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The Snow Queen (Five Hundred Kingdoms, Bk 4)
The Snow Queen - Five Hundred Kingdoms, Bk 4
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Aleksia, Queen of the Northern Lights, is mysterious, beautiful and widely known to have a heart of ice. 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 disappears, Aleksia's powers are needed as never before. Now...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780373802944
ISBN-10: 0373802943
Publication Date: 2/1/2009
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 79 ratings
Publisher: Luna
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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annapi avatar reviewed The Snow Queen (Five Hundred Kingdoms, Bk 4) on + 334 more book reviews
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Another story in the 500 Kingdoms series, the Snow Queen of the title is Aleksia, Fairy Godmother of the northern regions, residing in the Palace of Ever-Winter and watching over the populace to make sure that the powerful magical force known as the Tradition does not warp people's lives to its purposes unduly. When she hears a disquieting rumor going around the villages about a woman bewitching young men and freezing their hearts, she investigates and is appalled to discover that someone is using her name tarnishing her reputation. Worse, the people of three villages have been frozen to death, and it appears the sorceress is growing in power and her reach spreading out across the land. When a young mage in training is captured and his Wise Woman mother and sweetheart set out to rescue him, Aleksia realizes she must take part in the story instead of being merely an observer or they will all fail in their quest.

Mercedes Lackey's twists on traditional fairy tales are a fun, easy and entertaining read, and this one is no exception. As always, her stories are character-driven and well written, and though this series does not have the attraction of her more popular Valdemar, they are still full of the wit, humor, emotion and humanity that grace her work.
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reviewed The Snow Queen (Five Hundred Kingdoms, Bk 4) on
Excellent Fantasy I would highly recommend.
ra7 avatar reviewed The Snow Queen (Five Hundred Kingdoms, Bk 4) on + 1026 more book reviews
This book was very detailed and dry for a good first half of the book. For a fourth book in a series it was too detailed about the Tradition and Godmothers. It finally got better around the time I was seriously considering putting it into my DNF pile. Just okay for me.

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