üt z ▁( L ieder )( e . g ., ▁Sch ub ert , ▁Bra h ms , ▁Pf itz ner , ▁Wagner ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Sign ed ▁picture ▁as ▁Elisabeth ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁T ere z ín ▁Category : C zech ▁oper atic ▁sop ran os ▁Category : A ust rian ▁oper atic ▁sop ran os ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁opera ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁women ▁opera ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Castle ▁Wait ing ▁is ▁a ▁graph ic ▁novel ▁series ▁created ▁by ▁L inda ▁Med ley , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁of ▁fair y ▁tales ▁and ▁myth ology ▁featuring ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁old - f ashion ed ▁story t elling ▁and ▁more ▁ir onic , ▁modern ▁touch es . ▁The ▁series ▁brings ▁together ▁characters ▁from ▁several ▁classic ▁fair y ▁tales , ▁such ▁as ▁Simple ▁Simon ▁and ▁Iron ▁Henry , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁referencing ▁several ▁others ▁such ▁as ▁Jack ▁and ▁the ▁Be anst alk ▁and ▁S leep ing ▁Beaut y . ▁The ▁story ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁daily ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁characters , ▁their ▁interactions ▁with ▁one ▁another , ▁and ▁their ▁complicated ▁past s . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁story ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁stand - alone ▁pro log ue ▁tale , ▁Castle ▁Wait ing : ▁The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁Br amb ly