Books: Five Hundred Kingdoms
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amanda_lodden* One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey (29)
* The Snow Queen by Mercedes Lackey (28)
* The Sleeping Beauty by Mercedes Lackey (27)
I read the other two books in this series before I started reviewing books, but I enjoyed all five. I have a deep love of new twists on old tales, but I'm also pleased that Lackey doesn't limit herself to established "fairy tales" in her fairy tale book-- the main character in One Good Knight is Andromeda, daughter of Cassiopeia. Of course, since the story revolves around dragons, the knight is George rather than Perseus, but it works.
If you're going to read the series (and I recommend doing so), do start with The Fairy Godmother. Most of the books explain how the world work to some degree, but several of the others refer back to Elena, heroine of The Fairy Godmother, and some of them give quite a few spoilers. After the first one, the rest can be read in any order.
* The Snow Queen by Mercedes Lackey (28)
* The Sleeping Beauty by Mercedes Lackey (27)
I read the other two books in this series before I started reviewing books, but I enjoyed all five. I have a deep love of new twists on old tales, but I'm also pleased that Lackey doesn't limit herself to established "fairy tales" in her fairy tale book-- the main character in One Good Knight is Andromeda, daughter of Cassiopeia. Of course, since the story revolves around dragons, the knight is George rather than Perseus, but it works.
If you're going to read the series (and I recommend doing so), do start with The Fairy Godmother. Most of the books explain how the world work to some degree, but several of the others refer back to Elena, heroine of The Fairy Godmother, and some of them give quite a few spoilers. After the first one, the rest can be read in any order.
