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Title: The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey ISBN: 0-373-80202-1 Publisher: Luna Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.74 (23 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fairy Godmother
Comment: In a way, it seems to me that Mecedes Lackey is trying to branch out into another genra - that of fairy tales. Then again, to the right person, the tales of Valdemar could be considered fairy tales. At first I wasn't sure if I would even like the book. When I got to reading it, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. In fact, I read it twice in the week I had it from the library. The realm of fairy godmothers is pretty much unexplored. Mercedes gives it the realism of a responsible job done by responsible people with an affinity for seeing possibilities and working with the forces to ensure that any outcome is as far on the side of goodness as they can manage it. True, it dispells a little of the mythos of the fairy godmother as a being who can create instant miracles for all of her charges. However, it is a very entertaining and enjoyable book. I look forward to the paperback edition coming out so that I can add it to my personal library.
Rating: 5
Summary: Classic Mercedes Lackey!
Comment: Not since By the Sword have I enjoyed one of Ms. Lackey's novels so thoroughly. Any fan of Mercedes Lackey, fairy tales and/or GOOD stories will enjoy this.
In the Five Hundred kingdoms, 'The Tradition' rules. It is nearly an unstoppable force. If the lives of any individual in the kingdoms begins to resemble that of a fairy tale, the Tradition gathers force to bring that story to its proper fairy tale conclusion.
Elena Klovis has an evil stepmother and two stepsisters, and is well on the way to becoming Cinderella. However, the prince of her kingdom is only 11 years old! Unable to fulfill her destiny, Elena ends up as a fairy godmother's apprentice. Though Elena is now outside Tradition, it is still determined that she should somehow fulfill her destiny, while Elena struggles to bring 'happliy ever afters' to other people in her kingdom with or without the Tradition's help.
This novel was really, really well written. I simply couldn't put it down. Elena is charming and hardworking, sensible (but not too sensible!) and kind. Everyone in the novel was well-written, from Sergei the little horse, to Arachnia,the evil Sorceress, to Alexander the haughty prince, to the unicorns, who were cutely dopey. Everytime I thought something wouldn't be explained, it was! Everything happened satisfactorily. Watching Elena manipulate the Tradition( one of Ms. Lackey's more interesting characters, although it's not quite sentient) was very entertaining. The Tradition is like Destiny, but more obvious and immensely powerful, not to mention stubborn. It's not always a good thing, as some of the fairytales it steers people into are quite nasty. It's just a force, for good or ill.
You can note the author poking fun at some of the fairytale endings, like when Elena explains that the Tradition will require a rescued princess to automatically fall in love with her rescuer, even if she's already married!
Go out there and buy this book! You won't be sorry, and you'll only hope that Ms. Lackey writes more such stories.
Rating: 1
Summary: Definently not Lackey's best
Comment: Mercedes Lackey is one of my favorite authors, and I like fairy tales, so when I saw this book I thought I would give it a try. However, the plot really wasn't all that exciting, and I thought the "romantic" scenes were inappropriate. Also, I thought she went a little overboard with the 'Tradition' and all the references to other fairy tales (like another reviewer, it also reminded me of Shrek). I found myself getting bored while reading this, and almost didn't finish it. Thats not to say that she is not a great author (for new Lackey readers, try Take a Theif, or Brightly Burning), but other Lackey fans might be as disappointed and frustrated with this book as I was.
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Title: Exile's Valor: A Novel of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey ISBN: 0756402069 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Charmed Destinies: 3 Novels in 1 by Mercedes Lackey, Rachel Lee, Catherine Asaro ISBN: 0373218338 Publisher: Silhouette Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Sun In Glory (A Valdemar Anthology) by Mercedes Lackey ISBN: 0756401666 Publisher: DAW Books Pub. Date: 02 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Outstretched Shadow (The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 1) by Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory ISBN: 0765302195 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 08 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: This Rough Magic by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Dave Freer ISBN: 0743471490 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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