false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172444513m/176803.jpg 176803 5 Mercedes Lackey never puts a foot wrong in this confident, funny fairy-tale adaptation. 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? 3338009 book 1996 Firebird (Fairy Tales, #1) total:712|5:4|4:12|3:7|2:4|1:1| 712 2679 1013 34 3 1 false false Fri May 15 13:06:01 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 13:44:02 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 13:06:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 21:07:29 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 21:12:06 -0700 2007
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It is wonderful, wonderful retelling of classic russian fairy tale. It is not done in subversive style a la Wicked, you will not be sympathizing with t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 14:29:09 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 13:32:42 -0700 2009 1 5 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Mon May 04 05:49:04 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 05:50:15 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Oct 01 08:10:39 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 08:14:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 24 15:17:24 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 15:17:46 -0800 2009 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 15:52:20 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 15:52:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Mon Feb 04 13:12:47 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 13:28:32 -0800 2008
The "beginning" of the story takes about half the book. From there, the plot starts moving, and ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sun Mar 30 17:05:37 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 17:07:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 13:07:08 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 19:10:00 -0700 2008
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