(Jan.)įorecast: Romantic fantasy has been one of the fastest-growing subgenres, and Luna will keep up the momentum with new novels by Catherine Asaro and Sarah Zettel in February and March, respectively. Lackey has created an intelligent, self-possessed heroine with whom many readers will identify. It's up to Elena, who has vowed to reform a wayward prince, to tease out the threads of a new Tradition. The only problem is that fairy godmothers are not themselves allowed to fall in love. The Fairy Godmother (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 1) Mass Market Paperback Octoby Mercedes Lackey (Author) 624 ratings Book 1 of 6: A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms See all formats and editions Kindle 6.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Elena becomes Madame Bella's apprentice, doing her best, among other challenges, to ensure that evil does not subvert Tradition. To escape their clutches, Elena tries to get work as a maidservant, but her fairy godmother, Madame Bella, has other plans for her. Feisty 19-year-old Elena Klovis seems destined to be an Ella of the Cinders (Cinderella), at the mercy of her wicked stepmother and greedy stepsisters. But the Tradition also leads some in its thrall to pain, suffering and gruesome death. In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, the Tradition, that ineffable magic, holds the promise of happily-ever-after for all deserving young maidens and courteous princes charming. The prolific Lackey (the Valdemar series) draws on the darker, Brothers Grimm side of fairy lore for her enchanting tale, the first title under a new Harlequin imprint to spotlight romantic fantasy.
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