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Book Review of Firebird (Fairy Tale, Bk 1)

Firebird (Fairy Tale, Bk 1)
Firebird (Fairy Tale, Bk 1)
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


Tsar Ivan has eight sons; all are brutes like himself except for happy-go-lucky, least-favored Ilya. Cast out through the machinations of his jealous, competitive brothers, Ilya stumbles onto an enchanted castle, distressed damsels, a garden of questing princes turned to stone, and the secret of the shapeshifting woman called the Firebird. In love with a captive princess, Ilya enlists the Firebird and a charming, crafty vixen to help him battle the sorcerer. But is settling down with a princess what "happily ever after" really means?