Five Hundred Kingdoms
The Fairy Godmother
The Fairy Godmother
Mercedes Lackey
In the land of the five hundred kingdoms, if you can't carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale...elena klovis was supposed to be her kingdom's cinderella--until fate left her with a completely inappropriate prince! so she set out to make a new life for herself. but breaking with "the tradition" was no easy matter--until she got a little help from her own fairy godmother. who promptly offered elena a most unexpected job...now, instead of sleeping in the chimney, she has to deal with arrogant, stuffed-shirt princes who
Book 1
Winter Moon
Winter Moon
C.E. Murphy,Mercedes Lackey,Tanith Lee
In an isolated land where the lure of the "moontide" leads to shipwrecks, a woman is torn between obeying her father or her king. struggling under the curse of a dead comrade, clirando, a warrior priestess unready to face the powers trapped within her, must face "the heart of the moon" to reveal what has been hidden. in "banshee cries," ritual murders under a full moon lead jo walker to confront a harbinger of death
Book 1.5
One Good Knight
One Good Knight
Mercedes Lackey
Return to the five hundred kingdoms, where a damsel can rescue herself, thank you… princess andromeda knows that any problem can be solved with a bit of research. so when a dragon storms the kingdom of acadia, she decides it’s time to hit the books. despite all her research, the only acceptable answer she can find is sacrificing a fair maiden—for acadia is governed by “tradition,” a rule that cannot so easily be sundered. then she is picked as the sacrifice and must take matters into her own hands. with
Book 2
Fortune's Fool
Fortune's Fool
Mercedes Lackey
New york timesbestselling author mercedes lackey spins a variety of fairy tales -- think the little mermaid and old russian folktales -- into a satisfying romantic fantasy in this third installment in her five hundred kingdoms series. katya, the youngest daughter of the sea king, is sent by her father on a spying expedition. it's a perfect assignment for one with the unique ability to transverse both land and water. once on land, katya encounters a spectacular battle between two mages, then meets sasha. he is also of royal birth
Book 3
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen
Mercedes Lackey
Aleksia, queen of the northern lights, is mysterious, beautiful and widely known to have a heart of ice. no one would seek her wisdom except as a last resort. but when she's falsely accused of unleashing evil on nearby villages, she realizes there's an impostor out there far more heartless than she could ever be.and when a young warrior following the tradition disappears, leaving his sweetheart and mother to fear the worst, aleksia's powers are needed as never before. now, on a journey through a realm of perpetual winter, it
Book 4
The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty
Mercedes Lackey
Heavy is the head—and the eyelids—of the princess who wears the crown…in rosamund's realm, happiness hinges on a few simple beliefs:for every princess there's a prince.the king has ultimate power.stepmothers should never be trusted.and bad things come to those who break with tradition….but when rosa is pursued by a murderous huntsman and then captured by dwarves, her beliefs go up in smoke. determined to escape and save her kingdom from imminent invasion, she agrees to become the guinea pig in one of her stepmother's risky incantations—thus falling into a deep,
Book 5
Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon
Cameron Haley,Mercedes Lackey,Michelle Sagara West
Kidnapping persephone should have been an easy task. but in the five hundred kingdoms, nothing's ever simple—and the wrong blonde goddess is stolen by mistake, leaving prince leopold without his new bride. at least until he braves the realm of the dead to get her back….barely a teenager, kaylin neya is a thief, a fugitive and an attempted assassin. she also has a smart mouth, sharp wits and mysterious markings on her skin. all of which make her perfect bait for a child prostitution sting in the city of elantra—if
Book 5.5
Beauty and the Werewolf
Beauty and the Werewolf
Mercedes Lackey
The magic continues in "new york times" bestselling author mercedes lackey's enchanting new story from the tales of the five hundred kingdoms series. a beauty must battle some beasts before she rescues her prince.the eldest daughter is often doomed in fairy tales. but bella—isabella beauchamps, daughter of a wealthy merchant—vows to escape the usual pitfalls.anxious to avoid the traditional path, bella dons a red cloak and ventures into the forbidden forest to consult with "granny," the local wisewoman. but on the way home she's attacked by a wolf—who turns out
Book 6
