The Fire Rose

This novel is the first in Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series, which reimagines classic fairy tales within an alternate historical setting where magic is real.

The story is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, set in turn-of-the-century San Francisco, blending the familiar elements of the fairy tale with an alchemical and elemental magic system.

While part of the Elemental Masters series, which shares a magical system, The Fire Rose is distinct from her Valdemar series and other fantasy worlds, offering a different historical fantasy flavor.