Crown Tourney Part 5

About this episode

In this episode, the wicked fairy Carabosse attempts to help Princess Aura reclaim her kingdom through a series of tournaments.

Crown Tourney, or: how to win a crown, a kingdom and a wicked fairy in Ten Easy Tournaments” was first published in my collection of fairy tale retellings; Crown Tourney (2025) The wicked fairy Carabosse cursed Princess Aura years ago, and is now trying to make amends by providing the one thing a princess needs to win back her kingdom on the tourney circuit: a wife. Sign up to my author newsletter for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at tansyrr.com and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supporting me at Patreon where you can receive all kinds of cool rewards, early ebooks and exclusive stories for a small monthly pledge.

Topics covered

• fairy tale retellings
• tournaments
• curses

Keywords

• Crown Tourney
• Princess Aura
• Carabosse
• kingdom
• wife

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bluesky, Crown Tourney

Books & works: Crown Tourney

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