The Elemental Masters Series Reading Order

The third novel in Mercedes Lackey's magical Elemental Masters series reimagines Cinderella in a richly-detailed alterna… The third novel in Mercedes Lackey's magical Elemental Masters series reimagines Cinderella in a richly-detailed alternate 20th century England Eleanor Robinson’s life had shattered when Father volunteered for the Great War, leaving her alone with a woman he had just married. Then the letter came that told of her father’s death in the trenches and though Eleanor thought things couldn’t get any worse, her life took an even more bizarre turn. Dragged to the hearth by her stepmother Alison, Eleanor was forced to endure a painful and frightening ritual during which the smallest finger of her left hand was severed and buried beneath a hearthstone. For her stepmother was an Elemental Master of Earth who practiced the darker blood-fueled arts. Alison had bound Eleanor to the hearth with a spell that prevented her from leaving home, caused her to fade from people’s memories, and made her into a virtual slave. Months faded into years for Eleanor, and still the war raged. There were times she felt she was losing her mind—times she seemed to see faces in the hearth fire. Reginald Fenyx was a pilot. He lived to fly, and whenever he returned home on break from Oxford, the youngsters of the town would turn out to see him lift his aeroplane—a frail ship of canvas and sticks—into the sky and soar through the clouds. During the war, Reggie had become an acclaimed air ace, for he was an Elemental Master of Air. His Air Elementals had protected him until the fateful day when he had met another of his kind aloft, and nearly died. When he returned home, Reggie was a broken man plagued by shell shock, his Elemental powers vanished. Eleanor and Reginald were two souls scourged by war and evil magic. Could they find the strength to help one another rise from the ashes of their destruction? read more

In a meticulously mannered Edwardian London, beneath the veneer of gaslight and social graces, a hidden society of Eleme… In a meticulously mannered Edwardian London, beneath the veneer of gaslight and social graces, a hidden society of Elemental Masters secretly wields immense power, subtly shaping the destiny of nations. But when a young woman with a volatile affinity for fire finds herself drawn into their enigmatic world, she uncovers a dangerous web of political intrigue threatening to unravel centuries of carefully maintained secrecy. As ambitious forces vie for control, she must quickly master her burgeoning magic and navigate treacherous alliances, or risk not only her own destruction but the chaotic exposure of magic to a world ill-equipped to handle it. read more

Richard Whitestone is an Elemental Earth Master. Blaming himself for the death of his beloved wife in childbirth, he has… Richard Whitestone is an Elemental Earth Master. Blaming himself for the death of his beloved wife in childbirth, he has sworn never to set eyes on his daughter, Suzanne. But when he finally sees her, a dark plan takes shape in his twisted mind - to use his daughter's body to bring back the spirit of his long-dead wife. read more

Richard Whitestone is an Elemental Earth Master. Blaming himself for the death of his beloved wife in childbirth, he has… Richard Whitestone is an Elemental Earth Master. Blaming himself for the death of his beloved wife in childbirth, he has sworn never to set eyes on his daughter, Suzanne. But when he finally sees her, a dark plan takes shape in his twisted mind-to use his daughter's body to bring back the spirit of his long-dead wife. read more

Lionel Hawkins is a magician whose act is only partially sleight of hand. The rest is real. He's an Elemental Magician w… Lionel Hawkins is a magician whose act is only partially sleight of hand. The rest is real. He's an Elemental Magician with the power to persuade the Elementals of Air to help him create amazing illusions. It doesn't take long before his assistant, Katie, notices that he's no ordinary magician - and for Lionel to discover that she's no ordinary acrobat, but rather an unawakened Fire Magician. She's also on the run from her murderous brute of a husband. Can she harness her magic in time to stop her husband from achieving his deadly goal? read more