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The Tradition is building heavily around the beautiful Princess Rosamund. Following the death of her beloved mother, there are sorceresses circling her father, just waiting for their opportunity to take on the role of her evil step-mother. As Tradition demands, the King does marry an evil sorceress, yet beneath that illusion is Fairy Godmother Lily, who has watched over the kingdom of Eltaria for 3 centuries. Unlike the other Godmothers we have encountered before, Lily is half fae; however her one small kingdom keeps her as busy as those Fairy Godmothers juggling the demands of several.
Soon Lily is taking on a variety of appearances as she steers The Tradition into the happiest and least tragic of endings. With Eltaria on the brink of invasion from 3 enemies and Rosamund in danger of becoming either the Sleeping Beauty or Snowskin (aka Snow White), Lily faces her greatest challenges yet. With an abundance of princes, plenty of trials to test their heroism, plus dragons, unicorns, evil magicians and seven dwarves (aptly named Bully, Deaf, Sly, Surly, Angry, Lumpy and Coward) it is not only Rosamund that may end up with a happy ever after ending if The Tradition can be herded in the right direction. After all surely Lily deserves a reward for all her hard work?
Again ML works her own kind of magic on two familiar fairy tales. Rosamund and a certain prince are great characters as they try to outwit what The Tradition has in store for them whilst Lily proves herself formidable as she staves off the worst case scenarios found in darker and far bleaker folklore. As always, the pace is steady, there are moments of quirky humour and plenty of adventure for a number of characters. In ML's world, never underestimate what a good deed could earn you and never underestimate the power of a Fairy Godmother when she has a plan.
Soon Lily is taking on a variety of appearances as she steers The Tradition into the happiest and least tragic of endings. With Eltaria on the brink of invasion from 3 enemies and Rosamund in danger of becoming either the Sleeping Beauty or Snowskin (aka Snow White), Lily faces her greatest challenges yet. With an abundance of princes, plenty of trials to test their heroism, plus dragons, unicorns, evil magicians and seven dwarves (aptly named Bully, Deaf, Sly, Surly, Angry, Lumpy and Coward) it is not only Rosamund that may end up with a happy ever after ending if The Tradition can be herded in the right direction. After all surely Lily deserves a reward for all her hard work?
Again ML works her own kind of magic on two familiar fairy tales. Rosamund and a certain prince are great characters as they try to outwit what The Tradition has in store for them whilst Lily proves herself formidable as she staves off the worst case scenarios found in darker and far bleaker folklore. As always, the pace is steady, there are moments of quirky humour and plenty of adventure for a number of characters. In ML's world, never underestimate what a good deed could earn you and never underestimate the power of a Fairy Godmother when she has a plan.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I enjoy these new takes on old fairy stories and think this is one of her most original. I particularly like it that the "second" prince was good enough to have a happy ending as well and the bringing in of the Norse legends.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This was a great book, along the lines of the other reinvented traditional fairy tales Ms Lackey has again turned this into a delight, the focus on a different Kingdom was great, enjoyed every page!
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Lackey's Introduction to this novel talks about how much she enjoys Terry Pratchett, and how she is hoping to emulate his light hearted fantasy. Sadly she doesn't. Read more
Published 1 month ago by The Green Man
Fun, light story
In 2004 Mercedes Lackey started a new series called the Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms. It's a series of books set in a universe ruled by the Tradition, the force that drives... Read more
Published 2 months ago by W.M.M. van der Salm-Pallada
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The fifth in the 500 kingdoms series and the best so far.
If you like your fantasy with a vein of humour you should enjoy this tale as mercedes ups her game to the next level. Read more
If you like your fantasy with a vein of humour you should enjoy this tale as mercedes ups her game to the next level. Read more
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