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New in paperback, the sixth Elemental Masters novel from national bestselling author Mercedes Lackey.
Richard Whitestone is an Elemental Earth Master. Blaming himself for the death of his beloved wife in childbirth, he has sworn never to set eyes on his daughter, Suzanne. But when he finally sees her, a dark plan takes shape in his twisted mind—to use his daughter's body to bring back the spirit of his long-dead wife.
When Wusanne Whitestone father catches a glimpse of his daughter that reminds him of his late wife, he turns a moment of parental pride and nostalgia into a ghoulish wish: He decides to use his offspring's body to resurrection of his long dead spouse. Critics and other readers praised this fantasy adventure's smooth blending of historical fantasy and gothic romance. Now in mass-market paperback and NOOK Book.
ClaraHelen
Posted June 23, 2011
I love Ms. Lackey's Elemental Masters, and I was thrilled to hear that she had written another book in the series. I ordered it for the NOOK as soon as I heard about it and read it immediately. It did not disappoint. My favorite characters from the earlier books were back, and I was delighted that Lord Peter was front and center. I hope this book becomes the great success it deserves to be and that we can look forward to more tales of the Elemental Masters.
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Posted August 14, 2011
This is the most disturbing of the Elemental Masters series. That your father would first disown, deny, and ignore your existence then try to remake you into your mother through elemental magic is sooo creepy, except that Puck is there to save the day. I don't think I could concentrate on anything else except getting back to this book the entire time I was reading it.
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Posted July 2, 2012
great book love her work
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Posted May 19, 2013
When Earth Master Richard Whitestone's wife dies in childbirth, he discards their newborn daughter Suzanne in a fit of rage. Suzanne is raised as a servant of the household, while her father wastes away in his chambers. After many years, Whitestone develops a new passion - necromancy. When he sees his daughter wandering his lands, he realizes she is the perfect vessel in which to trap his dead wife's spirit. Suzanne must flee her father, and hide in the guise of a servant in another household. But her skill in Earth magic is difficult to hide...
This is a non-canonical retelling of the fairy tale Donkeyskin, and is part of Lakey's Elemental Master series. Although it certainly has charm and originality, it is not my favorite of the Donkeyskin retellings, nor of the Elemental Master series. I felt the premise of the book - a necromantic father, Elemental Masters fighting in WWI, with a touch of romance - had promise. Unfortunately, it just wasn't delivered as well as it could have been. The romance seemed forced, and the war sections uninteresting. Not that it was a terrible book, but it could have been so much better. Lackey is better than this.
But, if you're looking for a fluffy-quick read, or an original fairy tale retelling, this book will certainly deliver that. The narration by Kate Reading was quite good. She did the voices well, and had good timing.
Anonymous
Posted May 14, 2013
I love Lackey and both the elemental series as well as 500 kingdoms. This one is disturbing in a way that McKinley's Deerskin was not. Not a book I enjoyed.
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Posted February 9, 2013
This series is great. I truly love this serie. I've going to buy this series as paperbacks rather than purchase it as a nook book. I like the reality of the story mixed with the unreality of the idea. The author of this series has written many titles and stories that I love. She has written the Valdemar series and then has written stories based on her take of fairy tales. She is definitely a great writer in my book and I love all of her stories and tales. This is written before WWI and looks at the idea of service and nobility and how it is changing. This covers many of the problems and discoveries of WWI. Devinely read.
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Overview
New in paperback, the sixth Elemental Masters novel from national bestselling author Mercedes Lackey.
Richard Whitestone is an Elemental Earth Master. Blaming himself for the death of his beloved wife in childbirth, he has sworn never to set eyes on his daughter, Suzanne. But when he finally sees her, a dark plan takes shape in his twisted mind—to use his daughter's body to bring back the spirit of his long-dead wife.