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The Black Swan (Fairy Tale, Bk 2)
The Black Swan - Fairy Tale, Bk 2
Author: Mercedes Lackey
The Black Swan is a retelling of the classic ballet "Swan Lake" told from the viewpoint of the wronged daughter of an evil magician. A young prince spends his youth with his nose in a book and communing with nature. On one of his walks, he spies a flock of swans, and is amazed to see them transform into maidens as the sun sets. ...  more »
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PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780886778903
ISBN-10: 0886778905
Publication Date: 5/1/2000
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 204 ratings
Publisher: DAW
Book Type: Paperback
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miss-info avatar reviewed The Black Swan (Fairy Tale, Bk 2) on + 386 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Anyone who has read Lackey's Elemental Master series knows how it goes: girl has good education, magical abilities, and no mother. In the other books her father dies and she has to overcome some difficult time with the help (and love) of a man who just happens to be of a compatible element. This book does not belong in the Elemental Masters series, so the trouble starts while the father is still alive, and the necessary man has no magic.

I found the first few pages confusing. Remember this: Odette is the captured princess turned swan, who leads the other enspelled swans. Odile is the bad guy's daughter who may turn herself into a swan if she wishes, but isn't enspelled.

I hated the prince at first, and the account of his actions. This book had far more sex in it than in the Elemental Masters series. A good bit of the beginning was simply crude. Fortunately he shaped up, although not enough to really impress me. I recommend it to those who want to read all of Lackey's retold tales, but of the lot, this was my least favorite.
Cyn-Sama avatar reviewed The Black Swan (Fairy Tale, Bk 2) on + 48 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Anything by Lackey I love, but I've got a special soft spot in my heart for her re-telling of fairy tales. Here we have a re-telling of the Swam Princess. It's just lovely.
Uyulala avatar reviewed The Black Swan (Fairy Tale, Bk 2) on + 16 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Excellent retake on a classic fairy tale (Swan Lake).
reviewed The Black Swan (Fairy Tale, Bk 2) on + 24 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A lyrical fantasy re-telling of the legend of the Swann Princessess.
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Helpful Score: 1
i really liked the book. A great twist on the classic fairy tale. Mercedes Lackey is one of my favorite authors.
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reviewed The Black Swan (Fairy Tale, Bk 2) on + 4 more book reviews
An interesting spin on the Swan Lake story. I liked the book, but really could have been more drawn into a trilogy. The story had so much more to tell than was told.


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