The Serpent's Shadow
After the murder of her parents by mysterious magical forces, Maya Witherspoon--the daughter of a British physician and a Brahmin woman--seeks refuge in London, struggling to build a career as a doctor and attempting to master the magical gifts inherited from her mother, a former priestess,...
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After the murder of her parents by mysterious magical forces, Maya Witherspoon--the daughter of a British physician and a Brahmin woman--seeks refuge in London, struggling to build a career as a doctor and attempting to master the magical gifts inherited from her mother, a former priestess, before the dark forces can claim her as their prey. Reprint.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780756400613 (0756400619)
ASIN: 756400619
Publish date: March 1st 2002
Publisher: DAW
Pages no: 394
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Urban Fantasy,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Fairy Tales,
India,
Retellings
Series: Elemental Masters (#2)
Fantasy seems almost entirely split between contemporary Urban Fantasy like Hamilton or the author's own Diana Tregarde novels or High Fantasy in a pseudo-medieval setting such as Tolkien or the author's own Valdemar books. So it was refreshing to read a fantasy set in Edwardian times, and a lot of ...
This re-telling of Snow White is unique and is one of my favorite fairy tale books by lackey. I love that this book has a strong female character, though there is not much growth of character in the book.
Goddammit. If I end up reading this entire freaking series just because of the Wimsey homage character, I swear I will....not be surprised. Okay, so, there's an egregious amount of dialect, and the handling of Hinduism is maaaaaaaaybe a step and a half above Temple of Doom, and the author is clearly...
I liked some of it (and I really wanted to like this one) but it never quite worked for me. I felt like the suffragette bits were tacked on and didn't really do anything for the story, likewise her profession as a doctor felt like it could have been handled in a way that was more compelling. Actuall...
A re-worked fairy tale, this time of Snow White. Enjoyable. I liked the differences and subtle allusions towards the original tale we all grew up with.
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