Phoenix and Ashes
- Published
- 1 January 2004
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN-13
- 9780756402723
- Type
- novel
About this book
At 480 pages, Phoenix and Ashes is the longest of the early Elemental Masters books, published in 2004 as the fourth entry -- another standalone novel in Lackey's fairy-tale-rooted, historically-textured series, woven through with period detail the way she often does with the Great War and Edwardian Britain.
Key facts about Phoenix and Ashes
Phoenix and Ashes is a novel by Mercedes Lackey. Readers have had it since 2004. It runs to 480 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Phoenix and Ashes. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780756402723 to find the main one.
Phoenix and Ashes is book 4 of 19 in The Elemental Masters series. The series has 19 published books. However, the series starts with The Fire Rose (1995). The Cyprian is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 30 December 2025.
Additionally, Mercedes Lackey writes The Brainship Series, Heralds of Valdemar and Vows and Honor, plus 23 more series. Those series sit on our science fiction, fantasy and urban fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Cyprian is the latest published Mercedes Lackey book on file, from 30 December 2025.
About Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Lackey is one of the most prolific authors in modern fantasy, best known for her Valdemar novels, an interlocking mega-series that has run since 1987 across dozens of trilogies and standalones set in a single shared kingdom. See every Mercedes Lackey book in order.
Its place in The Elemental Masters
Phoenix and Ashes is book 4 in the The Elemental Masters series. It follows The Gates of Sleep. It is followed by The Wizard of London. See the full The Elemental Masters reading order.
The Elemental Masters series reimagines classic fairy tales — Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Snow White, The Snow Queen, and more — as historical fantasy set mostly in Victorian and Edwardian Britain, where certain gifted people can command the classical elements of Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. Each novel follows a different Elemental Master or apprentice navigating a plot loosely built from a specific fairy tale's bones, transplanted into a world of séances, industrial magic, occult societies, and…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780756402723