The House of the Four Winds, Mercedes Lackey
The House of the Four Winds, Mercedes Lackey
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The House of the Four Winds

Author: Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 10 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/05/2014

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling coauthors, a charming romantic fantasyMercedes Lackey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Valdemar series and romantic fantasies like Beauty and the Werewolf and The Fairy Godmother. Now these New York Times and USA Today bestselling collaborators bring romance to the fore with The House of the Four Winds.The rulers of tiny, impoverished Swansgaard have twelve daughters and one son. While the prince’s future is assured, his twelve sisters must find their own fortunes.Disguising herself as Clarence, Princess Clarice intends to sail to the New World. When the crew rebels, Clarice/Clarence, an expert with rapier and dagger, sides with the handsome navigator, Dominick, and kills the cruel captain.Dominick leads the now-outlawed crew in search of treasure in the secret pirate haven known as The House of the Four Winds. They encounter the sorceress Shamal, who claims Dominick for her own—but Clarice has fallen hard for Dominick and won’t give him up without a fight.Full of swashbuckling adventure, buoyant magic, and irrepressible charm, The House of the Four Winds is a lighthearted fantasy romp by a pair of bestselling writers.

About Mercedes Lackey

Mercedes Lackey is a full-time writer and has published numerous novels and works of short fiction, including the bestselling Heralds Of Valdemar series. She is also a professional lyricist and a licensed wild bird rehabilitator. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, artist Larry Dixon, and their flock of parrots.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie

Things Katie enjoys in a novel, as correlated with Lackey et al's new novel The House of the Four Winds: _X_ Period-appropriate prose ___ Talking cats _X_ Strong, sassy heroines who have no trouble kicking it with the boys _X_ Believable, likable characters ___ Pandas _X_ Swashbuckling ___ Dragons _X_ Peopl......more

Goodreads review by Anne

This looks like it's going to be a series of books, each based on one of the twelve princesses of Swansgaard. This is Clarice's story... Like the blurb explains, the kingdom is tiny, and her parents can't afford to marry off all of their daughters (with a nice dowry). But because they have progressiv......more

Goodreads review by Cecelia

The first time I had a look at the cover of Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory’s The House of the Four Winds, I thought it wasn’t my sort of book. I mean, I read seafaring and swashbuckling tales with relish in my younger years, but it’s not my usual cup of tea these days. Then the kind folks at Tor......more