The Fire Rose
San Francisco, 1905: Rosalind, a medieval scholar, is hired by Jason, a powerful sorcerer. Jason's enemy offers to restore Rosalind's family fortune if she will betray Jason. And then the earthquake strikes. . . .
San Francisco, 1905: Rosalind, a medieval scholar, is hired by Jason, a powerful sorcerer. Jason's enemy offers to restore Rosalind's family fortune if she will betray Jason. And then the earthquake strikes. . . .
show less
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780671877507 (067187750X)
Publish date: November 1st 1996
Publisher: Baen
Pages no: 433
Edition language: English
Series: Elemental Masters (#1)
This, the first, in Ms Lackey's retold faerie tales was an interesting experience when I first read it. With her usual deft characterizations she gave us a whole new story based on the classic Beauty and the Beast. Set in the wild west of the 1800s, I really enjoyed this novel. History was well wo...
Stopped this at 25%, lost interest in it but might pick it back up later and read it.
Considered one of the Elemental Masters books, but seems to conflict with canon established in the other tales in small ways. On its own it is enjoyable.
A re-worked fairy tale, this one Beauty & the Beast. Enjoyable.
I liked Jason and Rose but for me too much of this book took place inside their heads. Whenever they were together or at least interacting it was much more enjoyable. But then there would be pages and pages of introspection, which made this a slower read than most Mercedes Lackey.
Log in with Facebook 
