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Author name: Mercedes Lackey

: Firebird (The Elemental Masters Fairy Tales)
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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780765317193
ISBN number: 0765317192
Label: Tor Books
Manufacturer: Tor Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: January 08, 2008
Publishing house: Tor Books
Release Date: January 08, 2008
Sale Popularity Level: 117418
Studio: Tor Books



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            Ilya, son of a Russian prince, is largely ignored by his father and tormented by his larger, older brothers.  His only friends are three old people: a priest, a magician, and a woman who toils in the palace dairy.  From them Ilya learns faith, a smattering of magic, and the power of love--all of which he will need desperately, for his life is about to be turned upside-down.

            The prince’s magnificent cherry orchard is visited at midnight by the legendary Firebird, whose wings are made of flame.  Ilya's brothers’ attempts capture the magical creature fail.  When Ilya tries to catch the Firebird, he sees her as a beautiful woman and earns a magical gift:  the speech of animals. 

            Banished, the young man journeys through a fantastical Russia full of magical mazes, enchanted creatures, and untold dangers.  As happens in the best fairy tales, Ilya falls in love with an enchanted princess, but to win her freedom will be no easy task. 


Amazon.com Review:
Mercedes Lackey never puts a foot wrong in this confident, funny fairy-tale adaptation. Tsar Ivan has eight sons; all are brutes like himself except for happy-go-lucky, least-favored Ilya. Cast out through the machinations of his jealous, competitive brothers, Ilya stumbles onto an enchanted castle, distressed damsels, a garden of questing princes turned to stone, and the secret of the shapeshifting woman called the Firebird. In love with a captive princess, Ilya enlists the Firebird and a charming, crafty vixen to help him battle the sorcerer. But is settling down with a princess what 'happily ever after' really means?



Customer Reviews
User popularity level: out of 5 stars

Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - Not as good as her other books
It was OK but I'm use to realling being captivated by her writing. It was interesting but not up to her normal standards


Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Better than i expected
I bought this on spec as i like ML's work, but I wasnt expecting a lot from a rewritten myth. I was wrong the story is well written and the characters likable or not as they should be, with a mild twist at the end. a fun read.


Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - good light read
one of the classic fairy tale type stories with a lesson included a good read regardless


Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - A Wonderful Story
This was the very first of Lackey's books that I read, and to this day it remains my favorite. The story is fairly simple, and the motivated reader can probably get through it in one or two sittings. While in most books this probably wouldn't add to the story, it works for Firebird, because from the very first couple pages, Lackey draws the reader into a unique world, with an ambience all its own.

I also fell in love with the characters. Ilya is likeable, but he's also a typical boy of that age: generally good-hearted, but also honest in his desires. The people around him are unique and have quirks all their own, and they come to life on the page.

I must have read Firebird seven or eight times by now, and I'm still not tired of it. I fell in love with it back before I became jaded by what the technical details of a fantasy novel should be, and whenever I read it, it reminds me why I love reading in the very first place: I love hearing a good story. It will always remain one of my favorite books, and I'm enthusiastically giving it five stars.


Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - The only reason it was not a five. . .
was the rather rushed ending. I think that Misty was setting up for a sequel which hasn't yet gotten itself written.

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