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Mercedes Lackey
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Firebird |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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352 |
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1996-12 |
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0312858124 |
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Tor Books |
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1.25 pounds |
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6.4 x 9.5 x 1.1 inches |
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1st |
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Product Description
A young nobleman, who has glimpsed the legendary, enchanted Firebird, is banished from his homeland. He journeys through a fantastical version of Old Russia, solving magical mazes and befriending a talking fox, before falling in love with the Firebird herself who is actually an enchanted maiden who has been waiting for true love to break the spell that holds her captive.
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?
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Lizzy (USA: PA) (2010/12/24):
Loosely based on a version of the classical ballet. If you can't stand classical music, but love a good tale, you're in for a treat. As always, Lackey paints vivid characters full of humor and intellect. Whimsy and excitement are good comerades in this book.
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