Fortune's Fool (2007)

by Mercedes Lackey

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Series: Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms (3)

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When Ekaterina, the seventh daughter of the Sea King, uses her special ability to move around on land to serve as her father's spy, she is kidnapped, along with other princesses, and held hostage in a castle where her only hope for rescue lies with a manthought to be a fool.

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The seventh son of the King of Belrus teams up with the seventh daughter of the Sea King to defeat an evil Djinn.

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catseyegreen | Sep 23, 2023 |

Lots of fun with this book full of mermaids, wise fools, a genie and a dragon or two. (

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weaver-of-dreams | Aug 1, 2023 |

I still like the first book in this series best [b:The Fairy Godmother|13982|The Fairy Godmother (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #1)|Mercedes Lackey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388353477s/13982.jpg|16082] but I definitely enjoyed this one too. I'm having a great time in the fairy tale world that Lackey created with all of its creatures and tradition. (

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I enjoyed the first book in this series, but as it continues I grow less and less fond of the sequels. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
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Perret, Patti	Photographer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms (3)

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Once Upon a Tale by Mercedes Lackey

A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 2: Fortune's FoolThe Snow Queen (A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Box-Set) by Mercedes Lackey

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Canonical title

Fortune's Fool

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Original publication date

2007

People/Characters

Ekaterina (the Sea King's seventh daughter)

Sasha (the Fortunate Fool)

Sergei (the Little Humpbacked Horse)

Jinn

Queen of the Copper Mountain

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Important places

Led Belarus

Katschei the Deathless's palace

500 Kingdoms

At Sea

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Dedication

To Larry: Because he makes me laugh.

First words

Shafts of golden light pierced the green twilight, penetrating the waving fronds of the forest to leave pools of light on the ground.

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When Ekaterina, the seventh daughter of the Sea King, uses her special ability to move around on land to serve as her father's spy, she is kidnapped, along with other princesses, and held hostage in a castle where her only hope for rescue lies with a manthought to be a fool.

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