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From a High Tower: The Elemental Masters

By Mercedes Lackey
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In From a High Tower: The Elemental Masters by Mercedes Lackey, the story is set in an alternative version of early 20th-century Europe where magic and technology coexist. This fantasy novel follows a young woman gifted with air elemental powers, navigating challenges while fulfilling the role of a professional duelist. Her life becomes more complex and dangerous as she becomes entangled with secrets and confronts deadly adversaries.
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You might enjoy this book if you’re drawn to rich fantasy worlds where folklore and magic intersect. It reimagines classic fairytales with a fresh spin, featuring strong characters and absorbing storytelling that will captivate fans of fantasy and fairy tale retellings.

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From a High Tower is the newest adventure in Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series, featuring a retelling of Rapunzel's not-so-happily-ever-after ending.

Interviews and features in science-fiction magazines. Interviews and reviews on books, literary, sci-fi and entertainment websites. Social media campaign. The new novel in Mercedes Lackey's bestselling series of an alternative Edwardian Britain where magic is real. Previous titles include Blood Red (9781783292783). Each standalone story is loosely based on a fairy tale, tying in to the current trend for retelling folk and Fairy tales. The series is hailed as "a true frolic into fantasy" (Fantasy Bookspot) by a , "Master Magician." (Midwest Book Review). Titan also publish Lackey's Collegium Chronicles series, as well as the brand-new sequel series, The Herald Spy Trilogy, and three Omnibuses of Valdemar novels.

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When a man is caught stealing from a walled garden owned by a strange woman, he bargains away his youngest daughter in return for food for his family. The woman, rumoured to be a witch, takes the golden-haired child and locks her away in a high tower.

Sixteen years later, Giselle has lived an isolated life, but her adoptive mother has trained her in Air magic. Giselle must use her new skills on a quest to avenge her broken heart.

From a High Tower: The Elemental Masters by Mercedes Lackey offers a captivating tale of magic, isolation, and a journey of self-discovery.

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ISBN: 9781783299614

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Books Ltd

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Mercedes Lackey is the New York Times bestselling American Fantasy author behind the Heralds of Valdemar series, The Elemental Masters series, the 100 Kingdoms series, and many more. She has published over 100 novels in under 25 years.

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