It has been a long time since Twilight first became a princess. The Mane Six have each gotten to their ultimate goals: to succeed in their way of life. As Celestia and Twilight are scouting out a new land under Twilight's rule, however, the Element of Magic decides to write back to an old friend she's been out-of-touch with for far too long…

Letters from a New Land is a compilation of letters between Princess Twilight Sparkle and her faithful companion, Spike, as she tries to learn as much as she can about her new land.