The Fairy Godmother
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4.5 • 48 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
In the Five Hundred Kingdoms, if you can't carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale.…
Elena Klovis was supposed to be her kingdom's Cinderella—until fate took that future away from her, and she set out to make a new life for herself. But breaking with "The Tradition" that guides the kingdoms comes with a cost—one that could leave her powerless and destitute. Until, that is, her fairy godmother intervenes and offers her a most unexpected job… to become her apprentice, and learn the ways of magic.
Now, instead of sleeping in the chimney, Elena must guide others along their own fated paths. And, of course, deal with arrogant, stuffed-shirt princes who keep trying to rise above their place. But when she finds herself falling for someone completely unexpected, she begins to question where her own path will lead her—and whether she’s willing to take fate into her own hands. Sometimes a fairy godmother's work is never done…
Read the Tale of Five Hundred Kingdoms Series by Mercedes Lackey:
Book 1: The Fairy Godmother
Book 2: One Good Knight
Book 3: Fortune’s Fool
Book 4: The Snow Queen
Book 5: The Sleeping Beauty
Book 6: Beauty and the Werewolf
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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. 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. But the Tradition also leads some in its thrall to pain, suffering and gruesome death. 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. To escape their clutches, Elena tries to get work as a maidservant, but her fairy godmother, Madame Bella, has other plans for her. Elena becomes Madame Bella's apprentice, doing her best, among other challenges, to ensure that evil does not subvert Tradition. The only problem is that fairy godmothers are not themselves allowed to fall in love. It's up to Elena, who has vowed to reform a wayward prince, to tease out the threads of a new Tradition. Lackey has created an intelligent, self-possessed heroine with whom many readers will identify.
Customer Reviews
The Fairy Godmother
It was well written and enjoyable, as one would expect of Mercedes Lackey. A very nice twist on the Cinderella story. I had a hard time putting it down so I could go to sleep!
My favorite author of all
I’ve read this book many, many times and have thoroughly enjoyed it each time. I hope Mercedes Lackey will continue this series, but if not, I have more of her books to enjoy!