Being a big Disney fan, and also a lover of books, it was no surprise that I would start to collect some Disney Villains books. There are two authors that I have come across that I enjoy so far, and these Disney Villains books are made up of two different series of books.
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Serena Valentino Books
The first Disney books author I read was the Villains series by Serena Valentino. The books are all stand alone, however after the first book was written, Serena Valentino started to reference the characters in further books, so there is an order.
I started by reading The Beast Within as Beauty and the Beast is my favourite and I didn’t feel as though I have missed out on anything, however it is recommended to read the series in order.
There are currently seven Disney Villains book in this series with an eighth due to be published.
These are the Serena Valentino Disney books in order.
Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen
Published 2009
Why is the Evil Queen so evil? The first in the set of books from Serena Valentino and we have the chance to look deeper into the past of the Evil Queen.
The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty’s Prince
Published 2014
The Beast Within tells the story of the Beast. What was his background? Why was he the way he was and how did he really end up looking like a beast in the first place. The story of the beast has been told with a variety of different scenarios, but I loved this version.
Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch
Published 2016
We all know Ursula is there lurking beneath the water, but we never know too much about her. What really did make her twisted and evil and want to take Ariel’s voice? This is Ursula’s chance to tell her side of the story.
Mistress of all Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy
Published 2017
I’ve grown to love Maleficent after a few trips to Walt Disney World and I wish there were more of her in the Disney Parks. Mistress Of All Evil tells the story behind why Maleficent did what she did. Why curse Sleeping Beauty?
Mother Knows Best: A Tale of the Old Witch
Published 2018
Mother Knows Best showcases Mother Grockel. Who is she and where did she come from? We never learned this in Rapunzel so now is our chance to find out all about the evil Mother Grockel.
The Odd Sisters: A Villains Novel
Published 2019
Lucinda, Ruby and Martha the three witches have changed the fates of the most famous villains known. When the truth about the sisters is revealed, will things ever be the same again?
Evil Thing
Published 2020
Cruella De Vil is the perfect villain. Evil Thing is Cruella’s memoirs as she tells her story of complicated friendships, the destructive burning desire she cannot contain. Nothing is as simple as being black and white now is it.
Cold Hearted
Due for publication 2021
It’ll soon be time to discover the story of Lady Tremaine.
Disney Twisted Tales By Liz Braswell
Twisted Tales by Liz Braswell is a YA set of books focusing on the Disney Villains tales. Whilst Liz Braswell covers the same Disney Villains and characters, the slant is very different and they are equally as good as the Disney Villains series of books.
Disney Twisted Tales – A Whole New World
Just what would happen if Aladdin never found the lamp. Without the lamp how will Aladdin fight off Jafar as he attempts to destroy the land.
Disney Twisted Tales – Once Upon A Dream
What if Sleeping Beauty never woke up? We delve deep into Aurora’s dreams as she fights to escape her very own nightmare.
Disney Twisted Tales – As Old As Time
As Old As Time tells the story of Belle and the Beast as they have to unravel memories that go back a lifetime and discover exactly what happened in the past that pivoted their lives to become what they are now.
Disney Twisted Tales – Reflection
Mulan takes to the Underworld to save Captain Shang from certain death. If Mulan doesn’t find the spirit by sunrise she will become trapped.
Disney Twisted Tales – Part Of Your World
If Ariel hadn’t defeated Ursula then what would have happened? Voiceless and trapped she discovers that her father King Triton may still be alive and sets out to return to a world she never thought she would visit again.
Disney Twisted Tales – Mirror Mirror
If the Evil Queen poisoned the Prince and ruled the Kingdom, how will Snow White cope? Can she stop the Evil Queen and take back her own Kingdom?
If you’re looking for books about Disney villains then I can highly recommend these.
I got some of these books for my birthday last year but haven’t picked them up yet, I really must. I love that the villains and how they got to be that way are explored in these books. Ursula is my favourite villain so I’m going to start with that one I think.
My two eldest girls are reading these at the moment, but I have only seen a couple of them in the supermarket, I didn’t realise there were so many!