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Again, Mercedes Lackey weaves a story of intrigue, magic, characters to die for and a fast moving plot that keeps the pages ever turning. Can two preteen old girls from widely different worlds survive the scheming of an evil Elemental Magician? The exotic flavors of mystic Africa and India blend with a school of magic, ancient and powerful fairies, unique powers, love forsaken and true love found as good battles evil on the London streets of Victorian England. This tale of friendship, the power of love and redeption catches the heart and entertains the mind.
Another great read by Mercedes Lackey!
Reviews - Praise for The Wizard of London
"This installment in Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters saga is a very loose retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale 'The Snow Queen'. Fans of Lackey's previous Elemental Masters novels (The Serpents Shadow, The Gates of Sleep and Phoenix and Ashes) should thoroughly enjoy this book. Comparable to works by Patricia A McKillip, Juliet Marillier, and Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Wizard of London blends historical fiction with folklore and mythology to create a fantasy suitable for all ages." - The Barnes & Noble Review
"Lackey's fourth Elemental Masters novel is a charmign adult fairy tale and an entertaining read for fans of historical fantasy and romance. The Victorian setting provides an atmospheric background for this tale of magic treachery and a frozen price who must learn to feel again if he is to save himself and his world." - Romantic Times
"For the fans of Lackey's work, this will be another delicious addition to this series. They will love it" - The Historical Novels Review
"There are lots of fun bits about the girls and their avian companions (a parrot and a raven). The whole is a fun adventure." - Locus
"Interestingly drawn characters hold our attention to the end." - Booklist
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