- Elemental Masters, Alchemists, Werewolves, Fiction
Lackey's story of a young turn of the century female who is brought to the wilds of San Francisco to read books for a reclusive alchemist recreates the fable of the monster who wins the heart of a young woman yet forbids her to view him. For the monster here is a magician caught in a werewolf spell, and the young girl is a destitute young woman with no other choices. A retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
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Classical in form, grave, resolved and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Mercedes Lackey, Kate Black-Regan
- First published
- 1995
- Pages
- 433
- Publisher
- Distributed by Simon & Schuster, Brilliance Audio, Baen
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780671319670
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