kay as Peter Pan
* Jaime Murray as Fiona/The Black Fairy
* Giles Matthey as Gideon
* Victoria Smurfit as Cruella De Vil
* Merrin Dungey as Ursula
* Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
* Zendaya as MJ Watson
* Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds
* Wilem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
* Alfred Molina as Otto Octavius
* Leona Vaughan as Jana
* Bobby Lockwood as Rhydian Morris
* Amiee Kelly as Maddy Smith
* Georgia Haig as Elsa
* Elizabeth Lail as Anna
* Josh Gad as Olaf
* Scott Michael Foster as Kristoff
* Frank Welker as Sven
* Jason Bateman as Professor Ratigan
* Brighton Sharbino as Racheal Ratigan
* Milo Manheim as Zed
* Meg Donnelly as Addison
* Kylee Russell as Eliza
* Chandler Kinney as Willa
* Pearce Joza as Wyatt
* Baby Ariel as Wynter
* Vanessa Giselle as Vanna
* Micheal Sheen as Aro
* Kristen Stewart as Bella Cullen
* Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen
* Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black
* Mackenzie Foy as Renesmee Cullen
* Dakota Fanning as Jane
* Peter Fancinelli as Carlisle Cullen
* Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen
* Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen
* Sam Witwer as Mr. Hyde
* Toby Maguire as Peter Parker/Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man
* Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/The Amazing Spider-Man

## Trivia

* This book has 45 chapters instead of 30.
* The main story is Once Upon a Time
* Russell used reference to Once Upon a Time in the second book, particularly with the front cover as it is structured like the logo.
* He said this may be one of his favourite books to write.
* Stories that were introduced are the Twilight Saga and Disney Zombies.
* Throughout this book, it’s indicated that both the timelines of Disney Canon and Once Upon a Time exist and are merged into one timeline. This is proven when Jessica mentioned Ingrid’s Spell of Shattered Sight a long time ago in Storybrooke and Hook mentioned his time in the Isle of the Lost, before returning to the Enchanted Forest and during his time in Neverland. It also shown that his life in the Isle is placed before escaping Neverland.