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The Elemental Masters

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Set in an earth where magic exists during the early 20th century, these stories follow magicians who control the powers of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. These stories are based loosely—sometimes very loosely—on various fairy tales. Although these books all take place in the same "world" and all include the same established system of Elemental Magick, the first book, The Fire Rose, can be distinguished in that the story takes place in the United States rather than in England, and the set of characters are not interrelated as are those in the following books. The Wizard of London can be considered a prequel to the other stories set in England and takes place during the Victorian Era.

  1. The Fire Rose (1995, ISBN 0-671-87750-X) based on Beauty and the Beast
  2. The Serpent's Shadow (2001, ISBN 0-7564-0061-9) based on Snow White
  3. The Gates of Sleep (2002, ISBN 0-7564-0101-1) based on Sleeping Beauty
  4. Phoenix And Ashes (2004, ISBN 0-7564-0272-7) based on Cinderella
  5. The Wizard of London (October 2005, ISBN 0-7564-0174-7) based on The Snow Queen.
  6. Reserved for the Cat (October 2007, ISBN 978-0-7564-0362-1) based on Puss in Boots.
  7. Unnatural Issue (June 2011, ISBN 978-0756405755) based on Donkeyskin
  8. Home from the Sea (June 2012, ISBN 978-0756407278) based on East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Tam Lin, and The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
  9. Steadfast (June 2013, ISBN 978-0756408015)

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