The Obsidian Spindle Saga

The Obsidian Spindle Saga is a 12-book portal fantasy series by Russell Nohelty where fairy tales are real. The series follows Rose Briar, a diabetic college student without insurance who falls into a diabetic coma and wakes up in the Dream Realm.

The Story

Rose Briar is a diabetic college student without insurance. She’s been scraping by through a combination of maxing out credit cards and relying upon the kindness of strangers. Unfortunately, she’s spent every dollar at her disposal. There’s no money left to buy her life-saving insulin.

Without her medication, Rose falls into a diabetic coma. She tumbles into a deep slumber and wakes up in a fantastical place called the Dream Realm, where fairy tales and legends of old are still very much alive.

She has one chance to wake up: trek across the world, visit the most powerful object in the land, the Obsidian Spindle, and entreat the fates; the only beings powerful enough to send her soul back to Earth.

But evil forces don’t want her to leave. They will stop at nothing to capture her and make sure she never goes home again.

Now, with the help of her half-gorgon girlfriend and a mysterious red rider, Rose must race across the land fighting dragons, monsters, and the forces of the Wicked Witch, Nimue, in order to reach the Obsidian Spindle before her body dies on Earth and she’s trapped in the Dream Realm forever.

Series Books

1. The Sleeping Beauty - Rose Briar falls into a diabetic coma and wakes in the Dream Realm
2. The Wicked Witch - Ding dong. The Wicked Witch has fallen
3. The Fairy Queen - The Queen of Oz is dead. Long live the queen
4. The Red Rider - The end is nigh. The Dream Realm will fall. All is lost
5. The Sword Wielder - Adventure is calling…and it can go screw itself
6. The Dark Prince - Even death cannot stop true love
7. The Dragon Warrior - The Underworld teeters on the verge of collapse
8. The Sunken Kingdom - The Fairy Realm has been fractured for too long
9. The Faceless Woman - Death would have been a mercy
10. The Drowned Princess - The universe inches closer to doom
11. The Golden Locket - Hope will get you nowhere
12. The Dark Planet - The epic conclusion to the series

Notable Details

• Genre: Portal fantasy, fairy tales, mythology
• Total Books: 12
• Inspiration: Fairy tales and legends of old, but NOT retellings—new interpretations
• Main Character: Rose Briar, a diabetic college student

Notable Creators

• Russell Nohelty - Writer and creator

Sources: russellnohelty.com, Goodreads, Amazon