From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Fairy Godmother
The Fairy Godmother
The Fairy Godmother Tradition
Author(s) Mercedes Lackey The Tradition is an imperative magical force that causes
Country United States events to play out as they do in legends and fairytales.
Each repetition of the events of a certain story makes the
Language English
story happen more easily. People who understand the
Series Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Tradition can use the knowledge to control it, and can
even to arrange events to divert the Tradition into an-
Genre(s) Fantasy novel
other, more agreeable story should the Tradition be try-
Publisher LUNA Books (Harlequin Enterprises) ing to make a tragedy. This is rather similar to the Disc-
world concept of narrative causality.
Publication date 2004
The Tradition is too powerful to be controlled by any
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback) single person. However, in cases where events do not
Pages 496 pp suggest any narrative, those with the ability to use magic
can call on the Tradition to link existing factors into a
ISBN 0373802455 mini-story. For example, when Godmother Elena indi-
OCLC Number 56826853 cates a need to return to her home quickly, the Tradition
summons a giant, who in return asks for a ram which Ele-
Followed by One Good Knight
na just happens to have in her possession.
The Fairy Godmother is a novel by Mercedes Lackey, pub-
lished in 2004 and the first book of the Tales of the Five Critical reception
Hundred Kingdoms series. The Fairy Godmother was generally well-received by crit-
ics. Diana Tixier Herald of Booklist wrote "Lackey’s satisfy-
Plot summary ing fairy tale will captivate fantasy readers with its well-
imagined world and romance fans, who will relish the
It is about a young woman named Elena, the daughter of
growing relationship and sexy scenes".[1] Publishers Week-
a wealthy gentleman. After the death of her mother, her
ly praised Lackey’s creation of the main protagonist as
father married a devious social climber with two daugh-
"an intelligent, self-possessed heroine with whom many
ters of her own. Not long after the marriage, Elena’s fa-
readers will identify".[1]
ther dies and her stepmother relegates her into the posi-
tion of a house servant. She seems to be the perfect Cin-
derella candidate, except the prince of the land is many References
years younger than she - he is eleven. Also, she is 21, [1] ^ "Editorial Reviews". Amazon.com.
when most fairy-tale endings for girls normally happen http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-
at 16 or 18. One day, Elena’s stepmother and stepsisters description/0373802455. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
plan a temporary excursion out of town, for the purpose
of ensnaring a new rich husband so they can pay the nu-
merous debts they owe. Left alone in the house, Elena External links
goes to the hiring fair in hopes of finding work as a ser- • Mercedes Lackey: The Fairy Godmother
vant. At the end of the day, a fairy godmother appears
and offers to take Elena on as her apprentice. Elena ac-
cepts and moves to the godmother’s cottage, where she
meets the four brownies that help with household duties.
The latter half of the book deals with Elena’s time as
a full-fledged godmother and her problems with turning
an arrogant prince named Alexander into a decent per-
son.
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Categories:
• 2004 novels
• American fantasy novels
• Novels by Mercedes Lackey
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