A recent entry in her Elemental Masters series. I didn't enjoy it as much as the others I have read but it was still pretty good. These don't really have to be read in order though some will prefer to do it that way.

(Amy) So, I've mentioned before that I ready pretty much everything Mercedes Lackey writes (in mass-market paperback, thankyou; I don't mind reading fluff, but I'm not paying $20 for it). This was a pretty good example of what I want from my Lackey-reading: Entertainment without pretension. It wasn't an original story, all its twists were entirely predictable, and the characterization was half-hearted at best, but somehow I don't really mind when I'm reading these. I suspect it's because I know just what I'm getting when I open up a Mercedes Lackey novel, and so they make great comfort reading.

This one also, as it turns out, made great reading on a fairly stressful international trip.

But I'm not going to bother reviewing it in specific detail, because none of that has anything to do with why I read it, or why I liked it. Lackey: The macaroni-and-cheese of the literary world.

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The 5th entry in the Elemental Masters series. A cat—once an Elemental Master himself-tries to prevent his daughter—a laid off ballerina---avoid a life of prostitution. He persuades Ninette to adopt another identity, gets her to England and hired by some fellow Elementals. She becomes a uses all her occult powers to try and destroy Ninette. Ninette is a plucky heroine who has aroused the interest of at least one of the Elemen ( )

One of the BEST fantasy books I have read in years ( )

Nina, a ballet dancer in paris knows one thing for sure, if she doesn't snag herself a rich old 'patron' she'll starve. When a fellow ballerina sees Nina as a rival, she makes sure that Nina is dispelled from the company crushing Nina's dreams. Now she is stuck in paris with no job, no food and a cat. The cat, she finds, can talk and he suggests a plan to help Nina get back on a stage. she takes another ballerina's name and travels to England unbeknownst that evil will soon find her.

Based on Puss In Boots, Lackey weaves a magical tale set in the turn of the century England. I enjoyed the book even though the plot was predictable. But it was a nice read and a good continuation of the Elemental Master Series ( )