5/24/2023 0 Comments The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey![]() ![]() That, and its references to Celtic, African and East Indian legends and myths. This novel’s model was Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen. As I started reading I felt myself drawn further and further into the story, utterly fascinated by its complicated social, political and philosophical tensions. Each of the books in this series are loosely based on fairy tales. The first novel from the series I read was The Wizard of London (2006), its fifth installment. (Is my back story boring you? I apologize. I looked to her skeptically, shrugged and finally began reading. ![]() This was only after I had exhausted my library and bored myself into insanity. Others take a 180-degree turn and make beloved tales modern, sensual garbage. Somehow, my sister convinced me to try this series. Most lack substance or identifiable heroines or heroes. ![]() If I have problems with Fantasy novels you can imagine how I feel about fairy tale remakes. Most of them I feel are simply copy cats of Lord of the Rings or fail miserably at being philosophical or original. Out of all book genres, Fantasy grates on my nerves the most. Though I enjoyed novels like Eragon and series like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and The Wheel of Time I grew out of the genre. If it makes you feel better, I am probably more well read them most my age and enjoy one of the widest variety of novels and genres you will ever see). I am not an adamant fan of fantasy literature. ![]()
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